Kyla McDowall
Please Join Us This Saturday For Voices of Experience – Discussions on Architecture
All around the world, architecture shapes the character of a place and endures in our memories. Architectural landmarks are some of the only Earthly things that truly endure against time, […]
Don’t Miss This Week: Sharon Hayes In Conversation
This Saturday 8th October, starting 2pm, we at the Women’s Library are delighted to welcome renowned American artist Sharon Hayes and her latest commission In My Little Corner of the […]
I Don’t Think Little Big Girls Should Go Walking in These Spooky Old Woods Alone: Carter’s The Company of Wolves
Angela Carter is one of my all-time favourite writers, but, I shamefully admit, I had never read perhaps her greatest work – The Bloody Chamber, a collection of short stories. […]
Exhibiting Now at GWL: Beyond the Selfie
The GWL are excited to be exhibiting Beyond the Selfie, an incredible collection of self-portraits compiled by a group of talented young Scottish women exploring the diverse concept of female […]
Gender Wage Gaps in the Arts Sector
As a young woman currently considering any and all future employment prospects, the recent media coverage on the gender pay gap is something I’ve been following closely. Apparently, I can […]
Join us this Thursday for a special Story Café with Catherine Czerkawska!
Pop in to the Women’s Library this Thursday 11th August from 12:30pm for another special Story Café as versatile author and playwright Catherine Czerkawska joins us to talk about her […]
The Beauty of A Call for Cloth
Call for Cloth is a new project coming to Glasgow Women’s Library, exploring the stories we tell about ourselves through cloth and clothing. An opportunity to get together, share stories and skills, and make a collaborative artwork that will be shown as part of the exhibition ‘Tall Tales’ this Autumn.
The Global Challenge of Being a Girl
It can be hard being a girl. For women in general on a global scale, the social struggle can be life-threatening and desperate. In figures I’ve gathered from the Global […]
The Issue of the Portrayal of Women in Film and Media
Almost everyone everywhere in the world has consumed at least a handful of popular Hollywood-esque media products in their lifetimes, be it magazines, television, social media, websites, or – particularly […]