Not white, not quite: eating disorders and ethnic minorities

Today is Chinese New Year. Millions of families will be coming together to eat and drink in abundance, welcoming in the Year of the Monkey. For families who have left China for the UK or US, separation from the ancestors will feel particularly acute. For the children of these families, the New Year is a…

The World’s Toughest Job may or may not be being a mother

What do you think is the world’s toughest job? Nay, the #WorldsToughestJob? Perhaps the post can be claimed by whoever had to count out all one million of Ai Wei Wei’s sunflower seeds. Or by my friend Darren who worked 14-hour days on a rose farm, tagging roses, with a work “buddy” who was widely known…

What did Maria Miller actually do as Minister for Women?

A national campaign against the negative portrayal of female bodies in the media. A cabinet minister speaking out against female genital mutilation. A community march celebrating local women, headed by their female MP. What do these three movements have in common? Maria Miller is responsible for none of them. Much to the angst of late-rising…