The narrative of girlhood – growing up as a girl – is often centred on the experiences of cisgender women (those whose gender matches their biological sex). Muc... Read More +
As Ramadan comes to an end and Eid is in sight, celebrations of a month of struggle, fasting and a rejuvenation of spirituality will undoubtedly begin. While ma... Read More +
After Murdered By My Father aired on BBC in March, gal-dem contacted Vinay Patel, the drama’s screenwriter, and had a chance to talk to him about everything fro... Read More +
A student found racial slurs graffitied on bananas in her halls of residence yesterday, at the University of Warwick.
Faramade Ifaturoti, a first-year Biomed... Read More +
Fair & Lovely is a skin-lightening cream established by Unilever in 1975, in India, though it has since spread across the world along with similar products.... Read More +
Although Suffragette might have you believing only white women were entrenched in the cause for women’s suffrage in Britain, there were a number of Indian suffr... Read More +
A few days ago, Zara launched a new “ungendered” clothing line, seeking to capitalise on recent trends towards androgynous fashion. Consisting of plain hoodies ... Read More +
Over the past two days, David Cameron has caused considerable controversy by suggesting that the government needs to help Muslim women learn English, in order t... Read More +
Three days after the Golden Globes aired, Eva Longoria and America Ferrera’s ‘skit’ before they presented an award is still being shared. In it, they highlighte... Read More +
Fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana have launched a new hijab collection using what appears to be a white-passing model to market it.
By using a white, or ... Read More +
Following the theme of last week's throwback, I reached out to my fellow gal-dem to provide more fuel for my new-found family photo obsession. Halimah kindly su... Read More +
Established in February 2015, The Black Women’s Project is a collective of black female university students who are committed to rebuilding the black female bod... Read More +
