Gender

I must start with a confession. Cardiff Metropolitan University has recently chosen to ban words they deemed politically incorrect. The list includes words ‘manpower’, and ‘sportsmanship’. On first reading, I found myself rarely, and rather worryingly, agreeing with the Daily Mail, who branded the decision as ridiculous. I couldn’t...

A Radio 4 Woman’s Hour poll claim that women of 2016 are content with their gender, a reality that has changed since 1947. Pollsters took a closer look into these women’s lives, revealing their attitudes on sex, money, family and appearance. 9 out of 10 women surveyed said they...

Studies of English – and universities in general – have been overwhelmingly dominated by men for the greater part of their existence. With such a history of white masculine authority, it is difficult for the arts to shake off the ‘dead white men’ image. Nowadays, however, nationwide English courses...

Zara has always been progressive, edgy, exciting. Its latest collection, however, has sparked controversy. What’s marketed as a gender-neutral clothing range isn’t exactly progressive or, well, even that gender-neutral. Titled “Ungendered”, one would expect a collection of quirky, androgynous clothes, rebelling against...

Although announced a while ago, it’s never too late to talk about Louis Vuitton’s new face of women’s wear, Jaden Smith. Anyone who spends an inappropriate amount of time on the internet will already be familiar with the seventeen year old’s antics, from quirky tweets, to pushing the ‘boundaries...

It comes as no surprise that the endlessly privileged youngest Jenner sister has been caught up in more controversy for appearing in an editorial spread featured in the December/January issue of Interview magazine. Both the article and cover have divided opinions around the world – firstly, Jenner appears heavily...

A second year Politics student at the University of Nottingham alleged that she had her complaints of sexual assault mishandled by the University’s Student Union (SU) after emailing the President, Harry Copson, and the Equal Opportunities and Welfare Officer, Chloe Averill, voicing her grievances. Phoebe Greggor felt that her...