Women-only communities: feminism’s past or future?

 

The only sound to be heard is the clack of my shoes on the hard floor as I step inside the chapel for Vespers. Twenty Carmelite nuns stand before me undisturbed and immersed in prayer. They live in silence and upon entering the order, they vow to let go of [...]

Feminism’s Line in the Sand

Clare Laxton is a pro-choice campaigner and works in the charity sector.

Generally not a week goes by without one article or another speculating on what is or isn’t within the realm of feminist (including this one actually). A couple of weeks ago the hot topic was whether Beyoncé was forfeiting her feminism by [...]