VIOLENCE

Theme #7 for Feminist Fact Friday Warning: sensitive subjects will feature throughout this August’s theme, including harassment, assault, rape and murder. These are all subjects that affect many women and are therefore necessary to cover in Feminist Fact Friday. Please take care when reading on and use your own discretion – there’s nothing wrong with… Continue reading →

Women’s sport receives just 0.4% of sponsorship money – Week 23

This month I’ve taken a close look at gender differences in SPORT, covering the vast differences in prize money (women footballers receive 10x less in FIFA prize money) and the gulf in media coverage (women receive just 10% of sports coverage) and I’d like to finish this theme with a post on how little sponsorship… Continue reading →

Women’s sport receives just 10% of media coverage – Week 22

This month Feminist Fact Friday is focusing on SPORT, hot on the heels of the incredible success of this year’s Women’s World Cup. Last week we looked at the gulf between the prize money offered to men and women (men receive 10x as much as women) and this week we’re looking at an inequality in… Continue reading →

Women footballers receive 10x less in FIFA prize money – Week 21

This month I’m writing about SPORT – a topic I know far less about than anything I’ve covered so far. As I wrote in my introduction, while this might not be a sphere of life that I feel passionate about, it is one that obsesses athletes and viewers across the world and is only increasing… Continue reading →