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  • Editorials

    Sexism and Football – It Is Still A Problem

    England’s Women’s football team succeeded where the men had failed for fifty-six years. They took home a major international trophy at the Euros 2022 tournament. There has been widespread praise for the Lionesses, but it has also opened up a conversation about the inequality and double standards for male and female footballers. The pay gap […]
  • Editorials

    Five Women in History Robbed of Their Legacy

    History textbooks are full of men, completely ignoring the courageous actions of countless women. Here, we have managed to whittle down this seemingly never-ending list of forgotten women to just five who have been robbed of a legacy. 1.  Mary Seacole Mary Seacole was a British-Jamaican nurse who did outstanding work during the Crimean War. […]
  • News

    Roe V. Wade Explained

    This week, you have most likely read that in the United States, the right to abortion was overturned by the Supreme Court. So let’s break down what exactly Roe v. Wade was about and what it means for abortion rights in America. In 1969, Norma Corvey – known under the pseudonym Jane Roe – became […]
  • Editorials

    The Maternity Death Gap Explained

    Pregnancy and Childbirth are considered among the most precious times in a person’s life. But for some women, it can be a scary occasion. In the UK, compared to white women, black women are four times as likely to die in childbirth and during the post-partum period. Asian women are twice as likely. For years, […]
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    Editorials

    The Sidelining of Women of Colour in the Labour Party

    The Labour Party has always prided itself on its diversity and its commitment to liberalism and social justice. But recently, I have noticed that women of colour within the Party – many of whom are the reason for Labour’s popularity – have been sidelined. And the issues pertaining to ethnic minority women are all but […]
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    News

    Women in Science – Looking to the Future 

    On Friday the 11th of February, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. My science teachers have been encouraging us all to write a piece commemorating overlooked women in science.  Nettie Stevens Nettie Stevens was an American geneticist who suggested that chromosomes were responsible for determining sex. Through her studies on […]
  • Editorials

    “She Was Just…”: The Problem with the Phrase

    Yet another young woman has been murdered. Ashling Murphy was a 22-year-old school teacher and strangled to death last week on the banks of the Grand Canal, Tullamore, County Offaly. The phrase “she was just…” has been a notable slogan used in response to the murders of women. “She was just walking home,” echoed after […]
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    Editorials

    How the ‘Rough Sex’ Defence Fails Women

    Sophie Moss was killed during sexual intercourse with her partner, Sam Prybus, in February. He told the police and the court that she had asked him to strangle her during sex. The sentencing judge then said because Prybus seemed “remorseful”, he was charged with manslaughter, and will only serve four years and eight months in […]
  • Editorials

    Men’s Mental Health in Numbers

    In November, men’s mental health is focused on with a more keen eye than ever. Despite being prevalent all year round, movements such as Movember have worked to shine a light on the mental health of men which is slowly becoming more normalised now. Here are some of the facts and figures regarding the mental […]
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    Lifestyle

    10 Reasons Women in Their 20s Must Delete Snapchat 

    Mr Snapchat, it has been a tumultuous 10-year relationship, but we have come to the end of our time (it’s most definitely you, not me). Your mysterious, disappearing charm has made users behave outrageously for over an entire decade. There is no need for this toxic relationship to continue through the girl boss era. And […]
  • Books

    Book Review: Bridget Jones’s Diary

    The Bridget Jones’s Diary empire is synonymous with the nineties; it has (rightly) achieved legendary chick-flick status; is renowned for being comedy gold; and criticised just enough to make the whole thing semi-controversial. The last part depends on who you ask. But Bridget Jones’s Diary hasn’t always been that mega bucks film starring Texan Renee […]
  • Sport

    The Life and Career of Mo Salah

    Mohamed Salah is one of the best football players in the world right now, and quite possibly the frontrunner for the Ballon d’Or this year. The Egyptian captain and Liverpool star has been in sensational form, scoring goals for fun and achieving so much both on and off the pitch. Salah was born on 15 […]
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    Editorials

    Professor provides flawed advice on diabetes

    An oddly flawed anecdote came from a study on diabetes recently. One that seems purposefully dense on anything regarding the human body and in what ways weight impacts it. Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University claims that people who can’t fit into the same jeans they were wearing aged 21 are at risk of carrying […]
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    News

    £800k to make North East safer for women

    Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has promised an £800,000 investment to make the North East safer for women. The funding includes extra CCTV in parks linked to control rooms, Metro safety volunteers on patrol, and an independent review of street lighting. The Safer Streets funding package is part of the Home Office’s £25m […]
  • News

    First female president for The Magic Circle

    For the first time in its long existence, the prestigious and secretive Magic Circle has elected its first female president. Real-world magicians have long been some of the most captivating performance artists. With a history dating back to 2700 BC, it is clear that the trade is one of the most popular there is. What […]
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    News

