Recent articles
Smoke and mirrors: the equality illusion | The Irish Times, 30/5/10
A movement rising | Progressive Women, 19/4/10
A small blow to the sex industry | Prospect, 1/4/10
Sex, lies & videotape | The Big Issue, March 8-14 2010
The greatest human rights scandal of our times | The Big Issue, February 15-21 2010
Articles featuring The Equality Illusion
Women's Mass Awakening | The Guardian, 4/8/10
'Feminism is not finished' | The Guardian, 24/7/10
Women still the supporting act in UK music scene | The Observer, 18/7/10
New feminism has started the fightback at last | Evening Standard, 7/6/10
The fashion emperor's new clothes | Morning Star, 28/5/10
Twists, turns, dead-ends | The Hindu, 1/5/10
Mum's the word when it comes to who'll win | The Herald, 29/4/10
Undecided and unimpressed by a macho campaign: women who intend to make their votes count | The Observer, 25/4/10
Fash mob: we need to talk about Elle | The Irish Times, 23/4/10
Women in a very male general election | The Guardian, 21/4/10
Feature: Author Kat Banyard | The Morning Star, 13/4/10
The Equality Illusion: book review by Ian Sinclair | The Morning Star, 6/4/10
The Equality Illusion: book review by Lesley McDowell | The Herald, 15/3/10
Lee Randall: Solo fliers still like to recruit co-pilots | The Scotsman, 10/3/10
Feminism is showing signs of life | By Cassandra Jardine, The Telegraph, 9/3/10
Still fighting for fairness | By Kate Stanton, The Coventry Telegraph, 8/3/10
Carolyn Hitt: No raunch please, we're 21st Century feminists | Western Mail, 8/3/10
DJ Taylor: Feminism works so well for women we should try it on men | The Independent, 7/3/10
How the 'new feminism' went wrong | By Charlotte Raven, The Guardian, 6/3/10
Review: The Equality Illusion | By Melissa Benn, The Independent, 5/3/10
The Equality Illusion: book review by Jess Edwards | Socialist Review, 3/10Necessary 'nagging' in the fight for true equality | By Anthea McTeirnan, The Irish Times, 27/2/10
Forty Years of Women's Liberation | By Kira Cochrane, The Guardian, 26/2/10
Natasha Walter: 'I believed sexism in our culture would wither away. I was entirely wrong' | By Kira Cochrane, The Guardian, 25/1/10
Feminism: what went wrong? | By Cassandra Jardine, The Telegraph, 12/1/10
The feminist year ahead | By Viv Groskop, The Guardian, 8/1/10
The march of the new feminists | By Susie Mesure, The Independent, 29/11/09
What feminism means to me | By Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 19/9/09
Time for a good scrap about what our feminist really is | By Libby Brooks, The Guardian, 23/7/09
Previous media appearances
LISTEN: Today Programme, Radio 4 | 31/7/10
"After a period of relative quiet, feminism is back. The movement in the UK is enjoying something of a renaissance, particularly among twentysomethings. Founder of Feminista Kat Banyard and the Observer's former political editor Gaby Hinsliff, discuss if is a resurgence in British feminism."
Broadcasting House, BBC Radio 4 | May 2010
LISTEN: Radio 4 Woman's Hour | 3/3/10
Kat joins Jenni Murray to talk about her new book, The Equality Illusion
Nightwaves, BBC Radio 3 | 3/2/10
LISTEN: Woman's Hour | 21/10/09
As the Fawcett Society's Campaigns Officer, Kat joined Jenni Murray on Radio 4's Woman's Hour to talk about the sex industry's infiltration of the modern workplace.
Alan Titchmarsh Show | 16/10/09
As the Fawcett Society's Campaigns Officer, Kat took part in a debate on lap dancing on ITV's Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV. Other guests included Kelvin McKensy (former editor of the Sun), Julie Peasgood (resident Sexpert), and Jay Nicholls (glamour model).
WATCH: Treasury Select Committee evidence session | 14/10/09
As Campaigns Officer at Fawcett, Kat gave evidence at the Treasury Select Committee’s evidence session for their inquiry, ‘Women in the City’ on Wednesday 14th October. Other witnesses included Nichola Pease, Deputy Chairperson at J O Hambro Capital Management, Sharron Gunn, Director of Member Services at the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Cathy Turner, Group HR Director at Barclays.
