Friday 26 September 2014

Emma Watson joins Fourth Wave Feminism

Hailed as a 'game-changing' speech for feminism, Emma Watson's speech to the UN to launch the HeForShe campaign hit the headlines in September 2014:



A second speech by UN Women Dierctor Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka received less attention due to her lack of celebrity status, but was full of facts and chilling statistics:

Friday 28 February 2014

Bring your exam answer bang up to date with Fourth-wave Feminism

2013 brought us a new movement called fourth-wave feminism. Check out this Guardian article to find quotations to add to your essay for your final paragraph about what the future will bring:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/fourth-wave-feminism-rebel-women
Italian women dance during the One Billion Rising campaign on Valentine's Day in Rome, this year. Photograph: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Credible likeable superstar role model

A fascinating project to create a tween popstar: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebeccabrand/credible-likeable-superstar-role-model-the-documenhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebeccabrand/credible-likeable-superstar-role-model-the-documen
A film following award-winning artist Bryony Kimmings and her niece Taylor as they launch their own alternative tween popstar.