On this week’s episode, we look at whether Hollywood is hijacking feminism, ask if Theresa May can avoid her government collapsing over the customs union, and question why Vladimir Putin is so invested in Syria.
First up, much has been made of the Time’s Up campaign and celebrities wearing black outfits to the Golden Globes, but is this a case of style over substance? While glamorous actresses are embracing the feminist cause on the red carpet, Jenny McCartney asks if anything is being done to change an industry that depends on the fostering of female insecurity. As she argues in this week’s magazine:
‘The question, surely, is whether celebrity feminism is ready to engage with wider issues than a vague agreement that some men behave badly towards women at work, and that it should stop. Out in the world of social media, for example, feminist discussion is rapidly becoming less of a warm bath with fellow members of the sisterhood than a shark-infested bay.’
Joanna Williams, columnist for Spiked and author of ‘Women Vs Feminism’, and film journalist Helen O’Hara join Isabel Hardman to discuss whether Hollywood is taking feminism seriously.
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