
The Feminist Shop Blog
Feminist News, Resources, Commentary and Debate
The Feminist Shop Blog
- April 15, 2021
- 3 min read
- October 08, 2020
- 1 min read
It was Eric's 4th birthday on Monday. Perfect excuse to dig deeper in what these 4 years of motherhood have meant for me from a feminist (and personal) point of view.
- September 17, 2020
- 5 min read
I think it is fair to ask ourselves how we expect girls to not fall into that trap when we constantly praise them for their physical appearance. How can we expect them to believe us when we say that "what really matters is what's on the inside" when they are bombarded by unrealistic beauty expectations and surrounded by adults talking about dieting, calories and sizes?
- July 16, 2020
- 5 min read
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Society puts huge pressure on women and motherhood, which ultimately plays a huge role in maternal mental health. How can we change the narrative, fight the stigma?
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min read
We just watched the second season of Sex Education on Netflix and there are so many things that made us love and recommend the show! We're sharing our top 5 here in a spoiler free list and can't wait for season 3 to arrive!
- January 23, 2020
- 3 min read
Kids get so many mixed messages – we want them to be strong, independent and clever…but even in this day and age we are STILL guilty of gender stereotyping, of putting them in boxes by the way we talk to them, dress them…and we need to do MORE. Being a parent is hard, but if we want kids to be kind, strong and capable we need to do better.
- January 13, 2020
- 4 min read
Here you'll find out recommendations of our favourite feminist kids books - because it is never too early to bring feminism to their lives, in the shape of female role models, or tools for critical thinking. Books are such a pleasurable thing to buy and to gift and studies show an unequal representation of gender in children's books (both in terms presence and roles), so choosing the right one is so important.
- December 12, 2019
- 4 min read