Alona Ferber
New Statesman
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Alona:
Why do hospitals treat pregnant women like vessels?
NHS Lothian’s policy of only providing meals to breastfeeding mums is devoid of humanity. → Read More
Liz Truss’s conflation of anti-Semitism with wokeism is mad and bad
Last week Liz Truss pledged to change “woke civil service culture that strays into anti-Semitism". Please don't drag Jews into the culture war. → Read More
The success of women’s football is feminist revolution by stealth
The effect of seeing women footballers win will radically alter equality between girls and boys. → Read More
The trans culture war is a distraction from the more urgent issues women face
Women care more about abortion, female employment and violence against us. → Read More
Even after Roe v Wade “women’s issues” are sidelined, and I am sick to death of it
Women feel the threat to our abortion rights viscerally, in our bones. → Read More
It's not Oxbridge or nothing
Elitist institutions hold us back from real equality. → Read More
Israel elections 2021: can Binyamin Netanyahu break yet another political stalemate?
With 90 per cent of the vote counted, the Prime Minister does not have a clear coalition – but neither do his rivals. → Read More
Israel elections 2021: What does Benny Gantz’s fall mean for the opposition?
As Israelis prepare to head to the polls, the opposition to Netanyahu is more fragmented than ever. → Read More
Sarah Everard’s disappearance is a horrifying reminder that women live in fear of violence
Women grow up conditioned to protect themselves from attack. But why should the onus be on us? → Read More
Polling: Where do Labour voters stand on trans rights, race and gender equality?
Exclusive polling for the New Statesman finds Labour voters split on key questions of identity. → Read More
Why gender-neutral healthcare language is not a threat to women – or anyone else
Terms such as “chest-feeding” might sound strange to some, but surely our health system should make every effort to reach vulnerable groups? → Read More
Sex and the City might seem dated now – but for a Nineties teen, it was radical
Sex and the City showed me a world created by and for women. I felt seen by it, even though it was many miles away from who I was. → Read More
After the unremitting awfulness of 2020, even hope feels dangerous
The early months of the pandemic seem almost quaint compared to the horrors that were to come. → Read More
How Covid-19 led to a global crisis in maternity care
Pregnant women around the world have endured inadequate treatment since the start of the pandemic. → Read More
Why is gender equality being overlooked in the post-Covid recovery?
The pandemic threatens to reverse decades of feminist progress – governments must act now. → Read More
Ed Davey on Boris Johnson’s climate plan: “The Conservatives have wasted five years”
The Liberal Democrat leader has warned that the Tories’ new ten-point green programme does not go far enough. → Read More
How the Women’s Equality Party took on the most divisive issue in feminism
The party convened a members’ assembly to explore whether feminists can find common ground in the trans rights debate. → Read More
The double standard of the national mission to “save Christmas”
Unlike Christmas, festivals for religious minorities have been ignored by the government throughout the pandemic. → Read More
“Nobody feels it’s equal”: how Israel’s second lockdown is widening the religious-secular divide
A lack of agreement over new Covid-19 restrictions indicates a lack of trust in the nation’s government. → Read More
Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
The philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights. → Read More