Journalism
Work experience on the Marie Claire UK Features desk led to an ongoing relationship - including the invitation to blog for their #BreakFree campaign, below. They also covered my activism with 5050 Parliament for International Women's Day.
Aged 14-16 I had a column in the Guardian kids' section 'Comic', before it got axed in the recession. The column was called 'Mouse Nous', and each fortnight I recommended a few websites for kids that were interesting or informative or fun. One time I was on a school trip and I suddenly realised I was about to miss my deadline: I had to skip the workshop and use the hotel's computer to whip one up, luckily just in time. None of my work is preserved except in print cuttings, but here's the remains of Comic online anyway.
Student & Pro Journalism
Marie Claire: #BREAKFREE From Racism
My favourite outfit: Isabel talks about her beloved vintage band jacket
When ‘The Man’ comes knocking – and he’s brought champagne
Veet’s latest campaign insults both gender equality and our intelligence
This is not enough: diversity and Cambridge drama
Dismiss Russell Brand at your peril
“Russia is not understood”: the Russian Ambassador at the Union
Ladybeard
I was a Commissioning Editor of Ladybeard magazine for 2 years. The Body Issue came out in 2013, and since then the Sex, Mind and Beauty issues have taken the print magazine scene by storm. In 2016 Ladybeard won Best Use of Illustration at the Stack awards and was commended for Magazine of the Year, Launch of the Year and Subscriber's Choice!
Mainstream media has created a culture of self-hate.
It’s also pretty boring. We grew up being sold stories about purity, femininity and perfect happiness; now we want to tell new ones.
Taking the glossy magazine as a point of departure,
Ladybeard is a space to play with gender, sexuality and identity, rather than dictate their terms.
Why We're watching: Ladybeard [The Guardian]