Celebrating the history, diversity, and tenacity of womanhood in all its forms.

Edited by Rowena Henley

3 Ways To Close The Gender Gap In STEM, According To Leading Experts In The Field

There are few areas where the gender gap is more pronounced than in STEM, which is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for the uninitiated. In 2017, there were just 22,340 female graduates in STEM fields in the UK. It's unsurprisingly…

Meet Girl Gang, The Collective Combatting Loneliness With Speed Mating, Movie Nights & Parties

If there is ever a time to rally your girls around you and celebrate how truly awesome you all are then it is International Women’s Day. The girl power high priestess’ themselves, the Spice Girls weren’t kidding when they said "friendship never…

13 Life Lessons That Young Female Activists Taught Me, Because Wisdom Knows No Age

Over the past few months, I have dived into the lives of more than 50 women. Not just any women, but children, teenagers, and twenty-somethings who are fighting to make a difference in the world. They come from all over the globe and are all…

Women Are Re-Inventing Horror With Feminist Flair In Zines, Film & Beyond, & It's Long Overdue

From Mary Shelley penning Frankenstein to Ana Lily Amirpour directing A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, women have always had a knack for creating horror stories, even if the world didn’t recognise it. Historically, female and non-binary creatives…

Poet Fatimah Asghar On South Asian Culture, Queerness, & Micro-Aggression Bingo

A cursory glance at headlines of contemporary America today and you could easily draw the conclusion that the rights of immigrant communities and minorities are in reverse. Just take the current administration’s attempts to increase Immigration and…

6 Black British Women I Saw Myself In Growing Up, Because Representation Is Important AF

Growing up in London as a black British girl with Jamaican and Cuban ancestry, I have been privileged enough to experience the meshing of two cultures throughout my life. From the blend of Caribbean and British food that makes up my perfect Sunday…

11 Female MPs To Stand Behind This International Women's Day, Because Every Woman In Politics Needs Support

Entering politics as a woman can mean putting yourself in the firing line. Female politicians are often harassed and threatened by anonymous figures online and can even be dismissed by male colleagues in real life. But they still turn up to their…

7 Black British Women Throughout History That Deserve To Be Household Names In 2019

International Women’s Day is all about loudly celebrating all women and girls across the globe. Unfortunately, however, many women with incredible stories that have paved the way for us have somehow fallen under the radar, and aren’t being written…

What Growing Up With Only Brothers Taught Me About Being A Woman

Having a big family is a really amazing thing that not many people get the joy to experience. However, a whole lot of people means a whole lot of personalities — and everyone knows that having the same blood does not mean you actually are in any way…

8 Feminist Books That You Need To Read, According To Experts From All Over The UK

There are many ways to celebrate and support women, whether it's telling those close to you exactly what makes them so great, boosting the efforts of your inspirational women colleagues, or putting coins in the purses of women whose work you admire.…