Opinion Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/opinion/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:37:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Can Growing Conservatism In The US Be Explained Through Tradwives? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/can-growing-conservatism-in-the-us-be-explained-through-tradwives/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/can-growing-conservatism-in-the-us-be-explained-through-tradwives/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:37:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=69419 Tradwives. We’ve all seen them in our long stretches of doomscrolling. How they seem to have endless hours in the day to make bread from scratch, clean and keep their children under control, all while dressed in flowy summer dresses and promoting a stay-at-home lifestyle of motherhood, marriage and using natural foods.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/can-growing-conservatism-in-the-us-be-explained-through-tradwives/feed/ 0 It’s Time To Get Rid Of Outdated Class Categories https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/its-time-to-get-rid-of-outdated-class-categories/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/its-time-to-get-rid-of-outdated-class-categories/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:17:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=68307 Olivia Hughes The class system has been ingrained into the UK for centuries, impacting cultures, communities and identity, but is it time to ditch the labels? The difficulty with the class system in the UK is that it is hard to define. According to Easy Sociology, class hierarchy is determined

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/its-time-to-get-rid-of-outdated-class-categories/feed/ 0 Is Bonnie Blue Setting Us Back? – How History Repeats Itself https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-bonnie-blue-setting-us-back-how-history-repeats-itself/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-bonnie-blue-setting-us-back-how-history-repeats-itself/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:23:51 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=68760 Bonnie Blue, who is known for having sex with over a thousand men in one day, has announced she will be running her own “petting zoo”, where she will be in a glass box allowing men to do “whatever they want” with “no limits” whilst she is tied up.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-bonnie-blue-setting-us-back-how-history-repeats-itself/feed/ 0 Celebrity Fatigue: Are The Days Of Caring About Celebrities’ Opinions Over? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/celebrity-fatigu-days-caring-opinions-over/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/celebrity-fatigu-days-caring-opinions-over/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:27:37 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64926 The era of celebrity worship is coming to an end. Along with it, the sympathy for celebrities showing emotion - most recently Selena Gomez.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/celebrity-fatigu-days-caring-opinions-over/feed/ 0 Sink or Swim? A Tale of Island Mentality https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sink-or-swim-a-tale-of-island-mentality/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sink-or-swim-a-tale-of-island-mentality/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:10:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=40710 With immigration a hot topic, does a shared geographical isolation in Japan and the UK influence our island mentality towards foreigners?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sink-or-swim-a-tale-of-island-mentality/feed/ 0 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Is More Historically Accurate Than You Think https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story-is-more-historically-accurate-than-you-think/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story-is-more-historically-accurate-than-you-think/#respond Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:37:20 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=40159 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story features a diverse cast, lauded by some, but critiqued by others for a lack of historical accuracy.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story-is-more-historically-accurate-than-you-think/feed/ 0 Theatre Etiquette: To Sing Or Not To Sing? That Is The Question https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/theatre-etiquette-to-sing-or-not-to-sing-that-is-the-question/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/theatre-etiquette-to-sing-or-not-to-sing-that-is-the-question/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 18:39:47 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=39366 Following a rowdy audience at a Manchester theatre, we find ourselves asking: how fine is the line between supporting and spoiling a show?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/theatre-etiquette-to-sing-or-not-to-sing-that-is-the-question/feed/ 0 Taylor Swift and Other Girls https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/taylor-swift-and-other-girls/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/taylor-swift-and-other-girls/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 18:13:56 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=39475 What do Taylor Swift, feminism, and the not-like-other-girls phenomenon have in common? Turns out rather a lot.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/taylor-swift-and-other-girls/feed/ 0 Paul O’Grady: In Memoriam https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/paul-ogrady-in-memoriam/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/paul-ogrady-in-memoriam/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:35:18 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=39217 Genevieve Gunn Unafraid to speak his mind, a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, and a friend to all dogs around the globe. These are just some of the ways I could describe the national treasure that was Paul O’Grady. His sudden death last month at the age of 67 has left

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/paul-ogrady-in-memoriam/feed/ 0 Could the Stephen Bear case be a catalyst for change? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/could-the-stephen-bear-case-be-a-catalyst-for-change/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/could-the-stephen-bear-case-be-a-catalyst-for-change/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:55:20 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38571 Poppy Lindsey Since Stephen Bear was convicted of a range of sex offences on 3rd March 2023, there’s been a huge amount of discussion around his crimes. News outlets flooded the headlines with reports on the proceedings, social media went wild in support for victim Georgia Harrison. The question I

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