Category Archives: Feminism

Turn your back on Page 3

It’s fair to say we women have come a long way, baby. We have the vote. We have education. We have control over our reproductive destinies (although there are some seeking to challenge this – don’t get me started *fumes*). But … Continue reading

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HOW TO BE A WOMAN, and other stories.

Stop what you’re doing immediately. ‘But I’m reading busts4justice.com’, you cry. ‘Can’t a girl enjoy five minutes of boob bloggery without being ordered to action?’ Alright. Fine. Read this, but then you really must leg it to your local bookshop/e-tailer … Continue reading

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Butterfly Collection: one woman’s mission to fit Canada

Claire Dumican (@bflycollection) left the UK for Canada seven years ago, where her experiences shopping as an ex-pat inspired her to set up Butterfly Collection. Now, her company provides more affordable lingerie for bigger boobs in Canada, with free shipping … Continue reading

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Diet doctors go to war

Two French dieticians head to court tomorrow to fight a libel battle after one branded the other’s diet a ‘fantasy’. As a woman currently battling with her own body demons, I was interested in what initially sounded like one doctor … Continue reading

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My guilty secret: confessions of a secret self-doubter

I have a confession to make. Whilst doing my best to write about body image and celebrate women for who they are, not what they look like; I have secretly been fighting an old demon. My hourglass, for the past … Continue reading

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