The Lockdown Business That Is Going Viral
Self-taught baker, Magda and best friend Aga are the women who created the business Rude Cookies by accident during lockdown. Their cookies gained popularity after going viral on social media and from there, their business skyrocketed.
Top 5 Tips for Moving on to a Career in Media
As a student, we often forget the reality of applying for jobs. The media industry is extremely competitive, and you may be at the end of your studies and looking for a job. Applying for jobs in the media can be daunting, so here are some tips to guide you through the endless sea of job applications.
Earthlings: How Sayaka Murata Makes Visceral Commentary on Gender Norms in Japan
A good author can get their point across without telling you verbatim through descriptive language and creative imagery – and it takes a special kind of author to make the journey a thoroughly uncomfortable one.
What Inspires and Scares Me About Becoming a Sports Reporter
Over the years, I’ve been very indecisive about what I want to do in life, but when I finally landed on sports journalism I started doing some research into the industry. The sports industry has traditionally been a male-dominated field, with fewer opportunities for women to thrive than men. In recent years, there has been a shift though
5 Female-Directed Films to Look Forward to this Year
2023 has already had some gems from female directors this year with entries such as Aftersun, Rye Lane and, yes, even Cocaine Bear.
5 Extremely Underrated Female-Led TV Shows You Should Check Out
In the aftermath of an awards season in which a large emphasis was put on celebrating women’s achievements, I’ve been thinking a lot about female-led shows I’ve seen over the years that have not received the same level of recognition.
International Women’s Slay
International Women’s Day brought Glasgow girls together as we marched and chanted through the streets, from Kelvingrove Park to George Square.
How does Spain’s new menstrual leave laws affect what’s happening in the UK?
Spain is the first country in Europe that passed a law which allows for menstrual leave. This means that women who experience impairing periods with symptoms such as extreme cramps, nausea and vomiting can have three days paid leave of absence
Two ways the underrepresentation of women in media is being tackled
What is being done to tackle the underrepresentation of women in the media? We’ve found two initiatives doing great work
#Scarfgate: How Scottish MSPs act of allyship gave TERF opposition all the ammunition they need
#Scarfgate – as dubbed by Twitter - is the most recent controversy the Scottish Government is currently facing, and for the most part, it seems to have slipped under everyone’s radar
Women in Media share our most inspirational female figures working in the industry
At one of our recent meet-ups, we shared our favourite women working in the industry right now and what we love about their work.