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I took the pill, it made me depressed, and I know that I’m far from alone

by Robyn J on Thu 6th October 2016Thu 6th October 2016
Do the results of the Danish study simply tell us something that every woman who's ever been on hormonal contraception already knows to be true? Why can't we discuss this with our doctors? With a secret epidemic happening under our noses, why aren't our experiences being taken seriously?

I’m currently travelling – but I’m still blogging!

by Robyn J on Fri 6th May 2016Tue 10th May 2016
I did everything before I left, except for update this blog. Check out this post for a quick update on my current whereabouts and adventures over the past seven months, or head over to www.theflashpacker.info for the unabridged version

An open letter to Paperchase on the subject of colouring books

by Robyn J on Fri 7th August 2015Fri 7th August 2015
Why we shouldn't gender kids' products, and the dangers of boys-only dinosaurs

A Boris bike tour for the nervous and inexperienced cyclist

by Robyn J on Thu 28th May 2015Thu 28th May 2015
Perhaps they were being polite. Perhaps they really wanted to learn to cycle. Or perhaps my cycling evangelism has finally paid off.

Limousines, bicycles, and fat ugly slags

by Robyn J on Fri 15th May 2015Fri 15th May 2015
A brief discussion on why "you're a fat, ugly slag" is the worst possible punishment, regardless of the crime, the context, or the recipient's actual physical attractiveness and number of sexual partners. Plus some scary statistics of just affecting it is when we women are so regularly taught to equate size with success

The Met’s new “Report it to Stop It” campaign, and the time I got flashed but the police were jarringly useless

by Robyn J on Wed 6th May 2015Wed 6th May 2015
The Met Police's new "Report It To Stop It" campaign is a step in the right direction, even if my own experience of reporting a sex crime on public transport was bungled from start to finish and left me with no desire to ever make another report. Is this a sign that times are changing?

The two-night Dalian to Shanghai ferry, and a grand hotel which fell from glory

by Robyn J on Wed 29th April 2015Wed 29th April 2015
Recollections of the ferry I took to Shanghai from Dalian, a port in northern China, in 2004, which no longer exists; and the hotel at which we stayed, historic and decrepit, now long-since renovated, housing ghosts, antiques and memories of which we weren't even aware

To Burnham Beeches! (or: Ealing, Slough, and the revelations of West London)

by Robyn J on Wed 22nd April 2015Wed 22nd April 2015
It turns out that there's more to west London than Shepherds Bush, and more to Slough than David Brent

Happy 1st birthday, me!

by Robyn J on Tue 14th April 2015Wed 22nd April 2015
What a difference a year makes.

Why anti-rape education is needed for girls AND boys

by Robyn J on Fri 10th April 2015Wed 22nd April 2015
Kenya has introduced a programme of sex education aimed at both young boys and girls, teaching not only self-defence but why rape shouldn't be committed in the first place. When will the west catch up?

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