Stop what you’re doing and get yourselves down to the new and improved Vic. Before we start, I have a confession, well, more like a declaration of sorts: My name is Kate and I am a Gin Snob. My conversion took place but only two years ago after getting bored of my usual vodka lemonade, [...]
Women for Women International are fighting for women’s rights in Afghanistan. Will you stand with them? ‘I believe women build stronger bridges to peace.’ Do you? Afghanistan is currently the world’s most dangerous place to be a woman: violence against women is rising daily, reports of self-immolation, domestic violence and suicide among women are rising, [...]
The sobber, the initiator and the sociopath, not to mention the arsonist. Who’s in your academic family? First off: I’m not a total fun-sucker. I even put ‘sober(ish)’ in the title. I love a good G and T (or six), so far be it for me to render judgement on the boozy masses. To me the [...]
Are low cut tops and stiletto heels really the key to finding gainful employment? Megan Flynn assesses the post-feminist approach to job seeking. Dr Catherine Hakim, senior lecturer at the London School of Economics, recently published a work entitled Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital. Hakim defines this ‘erotic capital’ as a combination of [...]
