Voicebox: Gender equality

How someone identifies should have no bearing on the value placed on them by society.
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6 July 2022
Twinkleberry: A refreshingly positive portrayal of pride.
Both uplifting and shocking, engaging and informative, this short piece was cleverly put together and puts an image to the high school that every queer (and even straight!) person wishes they grew up in.
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27 May 2022
Do Women artists get enough recognition?
This essay is about ‘do female artists have less recognition for their art work compared to male artists?’
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25 May 2022
SIX The Musical Review
History, Feminism and Musical Theatre combined...are these some of your favourite things? Then this Musical is for you
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25 May 2022
The Sensations concert review
Looking back to two nights ago, when The Sensations and three other electric bands came together to perform covers of some of the best songs, and to do a gig at Leeds Key Club - a review :)
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6 May 2022
I Am No Bird: A modern Bronte story.
A brilliant performance by very talented women. I really enjoyed seeing this and it made me feel inspired, interested and empowered.
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14 April 2022
Why are some fashion items inexplicably gendered?
Nail polish, skirts, makeup: they’re all seen as feminine today, but if you ask someone why, you’re unlikely to get a real answer. Men have worn all of them in numerous cultures and societies across history – so what changed?
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1 April 2022
Catcalling across generations
For most women, catcalling is a shared experience. But have you ever wondered how similar our experiences are?
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31 March 2022
The women who inspire us
A collaborative piece celebrating the women who inspire us the most.
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30 March 2022
Fat, Black, female and winning
An unapologetic ode to my fat, Black female self.
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29 March 2022
How to make women feel safer
Here are some tips for men to help women feel more comfortable when in public.
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27 March 2022
Misogyny means that women are still struggling to progress in motorsport
Has the situation for women in motorsport improved over the years, or is misogyny as rampant as ever?
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21 March 2022
The Joy of Being an Inconvenience
Any woman trying to break into her industry will have more than a handful of stories of being met with underestimation, harsh judgements, and a barrage of simply absurd assumptions. For me, trying to crack the art industry was no different.
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17 March 2022
On-screen stereotypes and the off-screen realities facing East Asian women
Soft-spoken or silenced, fierce fighters or hypersexualised punchlines – we take a look at the representation of East Asian women on camera and beyond it.
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14 February 2022
LGBTQ+ History Month : The path to legal equality in the UK
We take a look at the long and arduous path to legal equality undertaken by the LGBTQ+ community.
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11 February 2022
LGBTQ+ History Month: The first LGBTQ+ MP
To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we take a look at the first LGBTQ+ MP - Mareen Colquhoun.
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24 November 2021
Brit Awards will scrap gendered categories for 2022
The awards ceremony has said that it aims to be “as inclusive as possible”.
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28 October 2021
Being a Black woman in tech, with Mel Ezechukwu
Mel Ezechukwu speaks on being a Black woman in the tech industry for Black History Month.
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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.”