Karen Ingala Smith
Karen Ingala Smith is CEO of nia, a charity supporting women subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution; and author of Defending Women’s Spaces. She tweets at @K_IngalaSmith
The sex trade is inherently unsafe
Commodifying women’s bodies perpetuates violence
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke