Female friendship in literature: an analysis of “My Brilliant Friend”

Guest AuthorMay 10, 2021

When it comes to relationships discussion in popular culture is often focused on heterosexual romance, however, friendship might be the most underestimated of all human connections. Female friendships are no different - and Elena argues, that this is probably the most complicated one.... Read more...

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Is this a Compliment? A video essay

Guest AuthorMay 3, 2021

A video essay based on messages I received online - from men whom I have never met. There is an invisible stress factor in most women's lives - one that we ... Read more...

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Why you shouldn’t feel guilty for not wanting to be a mother

Guest AuthorApril 12, 2021

Babies. They are everywhere: social media, family pressure, that cousin who is your age and already has 3 beautiful girls, screaming at you that you are somewhat late for all of that magic. Is this how it's supposed to go? ... Read more...

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Being seen as the “sexually repressed Asian” in the West

Guest AuthorApril 1, 2021

Yaska explores the intersections of sexual liberation and hypersexualisation and discusses the racism she experienced in the Netherlands.... Read more...

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Notes from a Tomboy: how I reclaimed my femininity

Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2021

Anti-femininity is a phenomenon that poisons the life of girls and women worldwide. Anna, a self-proclaimed tomboy, shares her childhood memories about her first encounters with patriarchy and anti-femininity. ... Read more...

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Black Lives Matter and Kazakhstan: interracial solidarity and where to find it

Guest AuthorMarch 4, 2021

The Black Lives Matter movement shook the Western world in 2020, but how does it translate to Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan? Aizada talks us through the popular narratives and implications of the BLM movement in the country. ... Read more...

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We Should be Napping: the power and privilege of “self-care”

Guest AuthorFebruary 25, 2021

Napping is one of the most powerful acts of self-care there is. And women shouldn't be ashamed to take a nap however often they like.... Read more...

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My body, my choice: Polish women against the abortion ban

Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 2021

Poland is the latest example of democracy moving backward instead of forward. On the 27h of January the Polish government announced the introduction of a near total ban on abortions. The ruling established that abortion is now legal in Poland only in cases of rape, incest or danger for the mother’s life…. But the Polish people did not intend to sit back and watch in silence. They went back to the streets like they did months before, shouting slogans such as “My body, my choice” and “You will never walk alone”. ... Read more...

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Valentine’s Day Special: The Challenging Love Collection

Guest AuthorFebruary 14, 2021

The 'Challenging Love' collection is a set of poems and short testimonies reinterpreting and challenging the expectations of modern love.... Read more...

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Opinion: The Pressure to be a ‘Good Feminist’

Guest AuthorFebruary 12, 2021

You shave your legs, suffer over a guy or a girl sometimes, ask for help instead of trying to power through something alone? You wear bras and makeup and you expect the guy to pay the bill on the first date? Have you ever felt that this makes you a bad feminist? In the following personal, yet very relatable piece, Elena Giuliano tells you why you really shouldn’t! ... Read more...

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Back to the Present: a Lazy Woman’s experience with PTSD

Guest AuthorJanuary 29, 2021

Anna opens up about her experiences with PTSD, the only available form of time travel, and highlights why PTSD impacts women, both in and out of the military, too. , too.... Read more...

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The Punchline Gap: How the patriarchy is ruining your jokes

Guest AuthorJanuary 14, 2021

“The Punchline Gap”. You’ve probably never heard of it, but if you’re female-identifying you have most definitely experienced it. Alison Middleton and Rosalie Minnitt explore the sad but universally acknowledged truth that men often receive more laughs than women - regardless of content and find out what you can do to help level the playing field, both on and off the stage. ... Read more...

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AI and Border Security: a dangerous synergy

Guest AuthorDecember 7, 2020

This installation puts you in the shoes of refugees, even if only for a few minutes, and “disturbs your dozing consciousness”, writes Elena.... Read more...

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Relinquishing Control: The Unspoken Pains of Quitting the Pill

Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2020

What happens to our bodies when we come off the contraceptive pill, and why is there so little information to help women through the process? Emily Stronach Walker discusses the physical and psychological side-effects of quitting the Pill, and how her own experience left her feeling isolated and frustrated by the contradictory, minimal guidance she found. ... Read more...

