Isabel Jess is author of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s Anonymous series. “For most of history, anonymous was a woman” – Virginia Woolf Recognising Overlooked or Forgotten Voices in History Malalai Kakar was shot dead by the Taliban on September 28th in 2008. I begin with her death as it is an embodiment of the way…
Month: April 2018
The ‘She’ Between the Lines: Finding Roman Women in Ancient Texts
Issabella Orlando is a Toronto-born, London-based Ancient History student. She has always been an avid writer, fascinated by antiquity, travel and world issues. Inspired by the ancient past, she hopes to use her background in classical studies as a foundation of insight from which she can better understand social, cultural and political issues within the…
Interview with Beverley Cook, Curator of Social History at the Museum of London
Sophie Perry is the incoming Features Editor and regular contributor to Breaking the Glass Ceiling. 2018 is a very special year that marks the centenary of a major milestone for gender equality in Great Britain, as it was 100 years ago that women were first given the right to vote in parliamentary elections. The 1918…
Anonymous: Zitkala-Sa
Isabel Jess is author of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s Anonymous series. “For most of history, anonymous was a woman” – Virginia Woolf Recognising Overlooked or Forgotten Voices in History Zitkala-Sa, or Gertrude Bonnin was a woman of two names and two worlds. Yet, no matter by which name she is recognized, her bold and tireless…
Virtual Reality and Feminism; How Student Project ‘Virtual Vagina’ Challenges Sexism in Education and Technology
Elsa Brisinger is a final year Philosophy BA student at KCL. Her work centers around the philosophy of language; investigating linguistic categories like slurs, lies, and bullshit stand at the core of her current research. In her spare time, Elsa enjoys spending time in her hometown Stockholm, or at the local cinema. Could Virtual Reality…
Ecofeminism: An Overview
Pooja Sajanani is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. The Oxford dictionary defines ecofeminism as, “A philosophical and political movement that combines ecological concerns with feminist ones, regarding both as resulting from male domination of society.” However, this is just one of the many different perspectives of ecofeminism or feminist environmental philosophy. In…
Laura Codruta Kovesi: Romania’s Crusader Against Corruption
Andreea Badiu-Slabu is one of Breaking the Glass Ceiling’s regular contributors. At the end of January, the streets of Romania were filled with tens of thousands of people protesting against corruption. People were dissatisfied with the current laws that could weaken the judicial independence and couldn’t take it anymore. Despite the heavy snow, an estimated…
Abortion Saves Women’s Lives
Aleksandra Kusnierkiewicz is a second-year student of International Relations, currently on an exchange in Sydney, Australia. She is particularly interested in radical feminism and ethnic identities. Her hobbies include writing, acting and film. The 25th of March marks the international day of the Unborn Child. As I watched a large group of people marching in…
The Descent of Man
Coline Baralon is a first year in International Relations, with a growing interest for feminism, human rights and diplomacy. “When talking to men about masculinity, I often feel I am trying to talk to fish about water”1, says Grayson Perry, a 57 years old British transvestite artist, in his reflective book The Descent of Man,…