Diet Culture: A Feminist Perspective
Diet culture is promoted through social media, fashion and magazines. Binary notions surrounding dieting often categorise food into ‘good’ and ‘bad’, leaving foods with higher calories labelled as ‘bad’.
Inequality at Home: Household Labour, Education and the Labour Force in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia
In the Global South, expectations of women’s role as ‘home-maker’ start young and can damage girls’ attendance in school and subsequent life opportunities. For adults across the Global South and North, the disproportionate gendered split of household labour is damaging for women’s careers and leisure time.
Empowerment or Objectification? Beauty Pageants in Limbo Between Gender Equality and Patriarchal Culture
From adhering to Eurocentric beauty standards and the objectification of women’s bodies, to the lack of inclusivity towards the LGBTQIA+ community, these competitions magnify elements of patriarchal culture.
Art as Activism: Ecofeminism and the Climate Crisis
Through a series of arresting images and provocative installations,
this exhibition invited the audience to critically reflect upon the logic of domination that drives both gender oppression and the ongoing degradation of the environment.
OpEd: Javier Milei, Argentina’s Populist President and the Hypocrisy of Neo-Conservatism
Milei symbolises the opposition to a system which has genuinely disenchanted and disadvantaged millions of Argentines. Much like President Trump and Prime Minister Johnson, the mistake of mainstream media is to underestimate the intelligence and cynicism of these populist men. Such a mistake is dangerous for our rights and our democracies.