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Jemma Brimblecombe
6 March 2018
IWD: Unlearning the language of silence
Oprah’s 2018 Golden Globes speech was widely praised, even sparking now denied rumours of a potential 2020 presidential run from the American icon. Her speech was made in the context of women speaking up about sexual assault
6 March 2018
IWD: Welcome to the 4th wave of feminism
In a now infamous interview President Trump said "No, I wouldn't say I'm a feminist. That would be, maybe, going too far. I'm for women. I'm for men. I'm for everyone. I think people have to go out ... and they have to win. And women are doing great, and I'm happy about that."
6 March 2018
IWD: Guest blog: how to #PressforProgress and get a solidarity economy that works for all
Since 2001, Ogunte has been developing expertise in supporting women in social enterprises and the solidarity economy to help grow their operations, their impact and develop their leadership.
5 March 2018
IWD: Women: like men, only cheaper – understanding unequal pay and gender pay reporting
Equal pay and the gender pay gap are grabbing headlines at the moment. Yet, whilst both relate to the disparity of pay between the sexes, they are often confused for one and the same thing. In fact, the two issues refer to quite different problems, which arise as a result of quite different factors. In order to understand them, we need to get a few things straight…
5 March 2018
IWD: Sylvia Pankhurst: suffragette, radical, pacifist and internationalist
Kingsley Napley is a law firm based in Farringdon, close to Clerkenwell Green. On the Green itself, the Crown Tavern is popular all year round, and the drinkers gather on the pavement outside and on a patch of concrete across the road. There is no grass, and nothing much is green, but by the end of next year, there will also be a bronze statue of one of the key figures in the suffragette movement from the early 1900s: Sylvia Pankhurst.
