Lock-down re-think

Whatever circumstances you found yourself in when the Covid-19 curfew came down, I hope you’re coping with the extra stress it entails and that you’re managing to find a little joy in life under lock-down. It’s certainly giving us time to reflect. There’s a lot of talk about never going Read more…

A role model for women

It’s said that only a sixth of Britain’s statues represent women, and that statues of everyday women are outnumbered by those of goats and of men called John (Reuters, 2018). So when the opportunity arises, it’s important for women to be celebrated for their achievements even after their death. It Read more…

Tune your ear to women’s voices

In recent weeks, it’s been reported by both Sandi Toksvig and Natalie Haynes that footage of female comics is routinely edited out of broadcast comedy programmes.* What’s left in typically shows the women laughing at the men’s jokes, when in fact the women were just as funny as the men Read more…