Kat Lister
Freelance journalist.
I write about women and culture
PROJECTS
the-pool.com
Sadiq Khan: “Men must join women and girls in the fight for equality”
Kat Lister sat down with London mayor Sadiq Khan to discuss #MeToo, the gender pay gap – and why he’s proud to be a feminist
the-pool.com
Richard Ratcliffe: “Nazanin’s imprisonment in Iran amounts to torture”
It’s a new year. And Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband is still asking when his wife and daughter will return home
the-pool.com
Revisiting my miscarriage, 1 year on
High above the bustling city of Osaka, hidden deep within Mount Kōya – Japan’s holiest mountain – women quietly come and go with the temple chimes. Weaving through the towering cedar trees, they come to grieve for their unborn children
the-pool.com
Tarantino’s defence of Roman Polanski is just as revolting, 15 years on
Perhaps this resurfaced footage tells us how pivotal the #MeToo moment is, says Kat Lister
the-pool.com
Does Melania Trump actually want to be saved?
Everyone loves a mystery to solve, says Kat Lister. America’s first lady is, arguably, the strangest enigma of all
the-pool.com
Weinstein sabotaged Salma Hayek’s career – and distorted Frida Kahlo’s legacy
Kat Lister’s love of Frida Kahlo was ignited by Salma Hayek’s biopic. She didn’t know there was a monster behind the movie who sought to diminish them both
the-pool.com
20 years on, Monica Lewinsky has much to teach us about slut-shaming
Having endured an international public humiliation, Lewinsky can understand the performative misogyny of the internet better than most
the-pool.com
Mary Beard’s new manifesto exposes the mythology behind misogyny
Kat Lister talks to the outspoken classicist about Medusa, Hillary Clinton – and the barriers that still prevent women from gaining power
the-pool.com
How can we allow a British-Iranian woman to be imprisoned for five years?
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving time for “non-specific charges” in a Tehran prison. In October, her husband, Richard, talked to Kat Lister about the devastating sentence
huckmagazine.com
The Afghan girls defying death threats to pursue their passion
Zohra is the first ever all-female music ensemble in Afghanistan’s history, with its members facing death threats and family rejection just for doing what they love. Writer Kat Lister hears their incredible story.
Medium
Hillary Clinton, Sean Spicer, And Who Gets To Speak
Our engagement with Spicer and Trump speaks volumes about who we’re prepared to listen to, in spite of the very real dangers they pose, and who we are not.
marieclaire.co.uk
How The Handmaid’s Tale kickstarted a feminist movement
Words by Kat Lister
On a sun-dappled Monday in March, a dozen women walk into the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin; their red robes fluttering as they silently make their way into the Senate chambers where 31 Senators (23 of whom are men) are debating women’s reproductive autonomy.
When thi...
the-pool.com
Meet Dreph, the man behind empowering portraits of black British women
Kat Lister talks to Neequaye Dreph Dsane, a street artist committed to making brilliant women visible
VICE
Kids in Uganda Are Making Pads So Girls Can Stop Missing School ...
Kids in Uganda Are Making Pads So Girls Can Stop Mi...
huckmagazine.com
In the ring with London’s feminist punk wrestlers
Inspired by Netflix’s GLOW, EVE has shattered stereotypes to become the UK’s first feminist-punk-rock wrestling organisation. Journalist Kat Lister heads to their ‘secret girl gang clubhouse’ in Bethnal Green to learn more.