Team Bookends Pick of the Week

We’ve gathered the perfect bundle of articles we’ve loved this week for you to read, from a happy little penguin to the petition to get ‘Essex Girl’ out of the dictionary.

Jeska

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2-INEDRA18

I have watched this video ON REPEAT since I came across it on Wednesday! If you’re feeling remotely sad/tired/under the weather – this video will fix you!

Vicky

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/27/seaworld-penguin-wetsuit-feather-loss

World news can be pretty depressing at the moment, so to warm your cockles and your heart take 5 to see Wonder Twin the penguin try on her new wetsuit for size

Aimee

https://www.upworthy.com/why-thousands-of-women-in-iceland-walked-off-the-job-at-238-pm?c=fea

This week I was really impressed with this protest against wage inequality in Iceland. As women make about 18% less than their male counterparts, those protesting left work at 2:38pm (an 18% shorter work day). A peaceful protest with a powerful message.

Katie

https://www.the-pool.com/news-views/opinion/2016/43/lynn-enright-irish-abortion-law-savita-halappanavar

More relevant than ever with the Repeal the 8^th campaign, this article reminds us what the movement to change abortion laws in Ireland is all about: women and our right to choose.

Helena

http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/why-im-joining-thousands-of-women-petitioning-to-remove-essex-girl-from-the-dictionary

As someone who hails from Essex I was amazed to see this definition actually made it into the dictionary in the first place. Believe it or not, Essex girls are not all about big hair, white heels and handbags…we’re actually quite an intelligent bunch.

Photo from: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/535646949410608628/