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

We need to talk about female physical disadvantage

You can’t have feminism without femaleness

An essential book that should not have had to be written

The shocking case of an assault victim denied life-saving surgery because she asked for single-sex facilities

They could be hiding in plain sight!

Older women are the true gender rebels

Our conception of ourselves is never wholly fixed

Bog-standard sexism with a modern coat of paint