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

The EHRC piss protest is the perfect example of how gender functions

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The facts are irrelevant

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She, Joan. You, hack

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Lancing a Boyle

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Inclusivity is forcing children into boxes

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What the backlash against women-only spaces reveals about rape, trauma and prejudice

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Feminists’ adoption of Margaret Atwood’s red cape serves only to obscure the complex real-life issues around women’s rights

Features

Today’s victimhood narratives don’t make space for the most vulnerable

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What is a woman? What are they for? Do they have souls? Men may never know, as that might involve asking a woman her opinion

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More freedom won’t cure the disease

Books