It’s the 21st Century and the past year has been characterised by a desire to stand up to sexism, be it in politics, the workplace or Hollywood. Yet recent attitudes within sport indicate that misogyny is still manifested in the mind set of influential public figures and moves must be made to stamp this out.
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Over the past few months male dominated areas of society, from Downing Street to Hollywood have faced a wave of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct allegations. The comedown has been hard, but the once again, there is now an even stronger backlash against the women who are fighting to have their voices heard.
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Politics Editor Zach Sharif discusses President Trump’s views on women.
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Southampton University have opened an investigation and stated they will inform students of the outcome.
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Features editor Amy Picknell sheds light on the #WhereIsMyName campaign which aims to free Afghan women from the strict rules that dictate they remain nameless.
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Julia Beazley on the consequences of the ingrained misogyny of a high school assignment.
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Max Perry explores the consequences of not calling out the ‘alt-right’ as the racists that they are.
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Catcalling is a problem for almost every woman, in the UK and further afield. Max Perry examines what the problem really is.
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Max Perry discusses why science can’t give up on contraception for males.
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‘Playboys vs. Bunny Girls’ – anonymous asks, has Carnage taken fancy dress sexism too far?
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