On 31st March 2018, the Aurora Helpline and Referral Service for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse closed, following recent changes to local authority contracts commissioning the service. In its 6 years of [… read more ]
For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare. This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]
This Saturday, 25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), which marks the start of 16 Days of activism to end violence against women and girls. CEO of Hampshire [… read more ]
Portsmouth student Molly Burns explores the idea of ‘toxic masculinity’ and asks whether the demand to ‘man up’ is harmful to male mental health. Additional reporting by Sarah Cheverton. My dad was always quite a [… read more ]
The week of 11-17 September was the first ever World Childless Week. Portsmouth writer Annie Kirby makes an impassioned plea for increased social awareness of people who are childless through no choice of their own. [… read more ]
Justin MacCormack examines the online harassment of women in prominent roles, recently brought back to the public eye following the announcement that the next Doctor Who will be played by a woman. Complaints to the [… read more ]
Ahead of the general election, S&C Ed in Chief, Sarah Cheverton, takes a critical look at MP for Portsmouth South, Flick Drummond’s voting record across a range of issues since her election in 2015, with [… read more ]
In this frank and personal essay, Siobhan Coleman responds to some of the common misconceptions about bisexuality. I was twelve years old when Rachel Riley replaced Carol Vorderman as the co-presenter of TV’s Countdown. I [… read more ]
What happens when a woman of colour from vibrant South London moves into a student flat in Portsmouth with a group of mostly white men? Dyanni Swhyer-Brown reveals all. I stared out of my window [… read more ]
Portsmouth University student Penny Ward delves back into her childhood to moments when she learned some tough lessons about gender – and discovered the role models that would prompt her to become a feminist. I remember [… read more ]
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