    Claudia Lawrence breakthrough explained

    Fresh information in the case of missing person Claudia Lawrence has been discovered as North Yorkshire Police are searching a popular fishing spot. The case of Ms Lawrence has been widely reported for the twelve years she has been missing. But what exactly are the circumstances in which she disappeared? We take a look in […]
  • News

    Afghanistan: Women and LGBTQ people in fear

    The Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war and bloodshed. For them, it is a cause of celebration. However, to many, the beginning of an era of fear. During the past 20 years of Western occupation, women and LGBTQ+ people have enjoyed relative freedom. Women have been able to go […]
  • Sport

    Sports Weekly

    Sports never stops. This week we talk about the insane transfers being made right now in the football world, as well as the plan hatched to seal the safety of the Afghan women’s team. In addition, we go over the ridiculous world of YouTube boxing bouts, governing sports bodies pointing fingers at each other and […]
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    Editorials

    Period poverty increased due to pandemic

    The Royal College of Nursing estimates that around 137,000 children have skipped school due to period poverty. And the COVID-19 pandemic is causing the situation to worsen as the move to online teaching has meant that sanitary products are inaccessible for students. A survey found that since the first lockdown, more than a third of […]
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    Politics

    Afghanistan is our responsibility

    Post-9/11 we all know the story. The Western world was at a heightened sense of insecurity, anger, paranoia – the lot. We ended up invading Iraq with America – and we also all know how that ended. Tony Blair, Prime Minister at the time, can not do anything now without being labelled – rightly or […]
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    News

    German gymnastics women’s team change uniforms

    Germany’s women gymnastics team have changed their uniforms in protest against the sexualisation of women in the sport. Rather than wear the traditional swimsuit-cut leotards, they have been wearing full-coverage bodysuits. The gymnasts competed at the European Championships in these bodysuits, with Sarah Voss explaining that they wanted young girls to feel safe in the […]
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    health

    Women’s vaccine symptoms ignored

    As more women get their vaccines, most notably in the 18-29 age bracket, the common side effects experienced differ to those identified by vaccine providers. A change in periods, breast pain, and even breast cancer symptoms have been some of the serious side effects that women are facing – but with no warning. The lack […]
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    Reviews

    The Handmaid’s Tale: Worth the Watch?

    The Handmaid’s Tale is currently airing its fourth series on Channel 4. The Emmy award-winning show first aired in 2017 and has hooked audiences since. Based on the classic book by Margaret Atwood, the show looks at a dystopian, theocratic America, now called Gilead, where fertile women are forced to become ‘handmaids’ – to carry […]
  • Editorials

    Epstein and Maxwell: Mysteries still unsolved

    It has now been established that the UK was another hotspot. Another hotspot for Jeffrey Epstein to procure underage girls for sex trafficking. All with the help of on-trial associate Ghislaine Maxwell. A Channel 4 News team has revealed that almost a dozen young women and girls were trafficked and abused over a decade by […]
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    Editorials

    Mastering Politics: China’s Uighur genocide

    In the news for the past few months have been stories about an ongoing genocide in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. Most of the population living in the north-western region are Uighur Muslims and they are currently the victims of horrific government-sanctioned abuse. Please note: this article features mentions of rape and torture. Who are […]
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    Editorials

    The gender health gap: How the medical system treats women

    As a young adult, I know that the realities of healthcare can sometimes cause failure in looking after patients. What if you found out that half of the world’s population is being failed? It’s well-established that your race, class and wealth can affect your quality of healthcare. But one of the less obvious ways, and […]
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    Editorials

    Are single-sex schools the safest prevention of sexual harassment?

    There is a timely, outdated belief that has parents wanting their sons to go to mixed-sex schools to benefit from the civilising influence of girls, and for their daughters to go to single-sex schools, to protect them from the corrupting influence of boys. Or, as reported now, to protect them from sexual harassment. Of course, […]
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    News

    North East domestic abuse reports rise in lockdown

    Domestic abuse reports in the Northumbria Police region have risen by over 1,000 (5%) in lockdown, according to a Freedom of Information request filed to the force by Beep. 33,118 reports of domestic abuse were made during the period of 30th March 2020 to 30th January 2021, compared to 31,524 during the same period in […]
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    Editorials

    Why is there still no law against street harassment?

