Feminist. Author of Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-aged Women and Unkind: How 'Be Kind' Entrenched Sexism. Totally cheery apart from all that.https://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lmzjkciltk2qGood to be reminded why I wrote Hags. Older women already shoulder a disproportionate burden of work (paid and unpaid). "Nothing better to do" means, I guess, "shouldn't be doing politics, and certainly shouldn't be celebrating any political gains"17 Apr 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzjkciltk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lkb7fef54s2dReally looking forward to this Saturday's event! (Worry a bit about 'in conversation' sounding self-important. But obviously not enough to shut up) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-victoria-smith-tickets-112973206200913 Mar 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkb7fef54s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3ljimqjizyc2hI'm at Conway Hall on 10th April, discussing the pitfalls of #justbekind. Join me! https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/unkind-how-be-kind-entrenches-sexism/03 Mar 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljimqjizyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3ljhwqhcp522dLess than two weeks to go! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-victoria-smith-tickets-112973206200903 Mar 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhwqhcp522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lij6oqmj3s2jI wrote about the persistence of cruel attitudes and treatments for anorexia sufferers, at a time when we are meant to be 'more enlightened' about eating disorders https://thecritic.co.uk/why-are-anorexia-sufferers-still-treated-so-badly/19 Feb 2025 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lij6oqmj3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lhsxyebb6s2bReally enjoyed taking part in this, on Wages for Housework, men's attitudes to feminism and Unkind! (After spending weeks panicking about it...) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027t5810 Feb 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsxyebb6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lhjfcboyz22qIt's publication day for Unkind, on why women and girls shouldn't have to make up for the world by "just" being kinder (but men and boys possibly could...)! geni.us/Unkind https://geni.us/Unkind06 Feb 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjfcboyz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lfhmc2pgak2yFirst copy of my new book! (Out 6th Feb - pre-order here! geni.us/Unkind)11 Jan 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfhmc2pgak2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lehucv75es25So delighted to see (Un)kind in here! (Published Feb and available for pre-order now!) https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/29/nonfiction-to-look-out-for-in-2025-robert-macfarlane-helen-garner-ian-leslie29 Dec 2024 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehucv75es25https://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lczul3r2n22kI wrote about the bids for sympathy of the accused in the Pelicot trial https://thecritic.co.uk/should-we-feel-pity-for-the-pelicot-accused/11 Dec 2024 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczul3r2n22khttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lcusst6hkk26Would obvs prefer ETA Hoffmann (with wine glass and little Tomcat Murr figure), but very much want this [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcusst6hkk26https://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lck2ytzojc2iI wrote about the trend for insisting that the argument for abortion is "the same as" the argument for assisted suicide, gender-affirming care, surrogacy, porn etc. https://thecritic.co.uk/only-abortion-is-like-abortion/05 Dec 2024 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lck2ytzojc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/glosswitch.bsky.social/post/3lcfqub6m4k2pRecording the audio book of (Un)kind!03 Dec 2024 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:7te4u4cel2zdepuwc2fuoexx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfqub6m4k2p