Emma Barnett

Some sexist ‘jokes’ can be funny. Others are just offensive and we shouldn’t succumb to societal pressure to laugh for the sake of it. This weekend, as I attempted to tidy to my house, I happened to notice the label inside my boyfriend’s trousers – which he had strewn across the floor of our bedroom. [...]

      [Audio clip: view full post to listen]   Here’s me taking on Nick Ferrari on London’s Biggest Conversation about why we still need International Women’s Day 100 years on. A very fun debate indeed. Scroll to 17.35 mins. And then throughout the rest of the show I review some of the best [...]

As International Women’s Day celebrates its 100th anniversary, it’s crucial to remember that it’s an important day of action rather than memorial. Today thousands of women across the UK are attending female-focused events, not sitting around remembering the actions of the Pankhursts. From a public celebration of inspirational women in Cardiff, to the singer Annie [...]