Harriet Whitehead is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. In the aftermath of Trump’s election, increased fears over access to contraception and abortion procedures swept across America. A recent report[1] carried out in the USA has shown these worries to be well founded, given that the Trump administration has begun to block abortion…
Month: January 2018
A Seat At The Table Part 2: Solution
Pooja Sajanani is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. In my previous article on this mini-series, I discussed how women are under-represented in politics and why that needs to change. I outlined three reasons for the need for greater political participation from women: On an average, women are more likely than men to…
We Have Been Marching for 100 Years and Will March Again
Katarina Valieva is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. On Sunday, 21st of January I had the honour to witness and participate in the March Time’s Up that took place in London. The march aimed to raise awareness and show resistance against sexual violence and other forms of oppression that women are subjected…
Women at the National Gallery: Re-thinking Art History
Molly Lindsey is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. There are roughly two-thousand three-hundred pieces of artwork in the National Gallery, but only sixteen pieces are by female artists. Of these sixteen works, only four are on display. For my birthday this year, my boyfriend surprised me by booking us an eye-opening, female-focused,…
The Refugee Crisis and the Women Left Behind
Leah Olasehinde is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. In 2016, the United Nations Refugee Agency[1] estimated that there were 65.6 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. They may be displaced from their homes through war, persecution, poverty, or environmental disasters. Of this 65.6 million, 22.5 million are classed as ‘refugees’. The others may…
Political Feminism: Where’s the Class?
Emily O’Sullivan is a third year Religion, Philosophy and Ethics student. She likes poetry, Russians, and instigating political debates in a variety of South London pubs. Eric Andre once asked Spice Girl Mel B if she thought that Margaret Thatcher had ‘girl power’, to which Mel B replied ‘yes, of course!’ Andre countered ‘do you…
Profile: The Legacy of Angela Merkel
Andreea Badiu-Slabu is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. Angela Merkel managed to secure her place as the German Chancellor after the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), her party, won the elections. She is the first female chancellor and the first one from East Germany. Now is the moment to think about her legacy…
Why are Women Facing the Brunt of Recent Austerity Measures?
Harriet Whitehead is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. According to new figures published by the House of Commons, women are bearing 86% of the austerity burden[1]. Labour called out the Conservatives for this catastrophic failing in a recent report.[2] This systematic burden is a long-standing issue, with the previous Tory government being…
2017
Women from King’s sent us their reflections on 2017. Art work by Hannah Bondi
Who is Karina Saifer? Revenge Porn: A Lesson in Consent
Leah Olasehinde is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. In November this year, a Brazilian teenager ended her life after months of racial and sexual abuse following the release of ‘intimate photos’ that her ex-boyfriend had shared onto social media[1]. In the photos, she was 14 years old, upon her death, she was…