feminism

  • *8 Reasons Why I’m Angry

    It’s been a funny few weeks, hasn’t it? I don’t really know where to start, so I’m going to make a list of ALL the things that have got my dander up recently. Syrian refugees have been crossing the Med in their thousands and only when the shocking picture of a wee lad lying dead…

  • All Woman

    This is one of my ranty posts, so I hope you are sitting comfortably with a nice cup of tea. What’s with all the “real women” nonsense in the media just now? Seriously, I’d like to know because it’s making me incredibly angry and I’m sure there are worthier causes out there to get my…

  • The F Word

    Recently, my Facebook wall has been covered by a proliferation of semi-naked ripped men and it doesn’t make me happy. Let me explain. When I was a girl in the 1960s and 70s, women did not have equality. We were expected to be housewives, secretaries or work in factories for a fraction of what our…

  • No Means No

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] On Saturday afternoon my daughter and I took part in a Slutwalk in Glasgow. This movement started in Toronto where a Police Officer told women to stop dressing like sluts if they didn’t want to be raped. The chant of the protesters on Saturday was, “Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes…