Menopause and the Workplace: the potential for progressive change
The Women and Equalities Committee are attempting to create legislative change to the Equality Act 2010 to include menopause as a...
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- Apr 3, 2021
- 8 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Joanna Wolfarth
Please introduce yourself! My name is Joanna. I graduated from King’s (Law) in the summer of 2020. However, I am 25, as I started my LLB...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 11 min
Feminist Role Models in the Harry Potter Series
It would be wrong to assume that only Harry Potter matters in the Harry Potter series. While the series is named after him, it still...
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Diverse Voices: Disabilities
"Rudi Bollen does not let his visual impairment stand in the way of his work": https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/nl/campuskrant/0910/01/alumnus-...
- Mar 18, 2021
- 3 min
Kim Kardashian: Becoming a Lawyer in 2022
In 2019, Kim Kardashian revealed that she was studying to be a lawyer, and if everything goes as planned, she will become a qualified...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Jessica Arapu
1. Please introduce yourself! Hi everyone! I’m Jessica and I studied Law with European Legal Studies (with a year abroad at Bocconi...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
BOOK REVIEW: In Black and White, Alexandra Wilson
Alexandra Wilson is a young mixed-race woman from Essex, and In Black and White is her narrative of becoming a barrister in which she...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Lian May Tan
1. Please introduce yourself! Hi KWIL and readers! I am May Tan and I completed my LLB Law degree at King's College London in Summer...
- Dec 30, 2020
- 4 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sophie Bessisso
1. Please introduce yourself! Dear KWIL Members and Spotlight On Series Readers, I would like to start by saying how grateful I am for...
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Perlina Patel
1. Please introduce yourself! I am currently in my final year of the LLB at King’s and founder of a small do-good platform called Natwar....
- Oct 26, 2020
- 6 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sammy Chen
1. Please introduce yourself! Hello KWIL and lovely readers! My name is Sammy Chen, and I’m currently knee-deep in my third year of a Law...
- Sep 28, 2020
- 5 min
Lessons from Baroness Kennedy: women in legal practice
Last year, the Dickson Poon School of Law had created a series of lectures to celebrate 100 years of women being allowed to enter the...
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Women at the Bar
Over the summer, I participated in a summer school conducted by one of the four Inns of Court - Middle Temple. The whole week was an...
- Aug 27, 2020
- 6 min
‘Invisible Women’: lessons to be learnt for the legal industry
‘Invisible Women’ by Caroline Criado Perez is a scathing expose explaining the ‘gender data gap’ existing across all sectors of society....
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
How the surge of COVID-19 is affecting women disproportionately
With governments worldwide grappling with policies to ensure the safety of its citizens while preventing detriments in its economies, the...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
LeanIn: An organisation that empowers and supports women all around the world
LeanIn.Org is a nonprofit organisation that strives to help women reach their ambitions and seeks to create a more inclusive workforce....
- Aug 13, 2020
- 4 min
The #MeToo movement and its global impact
1. How did it start? The #MeToo movement focuses on the experiences of sexual violence survivors with an effort to effect social change....
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
What is the ‘Rough Sex Defence’ and why is Banning it Good News?
The 6th July 2020 saw MPs vote in favour of a new clause in the most recent Domestic Abuse Bill, welcoming a ban of the ‘rough sex...
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
Spotlight on Pashann Bhada
Introduce yourself! I was born in India and lived there for 13 years before moving to Singapore and then to London for university. I...
- Jan 23, 2019
- 2 min
Spotlight on Taylor
Please introduce yourself. I finished my degree at King’s in Politics, Philosophy, and Law last summer, and I’m now studying the LPC at...