Barbie: How the patriarchy’s mascot became a feminist icon
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbie was never meant to be a feminist. For decades, Barbie dolls have young girls’ first encounters...
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Niki Cleland-Hura
Jul 14, 20234 min
Revisiting Dada’s Women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Dada – an early 20th-century art movement often dubbed ‘anti-art’ or ‘absurdist’ – emerged as a reaction...
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Manon Jenkins
Aug 8, 20223 min
“I am not a beauty for you”: Russia’s use of sexual violence as a weapon of war against Ukraine
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Across the Ukrainian city of Lviv, red posters and billboards have appeared depicting a woman standing...
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Anna Hall
Apr 26, 20224 min
An open letter to my TERF neighbour
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I was minding my own business about a week ago, when my flatmate sent me a picture of a window containing...
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Gem Kirwan
Apr 8, 20223 min
What the response to Turning Red reveals about attitudes towards women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is an exploration of periods, puberty and growing up, depicted through...
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Rachel Slater
Feb 21, 20223 min
‘Birds’ of a feather … are revolting
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Birds are little, fragile, and inconsequential. They flutter, they nest, they squawk and they don’t do a...
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Karolína Kubičková
Feb 16, 20223 min
Turmoil in Poland: pro-life policies lead to death and unrest
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Worldwide, there is a growing movement to restrict women’s sexual and reproductive health, creating a...
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Elena Timoshuk
Feb 6, 20222 min
A decade after launching the Istanbul convention,
its anniversary looms over a steep decline in women’s rights and safety. Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq 2021 marked 10 years since the...
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Gem Kirwan
Jan 2, 20223 min
16 Facts on Gender-Based Violence for the 16 Days of Activism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The 25th November until the 10th December marked the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence....
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