Kat Banyard

Kat Banyard
Kat Banyard in 2010
Born1982 (age 41–42)
OccupationWriter
Known forFeminism

Kat Banyard (born 1982)[1] is a British author and activist against sexual inequality.[2] She is the co-founder and director of UK Feminista,[3] a feminist pressure group whose campaigns have included Lose the Lads Mags,[4] and the author of two books on feminist topics. She has also made appearances on UK television channels discussing feminist topics.[5][6] Banyard's work is critical of choice feminism, the beauty industry[7] and the sex industry, which she describes as "commercial sexual exploitation".[7] In 2010, Kira Cochrane, writing for The Guardian, called Banyard "the UK's most influential young feminist".[2]

  1. ^ Banyard, Kat (2010). The Equality Illusion: The Truth about Women and Men Today (About the author section). Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571246267. Retrieved 11 October 2019. Banyard was born in 1982 and is the founder of FEM Conferences, an acclaimed series of national feminist conferences.
  2. ^ a b Cochrane, Kira (10 September 2010). "Why Kat Banyard is the UK's most influential young feminist". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ "About Us". UK Feminista. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ Guardian Staff (26 May 2013). "Letters: Lose the lads' mags or risk legal action". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Sexual harassment debate: 'It's offensive to women that have been raped to discuss knee touching'". Channel 4 News. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ Cormack, Morgan (10 November 2021). "Why Panorama: Online Pimps Exposed is dividing viewers". Stylist. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Kat Banyard: 'We were sold a lie on an almighty scale, that equality had been won, the battle was over'". The Guardian. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2021.