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This week's collection of interesting links from around the web chosen by the F-Word team

By Lusana Taylor
20 December 2016

From the magazine hag-seed-square Forgive and forget?

Tillie Boyce reviews Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed and wonders whether too much is forgiven in this tender-hearted and thoughtful rewriting of Shakespeare’s The Tempest

By Tillie Boyce
19 December 2016

From the magazine square-rsz_112266498543_eb507a1560_z Sharing selves: reclaiming online spaces

Lucy Holt discusses selfies, online spaces and empowerment

By Lucy Holt
16 December 2016

From The Magazine

Robbing the galaxy

Anastasia Wiltshire finds that the future universes of Dark Matter and Killjoys are made up of women who are strong, but often only exceptional

By Anastasia Wiltshire
14 December 2016

Redefining the immigrant experience

Martha Salhotra reads The Good Immigrant compiled by Nikesh Shukla, and finds the experience to be like slipping on a new pair of shoes that fit perfectly the first time round

By Martha Salhotra
10 December 2016

Conviction: a Shondaland-esque legal procedural

The excellent casting makes the show but the women are not complex enough, says J. T. Rattray

By J. T. Rattray
5 December 2016

From The Blog

In praise of funny women

Catherine King discusses the challenges of being a funny woman on the dating scene

By Guest Blogger
19 December 2016

Bechdel Testing Theatre

Beth Watson of Bechdel Theatre wants to hear your conversations for a new project

By Guest Blogger
16 December 2016

Horses and headlocks

Emily Moore, our guest blogger for December, highlights how gendering sports that require similar skills can lead to them being differently valued

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By Emily Moore
15 December 2016

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