Feminism
8th March 2022 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Levenshulme Old Library celebrates International Women’s Day with week of community eventsLevenshulme Old Library is celebrating International Women’s Day with a series of events throughout the week including a night of spoken word compered by Rebecca Kenny. Ten...
15th October 2021 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Feminists fight against Wikipedia content gender gap in global 24 hour edit-a-thonFeminist activists united in a global 24 hour edit-a-thon on Ada Lovelace Day to combat what they say is a content gender gap on Wikipedia. During...
14th December 2018 | By Danielle Wroe
Thousands march to central Manchester for the unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst statueSpirits were high today in Manchester as people gathered to march to St Peter’s Square to mark the unveiling of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst. Today...
25th November 2018 | By Megan Luke
Irish women around the world are protesting after comments made by barrister in rape trialWomen from Ireland have began protesting with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent after a barrister in a recent rape trail claimed the victim was asking for sex...
14th November 2018 | By nq_admin
Campaign launched for action against drunken sexual harassmentAccording to DrinkAware, 54% of women and 14% of men have subect to some form of sexual harassment on a night out in the past year alone. ...
18th October 2018 | By Megan Luke
Disney films under spotlight after being accused of stereotyping women through portrayal of princessesAn interview between Ellen DeGeneres and Kiera Knightley started a debate on whether certain Disney princess films portray women in a negative light. Knightley said...
8th October 2018 | By Elizabeth Harrison
Manchester Museum shows it has girl power with Women in Nature eventThe Manchester Museum is inviting visitors to walk around the building in the evening as part of an ‘After Hours’ series of events. The first...
27th April 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Manchester based artist Amy Mizrahi discusses the themes behind her workAmy Mizrahi is a Manchester based artist with a background in both fine art and illustration, as well as social science. Within her work, she...
20th May 2017 | By nq_admin
Girl Gang Manchester launch their self-love inspired exhibition See My Selfie’The award-winning company have previously put the fun in female by running events such as immersive screenings of iconic sassy films Mean Girls and Bridesmaids....
27th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Can You Hear Me Now: Is the music industry a hostile place for women?A new magazine has been launched in Manchester hoping to raise awareness of the issues women face within the music industry. Olivia Havercroft, 27, the...
27th February 2017 | By nq_admin
VIDEO: MMU students help Reclaim The NightLast Thursday, 23 February, over 2,500 women and men of all ages and races marched through Manchester to "Reclaim The Night." The annual march was filled...