Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. Her book Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, is published in March. She tweets at @glosswitch

Accepting your body is a selective exercise for some progressives

To speak on behalf of women is not to speak for or over them

We should expose the emptiness of femininity compared to femaleness

Keir Starmer’s confusion on gender is the result of years of cowardice

Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity

Pseudo-progressives are resurrecting gender stereotypes

Don’t pretend that feminists are being “radical” for no reason

“Gender critical” feminists have represented the best of feminism

Trans activism is uniquely incompatible with anti-rape activism

Concerns about over-prescription should not be trivialised or problematised