equality

What’s the point of feminism when so many men are shit?

January 9, 2018 By Ellen

I wrote this post three years ago. Has anything changed? It was magical. Sunlight made the mountain snow sparkle and the only sound was boots crunching. Boots crunching and people talking. Three women were chatting – intelligent, successful women enjoying the stunning Scottish scenery, respite from the festive round and the chance to […]

International Women’s Day: My Wishes

March 8, 2014 By Ellen

Happy International Women’s Day. Did you know that in some countries IWD is a public holiday? An extra day off would be lovely, but that’s not really what it’s about. I don’t think.The big thing about IWD – apart from celebrating women and all the wonderful things they do – is that it draws attention […]

33/365 Looking down Buchannan Street

February 2, 2013 By Ellen

It was such a bright morning I decided to take the train to work so I could walk through Glasgow. All the way through the centre of the city people were getting ready for a busy Saturday. Drummers were getting their instruments out, buskers were eating bacon rolls, an evangelist was preaching from the shopping centre […]

He blogs, she blogs – our lives online.

November 17, 2012 By Ellen

The Panther of News has been a blogger for about six weeks now so you’d have thought things might have settled down a bit for him. You know when you first blog and you check the stats, then you see some comments. It is such a buzz you come back and check again – […]

Whats wrong with being a feminist?

May 25, 2012 By Ellen

I’m not a feminist, but… Again and again people who espouse the values of feminism are heard to utter this proviso. But why? If we can more our less agree that treating men and women equally and allowing them equal opportunity is a good thing then what’s the problem? Furthermore, if we can more our […]