Category: Structural Sexism
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Archived, Gender, Intersectionality, Politics & Current Affairs, Sex & the Body, Structural Sexism, Violence Against Womxn
Reflections on the world as it is today
The author made a request to remain anonymous. When I was growing up I was so excited to finally ‘enter’ the adult world- I seriously couldn’t wait and spent hours fantasizing about what that life would be like. The thought of finally getting a voice was gratifying, yet strange because of how I was raised.…
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#FreeHerFace in Afghanistan
Anna Frediani is a French undergraduate studying Economics & Management at King’s and Economics & Political Science at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She would love to pursue a career in the United Nations as she is passionate about gender studies and international relations. Following the announcement of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban…
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“The whole experience was dehumanizing”- UK maternity care and ‘systemic racism’
Sofia Lopez Simpson is a second year International Relations student. Her hobbies and interests include playing the guitar and spending hours making spotify playlists. Giving birth: a beautiful experience that has turned traumatizing for Black, Asian and mixed ethnic women in the UK. The ‘systemic racism’ within the structure of UK maternity care could lead…
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Struggles of female journalists
Loura Al Alanezi is a Politics (BA) student. She is from Kuwait, and she reports on the topics of poverty, mobility, security and conflict. Her hobbies include reading books and painting. According to journalists, the most important responsibility of journalists in the United Kingdom is to provide information with accuracy. In doing so, female journalists face…
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“At least she has a job”- but is she fulfilling her potential? The dangers of work sexism and how to end it
Sofia Lopez Simpson is a second year International Relations student. Her hobbies and interests include playing the guitar and spending hours making spotify playlists. Last week I had a conversation with someone who refused to accept the pervasive presence of discrimination faced by women in the workplace, “at least she has a job; we should…
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Not Just a Few ‘Bad Apples’: The Institutional Misogyny of the Met Police
Megan Baker is a second year undergraduate History student at King’s. She is particularly interested in women’s unpaid care responsibilities, maternity leave provision, reproductive rights and violence against women. On 10 February 2022, the first woman to run the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick, resigned over reports of institutional misogyny and racism within the police service.…
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Sexism In The Arts: Should We Seperate The Artist From Their Art? The Cases Of Picasso, Neruda, And Polanski
Laura Contreras Sauquet (she/her) is a final year Politics student from Barcelona, Spain. She is interested in the effects of colonialism and misogyny on the arts, how ideologies affect policy making, and questions of national identities. She enjoys drinking coffee in sunny corners, having long walks around any park in London, and listening to podcasts…
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Female workers forced to get hysterectomy in India
The operation is very profitable for the private clinics and put the family of the patient into debt.
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Hilma af Klint: the Spiritual Quest to Modernism
Saga Jaubert graduated from King’s last year with a degree in War Studies and History, and is now studying for a Master’s in Public Affairs at Sciences Po Paris. She is interested in international affairs focusing on conflicts and intelligence, and is passionate about feminist issues and their manifestation in everyday life. [Featured Image: Group…
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Practice What You Preach! – How Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden and Former First Lady Michelle Obama Showcased Diverse Designers
While fashion might be your passion, the focus of this article are not the outfits, however stunning, but rather the faces behind them.
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The Reality of Being a Woman Part 1: The fear of walking alone at night
This article focuses on women experiences of sexual harassment in the United Kingdom and the solutions to prevent harassment.
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From Nations’ Salvation Through Baby Seals to Poland’s Abortion Ban and Rooms to Cry in
Undoubtedly fertility rates are below replacement level, and population shrinking is a problem that most of Europe has to deal with eventually.
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