Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She is the author of Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, and her new book Unkind, on how “be kind” entrenches sexism, is published in February. She tweets at @glosswitch

Linguistic tweaks won’t save us all

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Most modern feminists blithely ignore the exploitation of less-privileged women

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We need understanding stripped of condescension and contempt

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Female students deserve their own spaces

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The dehumanising roots of “sexual entertainment”

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Aggression against women comes in many forms

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Feminists usually are

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Responses to online misogyny have missed the point

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A woman deserves more sympathy than her killer

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Political purity is another mask for patriarchy

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