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ADHD: Why I can never be the perfect woman

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2020

How have gender stereotypes shaped our understanding of ADHD and their role in preventing women’s access to diagnosis and recognition?... Read more...

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Acknowledgements (What I Will Not Write)

Guest AuthorNovember 9, 2020

Edith Knight Magak reflects on racial inequalities present in publishing, through an imagined list of acknowledgements.... Read more...

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Friendship Sinking: How Lockdown Affects My Friendships

Guest AuthorNovember 2, 2020

How has lockdown affected our friendships? Jules Reich explains why she hopes to spend more time on her phone during the pandemic.... Read more...

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How can we bring mental health for all?

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2020

In light of World Mental Health Day (WMHD), Zsofi Dombi explains why we need to talk about women's mental health on its own right. ... Read more...

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So we are out of the closet, but into what? – National Coming Out Day

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2020

To celebrate National Coming Out Day, we asked our readers to submit their short pieces, poems, and illustrations inspired by their coming out story. ... Read more...

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Society Is Killing Your Sex Drive… How To Get It Back

Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2020

The patriarchy is, once again, ruining your life. And this time: it’s your sex life. Looking at advertising, social media, even each other, Becky unpacks why we feel the need to preen our nakedness – and why we need to work to let it go.... Read more...

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‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty’: overhyped or the next feminist masterpiece?

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2020

Does Florence Given's debut book, Women Don't Owe You Pretty live up to its hype? Rebecca Percival reviews.... Read more...

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The dictator must go: Lazy Women reports from Belarus

Guest AuthorAugust 26, 2020

Our reader Viktoriya, a Minsk citizen, reports on the unfolding events in Belarus and urges us to help the Belarusian fight for democracy. ... Read more...

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“Crimes of passion” in Turkey: we must reframe how we talk about gender violence

Guest AuthorAugust 24, 2020

Zeren Konuksay explains how the emotion-based framing of feminicides perpetuates the issue of gender violence. ... Read more...

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Lazy Women Introduces: LOCKDOWN POEMS

Guest AuthorAugust 21, 2020

Our special selection of poems inspired by the lockdown in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. ... Read more...

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#ChallengeAccepted. The “Challenge” is Being A Woman in Turkey

Guest AuthorAugust 6, 2020

Why are women in Turkey sharing black and white photos of themselves? What is the #womensupportingwomen "challenge"? Ecem Lara discusses.... Read more...

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A Puppet on a String of Hormones: Changes in the Perception of Women Through Time and Space

Guest AuthorAugust 3, 2020

Sára Baló explores the ways in which gender stereotypes have changed through time and space and their impact on the labour market. ... Read more...

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A newfound appetite: lockdown and my relationship with food

Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2020

Izzy describes her newly found appreciation of cooking while in lockdown, and how this slower pace of life has helped her with mental health-related issues.... Read more...

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Quarantine Diary

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2020

Hungarian visual artist Fanni Papp introduces us to her Quarantine Diary, a project filled with self-portraits, inspirational quotes, and personal notes.... Read more...

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The Feminine Me: a one woman show

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2020

Lazy Agi opens up about how her experience and relationship with her feminine identity changed since the start of lockdown.... Read more...

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Confronting White Privilege and Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement

Guest AuthorJune 4, 2020

Caitlin Phillips reflects on white privilege, allyship and race in the US as the global Black Lives Matter protests unfold. ... Read more...

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Looking at Egon Schiele’s Seated Nude 36 years apart

Guest AuthorMay 21, 2020

Shock and Discomfort, Love and Empathy  It’s in 1983. I’m in Vienna on my gap year. Back in my place of birth and ready to grab hold of all that café c... Read more...

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Reality (TV) under Quarantine

Guest AuthorMay 14, 2020

How can reality TV help us to extend our pre-COVID realities and how will the crisis transform the making of reality-shows? Lazy Ana explains. ... Read more...

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Entering the Paris Hilton Void

Guest AuthorApril 30, 2020

Why Paris Hilton’s meaningless content comforts in a time of crisis I want to forget about reality for a little while. I get tired of reading and thinking a... Read more...

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