FGRLS Book Club: October Edition
Welcome to October’s book club, where we spotlight incredible female literary talent and let you in on our favourite page-turners…
The FGRLS Team Are Sharing Their #FreePeriodStories – And You Should …
Amika George – founder of the Free Periods initiative and teenage period poverty activist – recognises the great progress that…
Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female …
When Dear Damsels first told us about their crowdfunding campaign to publish a debut paperback publication, we knew we had…
Grl, Uninterrupted: Fuck Gym Harassment And The Male Gaze, Long …
Earlier this year, Glamour reported that the gym gender gap was keeping women from working out, and ultimately affecting their health. Calling on US studies that showed that marginalized groups have it even worse—young black women were the least likely group to report any physical activity, and given the discriminatory policies trans and nonbinary people face in sports environments, experts suspected their participation rates were even lower.
The Internet’s Best Reactions To Nike’s Plus Size …
Despite Tanya Gold and other fatphobes, internalised or otherwise, coming out against Nike’s plus size mannequins, there’s been an influx of love for them. The negative voices are loud, but they’re not the many – a survey by Gold Support found that a massive 83% of people want more sportswear brands to follow the example set by Nike and include plus-size mannequins in their advertising.
FGRLS Book Club: Menstrual Health Day Special
This week, we have the author of Period and all around menstrual health expert, Natalie Bryne, taking over the FGRLS Book Club. Ready to feel educated, empowered and in control of your vagina? Then keep reading.
Lifting the mask of progressiveness at UK universities
I’ve booked a hair cut, ordered my robes and, begrudgingly, spent £50 on a stuffy official portrait in an ornate…