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Articles by subject: feminism

Gender traitors (by Sally Feldman, July/August 2008 )
From 19th century anti-suffragists to today’s anti-feminists, Sally Feldman finds a common link between women who turn against themselves
Heights of madness (by Sally Feldman, May/June 2008 )
As Sex and the City totters on to the big screen, Sally Feldman celebrates the agony and the ecstasy of the stiletto
Thinker: Simone de Beauvoir (by Toril Moi, March/April 2008 )
The feminist icon was dedicated to freedom for all humanity, says Toril Moi
Diary (by Natalie Haynes, July/August 2007 )
Soft porn, sluttish brides and honour killings. Another routine week for feminist journalist Natalie Haynes
Change, change, change (by Sally Feldman, May/June 2007 )
Will you be a dentured crone, a leotarded granny, mutton dressed as lamb or an overweight harridan? Sally Feldman enters the mid-life maelstrom
Wild things (by Sally Feldman, September/October 2006 )
Sally Feldman explores the untamed frontiers of fashion, fetish and fur
Sex and the stupid girl (by Liz Funk, July/August 2006 )
Liz Funk on the explosion of America’s raunch culture
Suicide sisters (by Jenni Murray, July/August 2006 )
How far would you go to help a friend? Jenni Murray enters into a very final pact
Because you're worth it (by Sally Feldman, May/June 2006 )
Why do all the major religions have a fetish about women's hair? Sally Feldman celebrates a hidden source of power
Car wars (by Sally Feldman, March/April 2006 )
Why do women drivers get such a dreadful press? Sally Feldman steers through the sexual politics of wheel power
Stitch Up! (by Eliane Glaser, January/February 2006 )
Home-making is enjoying a comeback. Eliane Glaser detects a sinister plot among the cookers, the breeders and the knitters
You shall go to the ball (by Sally Feldman, January/February 2005 )
Misogynist trap, soppy fantasy, or universal truth? Sally Feldman waves a magic wand over Cinderella
Domestic bliss! (by Lesley Johnson, November/December 2004 )
As women become liberated from domestic drudgery, are they in danger of losing something fundamental? Lesley Johnson and Justine Lloyd reassess the housewife
Backlash in disguise (by Eliane Glaser, September/October 2004 )
Eliane Glaser wonders why so many level–-headed non–believers are suddenly falling for white dresses, bridesmaids and solemn vows
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