Tag: Women

• Me Too founder Tarana Burke: Movement is not over

  By Imran Rahman-Jones and Gurvinder Gill Me Too founder Tarana Burke says Harvey Weinstein being jailed this year was “astonishing” but far from the end of the movement. Tarana began using the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 to raise awareness of women who had been abused. Eleven years later, it found global recognition after a viral…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  9 Jul 2020

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  MeToo, Politics, Social Media, Society, USA, Women

• Some people still blame sexual assault on short skirts, a study suggests

  Figures from the Fawcett Society show that 41% of men aged 18-24 say that a woman who is drunk and wearing a short skirt is “totally or partially to blame” if they are sexually assaulted. Read the full article on BBC Newsbeat here.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  23 Jan 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Crime, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Society, Women, Young people

• Is it time to rethink pink and blue toys?

  Can giving girls pink toys and boys blue ones really affect what kind of job they’ll get? Read the full article on BBC Newsbeat here.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  9 Dec 2016

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Christmas, Economics, Feminism, Politics, Presents, Society, Women

• Why Feminism Needs Men, and Why Men Need Feminism

  I originally wrote this piece for my university magazine having been to an inspiring talk as part of the He For She #GetFree tour and subsequent follow-up meetings as part of the University of Nottingham’s new gender equality campaign. Here is an edited version of that article. The idea that feminism is solely a women’s…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  22 Oct 2015

  Impact, Writing

  Feminism, He For She, Men, UN, Women