The following is an extract from Feminist City by Leslie Kern, which explores how cities are built for men and the ways that women fight to take up space. Looking through the lens of geography, pop culture and public and personal history, the book exposes how female bodies are ostracised […]
On Saturday 25th July I found myself embarking on three post-lockdown firsts. I got on the Tube. I travelled to Clapham Common (which I’m fairly certain would also have been a pre-lockdown first, no offence to Clapham Common). And I got on a stationary bike in a room illuminated by […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 17: People practice social distancing in white circles in Domino Park in Williamsburg during the coronavirus pandemic on May 17, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 316,000 lives with over 4.8 million infections reported. […]
My mother grew up in the south of Malaysia in a traditional Sikh-Punjabi community and it was always assumed that she would have an arranged marriage. She was 19 when approached by an elderly lady at the gurdwara who asked her and my grandmother about her eventual desires of marriage. […]
While it’s easy to complain abut wearing a face mask — and the sporadic chin rash that comes with it — isn’t it more productive to spread some Aquaphor on your face and reframe your perspective? Find a cute silk bandana and think of the necessary public service as an […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 12: Models walk the runway at the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs) Last week, a fashion week deck from IMG, the management […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Taylor Swift attends the 2019 Billboard Women In Music at Hollywood Palladium on December 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) Late last year, ahead of Greta Gerwig’s remake of Little Women, I called the film’s wardrobe — an amalgamation of […]
For many of us, working from home during the coronavirus pandemic has become – cliché alert – the new normal. Although the government is now encouraging workers to return to their offices from 1st August, a new survey has found that 80% of employees wish to continue working from home […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 35-year-old part-time disability advisor at a […]
Since she emerged onto the Hollywood scene in the 1990s, it’s been hard not to love everything about Jennifer Lopez. She’s given us a lifetime of bops, like “I’m Real” and “Love Don’t Cost a Thing.” She’s starred in some of our favourite movies, from Maid in Manhattan to Selena. […]
