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Laura Bates

Laura Bates, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a long black dress, is mid-speech. She is standing next to a large sign on the left of the image which reads “The annual Pankhurst lecture” with a pen illustration of Emmeline Pankhurst underneath.

19th February 2025 | By Scarlet Chambers

Laura Bates: ‘We are living in the midst of a backlash’

Bestselling author Laura Bates says the rise of a toxic online culture is leaking into everyday life and normalising hatred towards women. In a wide-ranging...