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

Sometimes, condescension can seem almost as bad as cancellation

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The Women in Me is a powerful and disturbing perspective on misogyny

Books

No one should be forced to use preferred pronouns

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Assisted dying for mental illness forces a dangerous shift in our understanding mental illness

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It is wrong to lecture women who feel awkward or unsafe

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Gender-critical women are being courageous, but they should not have to be

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On gender, some of us are neither bigots nor confused

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She doesn’t look as if she is “living her best life”

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Why do we forget new gender norms when it’s convenient?

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Labour’s dishonest and weak handling of “the trans issue” hardly instils confidence that it will stand firm against sex denial extremists

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