The Original Ladies of Letters
A new book by Elizabeth Scott-Baumann examines the female poets and literary critics who challenged seventeenth-century England’s male literary establishment.
Joan Smith
· 17 min read
Women's Rights
A collection of 9 posts
Erasing the Word “Woman”
The desexing of language in women’s health research and care is a story of the marginalisation of science, cultural imperialism, and abuse of power.
Karleen Gribble
· 24 min read
Why Tech Is Feminist
Nature is sexist. Technology is the equaliser.
Zion Lights
· 7 min read
Awaiting a New Scottish Enlightenment
No country has tried harder to erase biology in the name of transgender rights. But thanks to the efforts of Scotland’s independent-minded feminists, the tide may finally be turning.
Joan Smith
· 19 min read
Protecting Women’s Volleyball—Then and Now
When I played pro volleyball twenty years ago, I never heard anyone seriously argue that biological differences between men and women aren’t important. Such a claim would have been laughable.
Megan Willis
· 7 min read
Gender Ambiguity, Transgenderism and Women's Sport
Every essay Quillette has published on gender ambiguous and trans-identified men competing against biological women in sport.
Quillette Members
· 3 min read
Rebalancing the Gender Narrative with Dr Warren Farrell: Quillette Cetera Episode 35
The couples therapist and men's rights activist discusses his new book and the current landscape of gender discourse.
Zoe Booth
· 36 min read
Male Bodies Don’t Belong in Female Football
‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’
Kate Miechkowski
· 10 min read
The Origins of Colourism
As revealed in the documentary, this view takes an emotional toll on dark women, who are discriminated against in all sorts of ways.
Matthew Blackwell
· 13 min read