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 11, 2019More than Muses: Amrita Sher-Gil · By Beth DawsonThe 1930s and 1940s saw the creation of famed artworks depicting the “ordinary” and “everyday life” as it hurtled towards the middle of t...
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 31, 2019'Àwani' - A Film About Colonialism's Impact on Gender Inequality in Nigeria · By Holly Ann GolightlyColonialism and Women Colonialism has impacted much of the world. It is a vast topic that requires substantial thought, dissection, and d...
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 14, 2019exactly ourselves: a glorious multimedia ode to all bodiesBy Cia Risbridger · On an overcast, drizzly day in Manchester, in the early evening, we walk past a series of billboards in the dying lig...
Girl Gang ManchesterMay 13, 2019More than Muses: Artemisia GentileschiBy Beth Dawson · Ask someone to name famous artists and you’ll be likely to hear names such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vincent V...
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...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 30, 2019Preview: An all-female production of Hamlet at Hope Mill TheatreBy Jo Flynn · Girl Gang Manchester and Unseemly Women present Hamlet at Hope Mill Theatre from 2 May - 11 May This isn’t any version of H...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 29, 2019Review: Crackle. Dust. by Company of OthersBy Aisling Roche · At Z-arts STUN studio, Friday 26. April 2019 On the chair to greet you when you enter the performance space for Crackl...
Girl Gang ManchesterApr 28, 2019Where it all startedFour years ago in Sheffield, a small group of girls planned a fun event around the film Mean Girls. In a fully decorated venue, the scree...