Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women.

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We’re feminist masked avengers in the tradition of anonymous do-gooders like Robin Hood, Wonder Woman and Batman. How do we expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture? With facts, humor and outrageous visuals. We reveal the understory, the subtext, the overlooked, the and the downright unfair.

suzanne moore

“Lady Gaga may sing Born This Way, while clearly demonstrating with her hard body – complete with internal shoulder pads/prosthesis/spare ectoplasm – that she wasn’t, that this is all an act”

women and girls everywhere are fighting to look perfect and then claiming that they are merely maintaining their natural looks or saying that this is the real them, when quite clearly no one was born with tight cheeks and baloon lips.

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EQUALS

IWD

International Women’s day

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women’s craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

“I think it’s about time we voted for senators with breasts.  After all, we’ve been voting for boobs long enough.”

  ~Clarie Sargent, Arizona senatorial candidate

The sex education show: stop pimping our kids!

 

The Sex Education Show returns for a new series across three nights, fronted by Anna Richardson. In this fourth series, Anna launches a major initiative against the premature sexualisation of children: Stop Pimping Our Kids.

“Tonight’s programme tackles one of the nation’s biggest newsagents WH Smiths, who display lads’ mags on the lower shelves where toddlers can see them. This is in spite of several attempts by pressure groups and even an attempt at a government bill to move them to the top”

katie horwich

Artist Katie Horwich collected The Sun’s page 3 girls everyday, using them as ready manequins in order to create a clothes diary. Painting on her outfit everday, Horwich claimed it was an act of sisterhood, feeling as if it was her duty to cover them up