22 year old Ella Marcham has suspected endometriosis. She expands on how diagnosis time has been affected during lockdown.
Debilitea: why we need to talk about the chronic illness affecting one in ten women
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Young transgender woman fears “anti-trans rhetoric in the media” could lead to “a rise in hate crimes”
22 year old Em Shanahan fears the anti-trans rhetoric in the media could lead to a spike in hate crimes. Yesterday's EHRC report shows people still find issue with single-sex places and the trans community.
‘It Happens Here’ launches campaign to make misogyny a hate crime in Newcastle
It Happens Here are campaigning to make misogyny a hate crime in Newcastle, following allegations of abuse at Tyneside Cinema and Filthy's Facebook post.
Body language: let lockdown alter the way we talk about women’s bodies
Why is the media comfortable shaming women's body types, but finds difficulty in reporting on health regarding women's bodies? Professor Karen Ross unpacks her research.
Editor’s note: demand, rebrand and expand
Spill the Tea is back with a rebrand, expansion and a growing demand for writers to join our communitea...
Equalitea: what does #EachForEqual mean to charity COCO?
Charity COCO hosted their event, #EachforEqual for International Women's Day 2020. What does it mean to the women they hosted?
Credibilitea: Sexual Violence and the “Voices of Women Survivors”
Last week, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault – three years after the NYT published their first allegations. But what are local groups and communities doing to break the silence around sexual violence too?
Women boxers must wear headguards for Newcastle’s “Fight Night”, whilst men do not
Newcastle's Fight Night is taking place tonight at NUSU. But why do the female fighters have to wear the headguards, whilst the men do not?
Welcome: make yourself a part of our communitea
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