Girl Gang ManchesterMay 22, 2020Covid-19 Survival · By Linda DoneBefore quarantine This is Linda. Linda is a creative person. She has lots of hobbies and very little time. Linda teaches English to forei...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 9, 2020The Obstacles Faced In Diagnosing Gendered Illnesses · By Cia RisbridgerThere’s no sexy way to write about a disease. Let’s get that out of the way, before you find yourself assaulted and grossed out a little ...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 6, 2020Tone and Everyday Sexism · By Louise McIntyreDr Rosena Allin-Khan, practising A&E doctor, front line worker, someone who holds a Master’s degree in public health and an MP just got t...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 2, 2020Being single doesn’t mean you can’t have a happy-ever-after · By Aisha Al-JanabiWhilst I’m only 22 years old, it sometimes feels like I’m too old to have never been in a relationship. Some of the first stories we’re t...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 21, 2020Confessions of a Catholic Lesbian · By Rebecca TaylorFor obvious reasons recently (or maybe not so obvious if not bible fluent), I started thinking about the plague. I’ve seen multiple posts...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 10, 2020Sisterhood · By Cia RisbridgerOne of my favourite cultural and linguistic shifts, over the past couple of years, is the growing use of the term ‘sisterhood’. I know th...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 7, 2020The Brighter Side · By Ishika MukherjeeFrom the Australian bushfires, the refugees stuck between the borders of Greece and Turkey, to a global pandemic, the new decade doesn’t ...
Girl Gang ManchesterFeb 29, 2020Why can’t you just love yourself? · By Holly Ann GolightlyClaire Rothstein’s ‘Be A Lady They Said’ fashion film and poem with Cynthia Nixon has gone viral this week. It is popular because of how ...
Girl Gang ManchesterFeb 5, 2020Daddy Issues · By Roisin EllisSorry if the title of this post threw you off a bit – if you clicked hoping for a bit of juicy gossip, I’m sorry to inform you that you w...
Girl Gang ManchesterJan 8, 2020To Shave, Or Not to Shave, That is, Not Really the Question · By Lea HeimNot long ago, a friend of mine threw a party to celebrate her birthday. The living room dance floor was already buzzing when I got there....
Girl Gang ManchesterDec 15, 2019Why can’t we just ‘get over it’ · By Holly Ann GolightlyThis weekend, as expected, there has been a flurry of activity on social media following the election. We are being told ‘you lost, get o...
Girl Gang ManchesterJul 30, 2019Aren’t you a clever girl? · By Roisin JuliaCountless films, books, TV programmes and the like have presented us with the supposedly enigmatic and elusive ‘smart’ girl character: th...
Girl Gang ManchesterJul 3, 2019"Do you have a boyfriend yet?" · By Holly Ann GolightlyWhile couples have to deal with the dreaded, “So, when are you having children?” question, single women don’t get off the hook. The prima...
Girl Gang ManchesterJun 19, 2019‘Disposable Dates’: Tinder, Modern Dating and Rejection · By Roisin JuliaSomething which I have become somewhat obsessed with in recent years is the vast impact social media has had on pretty much every aspect ...
Girl Gang ManchesterJun 10, 2019‘Under His Eye’: In Alabama, the Future of Women’s Rights Takes a Dark Turn · By Cia RisbridgerTW: Abortion, mentions of rape, incest, infant abandonment Let me start by being honest with you all here: this article is not the articl...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 20, 2019“So, when are you going to have children?” · By Holly Ann Golightly“So when are you going to have children?” A simple ‘small talk’ question that people commonly ask. Usually followed by, “Oh, you are stil...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 7, 2019Cultural Black Holes: What Public Reactions to Dr. Katie Bouman Tell Us About Prejudice in ScienceBy Cia Risbridger · Undoubtedly, by now, you’ve heard of Dr. Katie Bouman. The 29-year-old computer scientist from MIT has skyrocketed to...