Voicebox: Identity and Equality
We believe that the arts, and society as a whole, is better when it is diverse. Better representation, equal opportunities, and a voice for everyone should be an expectation, not a pipe dream. There should be more accurate depictions of LGBTQ+ relationships on screen, more BAME talent celebrated in award ceremonies, and more access for disabled people in theatre. People should be able to see themselves represented and acknowledged in society. Our differences are what make us the same, and we should cherish that, and build upon it to make a better world for all.
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11 June 2021
Interview with G7 Health Track Youth Forum Member, Jeevan Ravindran
“Having the chance to use my own experience of mental health difficulties and the UK system to influence policy recommendations was a truly special moment.”
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24 May 2021
Be A Lady They Said
“Be a lady they said. Don’t be too fat. Don’t be too thin. Don’t be too large. Don’t be too small.”
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17 May 2021 – 18 June 2021
Netflix and Sky launch fellowship for BAME screenwriters
The Screenwriters’ Fellowship will offer six successful applicants a year-long programme of paid professional development.
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14 May 2021
Boris Johnson: Young people are crucial in helping the G7 “build a better future”
Young leaders launch their recommendations for G7 Leaders
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14 May 2021
Y7 Health track policies announced
Calling for policy changes in social determinants of health, attitudes towards mental health, and digital health
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13 May 2021
Interview with G7 Y7 Delegate, Fabio Boniolo
Into the mind and motivation of Italy's Y7 Digital and Tech Delegate
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12 May 2021
It's about time Instagram added a pronoun section to user bios
Social media app Instagram has finally added a dedicated section on users’ profiles for their pronouns.
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12 May 2021
Actress Gemma Chan promotes Asian hate crime charity
Gemma Chan has spoken out against the rise in anti-Asian attacks and has promoted a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for East and South East Asian (ESEA) communities in the UK.
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7 May 2021
Promising Young Woman: An Important Conversation
The film we needed, and the film we deserved
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10 April 2021
Transphobic backlash over Women's Prize for Fiction nomination for Detransition, Baby
Detransition, Baby, the debut novel by trans author Torrey Peters, is the focus of an anonymous letter that calls for its removal from the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.
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6 April 2021
How effective are commemoration holidays?
It has been a month since International Women's Day, but does the celebratory date really serve a purpose when it's so easily overshadowed by individual stories?
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5 April 2021
Systemic dismissal of non-white names in media needs to end
Actress Thandiwe Newton’s reclaiming of her Zimbabwean name is the latest proof that the media and entertainment industry holds little regard for non-white names.
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5 April 2021
International Women's Day Podcast: Special Edition
The final instalment of our IWD podcast, covering how women often face disbelief, women in literature and an overview of women's rights and activism.
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5 April 2021
ADDitude Woman: My mind works a triple shift everyday
ADD in women is often underdiagnosed and misrepresented as simply being ‘ditzy’. The reality is a brain that is working overtime to the point of despair or exhaustion. International Women’s Day is a perfect time to celebrate neurodiversity in women
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5 April 2021
Dissident sorority: A brief history of feminism in Argentina
To talk about the feminist movement in Argentina is to talk about non-comformist, subversive and rebellious women who changed the rules and defied an essentially patriarchical society, fighting for equality and defending their unrecognised rights.
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3 April 2021
Cars and music: finding peace in a pandemic
This piece explores my relationship with music and my relationship with my mother, during a time where we were living in emergency housing.