Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. Her book Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, is published in March. She tweets at @glosswitch

Don’t idealise victims — listen to them

Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at

“Menopausal” products make life more rather than less alienating

There’s nothing anti-feminist about female complaint

Men should be more sensitive towards female concerns about inequalities of strength

Our discourse should be a lot more honest and a lot more serious

Accepting your body is a selective exercise for some progressives

To speak on behalf of women is not to speak for or over them

We should expose the emptiness of femininity compared to femaleness

Keir Starmer’s confusion on gender is the result of years of cowardice