    Sarah Everard’s tragic story has sparked such a valuable conversation, with many women sharing their experiences surrounding sexual harassment and discussing how vulnerable they feel walking the streets alone. According to a survey from UN Women UK, 97% of women between the ages of 18-24 said they had been sexually harassed, with 80% of women […]
  • Editorials

    Reflecting on Durham’s vigil for Sarah Everard

    This past week has seen an outpouring of grief for so many victims of sexual harassment and assault. The kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard, a woman who was just trying to walk home, and who did everything that she could to keep herself safe, has incited such anguish in response to her treatment. Her […]
  • Editorials

    ‘If I were PM, I’d fire all men’ – does Amber Rudd have a point?

    Former Conservative MP Amber Rudd has recently stated in an interview with ITV’s Acting Prime Minister Podcast that she would “fire all men” if she was Prime Minister, and instead put in place an all-female Cabinet. This recent comment is part of a plethora of comments Rudd has made regarding the blatant inequality of the […]
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    Editorials

    Stories of Endometriosis: Persistence and Pain

    Endometriosis is a condition affecting one in ten females of reproductive age in the UK, and 176 million worldwide. It has the potential to devastate the lives of sufferers and their families, not least because this chronic, intensely painful condition takes on average eight years to be diagnosed. As March is endometriosis awareness month, Beep […]
  • International Women's Day 2021
    Editorials

    International Women’s Day 2021

    It’s International Women’s Day and here at Beep, as we do every year, we’re celebrating women around the world, past and present. This year’s theme is ‘Choose to Challenge’, meaning that it’s up to every one of us to call out gender bias and inequality. Wherever we see it – be it in the workplace, […]
  • Editorials

    What do women want?

    What do women want? This question has been asked by millions of men (and women) over and over again. It seems to be something so complex and confusing, worthy of in-depth study and deliberation. Here’s the simple answer: balance. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, but women actually just want to be treated […]
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    Editorials

    Unpopular Opinions: The Wage Gap Isn’t Down to the Patriarchy

    If there’s one way to become even more hated after writing an article on why you’re not a feminist, it’s following said article up with another criticising a common talking point of the movement: the wage gap. A quick (but very important) disclaimer to begin with: I do not believe the wage gap is a […]
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    Editorials

    Unpopular Opinions: I’m Not a Feminist

    This week’s unpopular opinion is particularly controversial and was written from my seat at the patriarchy table, alongside my fellow men who adore keeping all women in their rightful place at the bottom of society. All jokes aside, I do not identify as a feminist, despite having always supported the equality of the sexes (as […]
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    British

    Mental Health Awareness Week

    For those of you who didn’t know, it is currently Mental Health Awareness Week. Running from 13th-19th of May, it’s a chance for us to really consider where we’re at regarding the issue both individually and as a global community. Mental health needs to be addressed like any other health concern, and as long as […]
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    Editorials

    Feminism: Ignored or Provoked by the Media?

    It was the summer of 2015. My family and I were on our annual road trip and we had just visited London. As we were on our 6-hour journey coming back home, we noticed that there was a huge traffic jam and commotion occurring on the main road we were travelling on. The reason? A […]
  • News

    Pornography on Tumblr: Popularity Plummets

    As expected, social media platform Tumblr has suffered a real loss in engagement since it took the decision to ban NSFW content. In an attempt to combat the amount of pornography including children and minors, the Tumblr executives rolled out a ban on all sexually explicit content, starting on the 17th December 2018. This ban […]
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    Editorials

    Am I Doing this Write?

    I’d like to say I’m not a fan of reality TV, but I’d be lying. I was raised to be a little bit of a television snob, and turned my nose up at these self-indulgent shows for most of my life. Then, I got a taste of it via BBC 3’s Don’t Tell the Bride, […]
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    The Rise of Laura Muir

    Laura Muir is a 25-year-old Scot who likes to run, and she’s a force of nature. Muir specialises in long-distance disciplines as the 2018 European Champion in 1500m and the 2017 European indoor champion winning both the 1500m and 3000m races. On Saturday she broke the 31-year-old British record for a women’s indoor mile to […]
  • Editorials

    What Annoyed the Internet This Week?

    On a scale of one to a cis male explaining what a vagina is to a female gynaecologist, how much of a mansplainer are you? This week, the Internet was annoyed by Twitter user @paulbullen, who has since switched his account to private after he created one hell of a media storm. It all started […]
  • Editorials

    Women, putting yourself first is not selfish

    When it comes to society, there are a whole load of stereotypes which prevent individuals from believing they can do certain things. Though the many obvious stereotypes about women staying at home in the kitchen and being baby-making machines have faded considerably, there are some underlying stereotypes that are still detrimental to our functioning as […]
  • Editorials

    Women and the World Cup

    Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll know the World Cup is in full swing at the moment and it’s making a lot of people happy. It’s also making a lot of people (really, we mean ‘men’/boys) quite bitter. Exhibit A: Girls jumping on the ‘it’s coming home’ bandwagon when last week they thought rashford […]

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