FiLiA
FiLiA is a UK-based feminist charity, platforming and connecting women through our annual conference, blog posts, and podcasts. Listen to women sharing stories, wisdom, experience, feminism, sisterhood and solidarity. Find us at: www.filia.org.uk
The opinions expressed here represent the views of each woman. FiLiA does not necessarily endorse or support every woman's opinion, but we uphold women's rights to freedom of belief, thought and expression.
Episodes
207 episodes
#164 Margaret Owen: On Hunger Strike for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Margaret Owen, 89, began a hunger strike on November 16, 2021 to raise awareness to th...
#163 FiLiA Meets Zemzem Mohamed
We are honoured to speak with the campaigner Zemzem Mohamed who is working to support women and children affected by the hidden humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Tigray region. This crisis is considered...
#162 Feminist Academic Jo Phoenix is Standing Her Ground and Moving Forward
Professor Jo Phoenix, Chair in Criminology at The Open University, a Trustee of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and the Co-Convenor of the Gender Critical Research Network at the Open University, ...
#161 Women Leaving Faith
Three women from three different Abrahamic religions talk with host Gita Sahgal about their experiences growing up in and leaving fundamentalist expressions of faith. Yasmine Mohammed, an ex-Muslim; Frimet...
#160 A Response to the University of Leicester's "Student Sex Worker Policy & Toolkit"
In this episode, FiLiA volunteer Luba Fein meets Nicole, a sex trade survivor to discuss the University of Leicester’s recent publication, the “Student Sex Worker Policy and Toolkit” which details how best to support those who may turn to prost...
#159 Julie Macfarlane: A Force of Nature Against Patriarchal Abuse
We are delighted to speak with a remarkable force of nature called Julie Macfarlane. A fierce advocate for survivors of sexual violence as well as survivors of institutional abuse, Dr Julie Macfarlane has ...
#158 Ann Henderson on Recording the Contribution that Women Make in Academia
Ann Henderson was the second female Rector at the University of Edinburgh. During her three-year tenure, she experienced sustained targeting by trans activist students and staff members, while receiving mi...
#157 Combatting Rape Culture and Sexism in Schools
We speak to Gemma Aitchison from Yes Matters about the Yes Matters Commitment, an initiative to tackle rape culture in schools. Helping schools to show pupils and parents alike that they are taking rape cu...
#156 Ban Virginity Testing and Hymenoplasty
We talk to Halaleh Taheri, Founder & Executive Director of MEWSo, who is campaigning to ban Virginity testing and Hymenoplasty (hymen repair) and to expose it as the misogynistic practice that it ...
#155 Women Unsilenced: Feminists speak out against torture
We listen to stories of survivors of prostitution/pornography, female sexual mutilation, rape... It is now time we confronted the reality of torture. Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald have compiled decades...
#154 FiLiA Legacy Project Meets Sharena Lee Satti
In this episode of the FiLiA podcast, we speak to poet Sharena Lee Satti about her work and inspiration.Writing has never been optional for Sharena Lee Satti. ...
#153 Birthing Expert Milli Hill Will Not be Silenced by Misogynist Bullies
Birthing expert Milli Hill who was “cancelled” for suggesting violence in childbirth was committed against women rather than against “birthing people” talks to FiLiA Spokeswoman Raquel Rosario Sanchez in t...
#152 Helen Joyce on Trans
Dr Helen Joyce, author, journalist and editor at The Economist, joins the FiLiA podcast to discuss her newly-released book Trans. An in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of gender identity theory, Helen ...
#151 Stephanie Davies-Arai Interviews Parents of Gender Confused Boys
Leading expert Stephanie Davies-Arai, founder of Transgender Trend discusses Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria with two concerned mothers, Emily and Marie, who are involved with
#150 Kurdish Women's Voices: Interview with Houzan Mahmoud
We speak to Houzan Mahmoud, a Kurdish feminist, writer and anti-war activist from South Kurdistan. She was one of the speakers at the anti-war rally in March 2003 in London and is the co-founder of the Cul...
#149 Global Update on Sex-Based Rights with Spanish and German Feminists
This May, feminists around the world greeted the news that efforts to uphold women’s sex-based rights were being upheld both in the Spanish and German national Congress:
#148 German Abolitionists Expose the Shocking Truth about the Legal Sex Trade
Discover the real, often hidden story of the legalised German sex trade. Manuela Schon and Elly Arrow are two abolitionists from Germany, a country famous for its vast legal sex industry. Many people believe that the German model proves the suc...
#147 Bright Green Lies: Reclaiming the Environmental Movement
FiLiA volunteer Salonika, interviews Lierre Keith and Julia Barnes about their book and documentary film, ‘Bright Green Lies’. Lierre and Julia explain how the environmental movement has now been highjack...
#146 The Pimping of Prostitution by Julie Bindel - Audio Book Launch
Journalist, author, co-founder of Justice for Women and Feminist activist Julie Bindel and founder of SPACE International Rachel Moran discuss one of the most contested issues facing feminists, human right...
#145 History and Memories of the Domestic Violence Movement
In this episode of the FiLiA Podcast, Gill discusses how her new book, History and Memories of the Domestic Violence Movement, showcases the campaigning zeal on which policies, services and awaren...
#144 Alice Sullivan: Why We Need Accurate Data on Sex in Science
Professor Alice Sullivan joins FiLiA volunteer Sara on the FiLiA podcast to explain why we need accurate data on sex in scientific research (and how it is especially important for women and girls), what ha...
#143 Scottish Sisters and the struggle for funding
Sharon Aitchison, Margaret Lynch and Dawn Fyfe, three Scottish sisters on the frontline of preserving the knowledge and expertise of the Specialist Women’s sector in Scotland speak to FiLiA trustee, Sally Jackson, after another service lost its...
#142 Feminist and Ecological Politics
EcoFeminist legends Vandana Shiva, Farida Akhter, and Susan Hawthorne have highlighted the role of women in the ecological movement throughout their lives. In this episode of the FiLiA podcast, they discuss how environmental destruction is base...
