stuff by paige

I had this movie sitting in my watch list since it was released onto Netflix, and I am so glad that I finally got around to watching it. Directed by Amy Poehler, Moxie follows a teenage girl who takes inspiration from her mothers rebellious youth and decides to make a zine to protest against the sexism in her school. This film very accurately depicts issues which girls face in school surrounding how they are taught to act in certain manners and put up with gross and unacceptable behaviour from their male counterparts, raising some very important discussions about issues women and girls of all races, shapes and sizes experience and how men and institutions which allow this behaviour to continue should be held accountable. Although this is a movie which on the surface is targeted towards a female demographic, I think it is important for boys and men to also watch this movie, as the issues raised aren't issues which are women's and girls to fix, but for the men to. Moxie also feat...

It really does not surprise me that within mere days of International Women’s Day that people are dismissing women’s stories of men perpetuating abuse onto them and dictating how women should in turn prepare for and respond to being assaulted. The majority of this “debate” rose from the awful news of suspected murder of missing woman Sarah Everard, in which she was blamed for walking alone, even though she followed the safety guidelines which are taught to girls and women everywhere; wear bright clothing, walk places you will be seen and noticed, contact someone to inform them of your whereabouts, etc. Source: Gina Martin Via Instagram  Following this, a statistic derived from research by U. N Women came out revealing that around 97% of women and girls between the ages of 18 and 24 have been harassed or assaulted in some form or another. This of course was contested in responses made, making out these statistics were wildly ridiculous and unbelievable, some even going as far as to...