Feminism
How one play sparked a global activist movement
The Vagina Monologues — In 1996, Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues took the world by storm with its blunt, brazen approach to female sexuality. Now, after two decades of fighting for women’s rights around world, she warns that we still have much further to go.
Written by: Briony Cartmell
Stef Nurding is bridging skate's gender divide
The concrete chameleon — Pro skater and model Stefani Nurding is using her unique set of skills to shake up a male-dominated industry.
Written by: Marianne Eloise
Capturing the spirit of London’s young Muslim women
The sisterhood — Photographer Lamisa Khan teams up with artists Zeinab Saleh and Sara Gulamali to show off the everyday lives of London’s ‘Muslim Sisterhood.’
Written by: Salma Haidrani
Inside a juvenile delinquent facility for girls
Teen tearaways — In Daughters, photographer Lilla Szasz captures the teenagers living in one of Budapest’s oldest correctional institutions.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The show celebrating the best new women photographers
Behind the lens — Women Behind The Lens, run by the Picfair image library, will showcase the industry’s most exciting and groundbreaking new talent.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Dispelling the myths around Middle Eastern women
Strength, self-love & sexuality — Blending beautiful photography and thoughtful storytelling, Azeema is the new publication celebrating women from across North Africa and the Middle East. ‘We won’t put anything that isn’t strong or empowering,’ explains co-founder Sunayah Arshad.
Written by: Salma Haidrani
Growing up as a woman in the east and west
Teen spirit — Photographer Rania Matar travels around the world – from Boston and New York to the Palestinian refugee camps – to capture the universal experience of womanhood.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The photographer tackling an entire history of misogyny
‘We have a problem’ — Spanish photographer Laia Abril is on a mission to map the systems that control women’s lives. It’s a challenge that sees her traversing time and space, going back through history and around the world, to remind us that there are consequences to every action.
Written by: Laia Abril, as told to Andrea Kurland
The all-women zine fusing fashion and football
Here come the girls — Smashing stereotypes in a male-dominated industry, SEASON is a new publication devoted to female football fans. Founder Felicia Pennant explains why it’s time we levelled the playing field.
Written by: Cady Siregar
The strange, seductive digital art of Olga Fedorova
Sex & surrealism — Ahead of the opening of her first London solo show, we talk to Russian artist Olga Fedorova about women, eroticism, and creating your own artistic universe.
Written by: Alice Bucknell
