Women's Views on News

Julie Tomlin WVoN co-editor Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin remained in Syria because she was determined the terrible story of events there had to be told. Colvin had hoped to moderate a discussion that is taking place on the growing crisis in Syria at the Frontline Club in London this Friday. On Sunday she wrote in [...]

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Ilona Lo Iacono WVoN co-editor  Many Italian feminists have long been concerned that the anti-Berlusconi protests organised by the women’s organisation “if not now, when?” were divisive, and drew the focus away from the real problems women faced. “Women are mortified by the female unemployment data, the salaries and the career perspectives, the precarious jobs … not by the [...]

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Susan Newcombe WVoN co-editor Mothers of financially stretched families in the UK are going without meals to feed their recession-hit families. The growing impact of rising unemployment and increasing household bills as the UK recession continues into its fourth year is forcing one in five mothers to miss meals so they have enough food for [...]

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Rachel Salmon WVoN co-editor They are part of the largest migration in human history. Young women are pouring into China’s cities from the countryside and powering the race towards industrialisation. And in her book Factory Girls, Leslie T Chang finds out what drives them. Twenty-five years ago, the idea of a young women ‘going out’, leaving [...]

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Jane Osmond WVoN co-editor Despite widespread reports (here and here) about the impact of UK public sector job cuts on women, John Philpott, the chief economic adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), is dismissive. Speaking about the most recent unemployment figures published by the Office for National Statistics, Philpott commented in hrmagazine: [...]

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Julie Tomlin WVoN co-editor Judging by the media coverage of the recent employment figures in the UK, part time work is still considered the ‘sloppy seconds’ of the jobs market. An increase in overall employment by 60,000 was due to an increase in part time jobs, journalists explained dismissively when the figures were released on [...]

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Maria Shahid Freelance  journalist A report published last week by the Resolution Foundation thinktank looking at the choices women in the UK face when opting for part-time work, is likely to resonate with women everywhere. It serves as a stark reminder of the struggles that women face in the workplace after motherhood. The report found that [...]

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Heather Kennedy WVoN co-editor  February has been a good month for philandering men everywhere with the launch of the Alibi fragrance range. The perfumes have been cunningly designed to corroborate the best worn excuses of the unfaithful spouse. A new innovation from South African strip club Mavericks, the range includes ‘My Car Broke Down’ (a [...]

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Sarah Cheverton WVoN co-editor The Islington Tribune reported this week that advisers from the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) are concerned that non-English-speaking women were being denied places in North London refuges. Refuges confirmed that they can no longer afford translation services due to the cuts and are being forced to refuse women [...]

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Sarah Cheverton WVoN co-editor The World Bank’s World Development Report 2012 is the first ever devoted to the issue of gender equality. But does it go far enough to challenge the more complex – and controversial – issues impeding global gender justice? Fundamentally, the report holds that gender equality is “smart economics” – making a [...]

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