My most valuable possession? My grandmother’s recipe book

Growing up, I rebelled against cooking, believing I would be conforming to gender norms that I did not wish to promote. Now, as an adult, I see my grandmother’s recipe book with different eyes. Continue reading My most valuable possession? My grandmother’s recipe book

Kristiyana Yordanova: “Being chosen as Miss World Bulgaria comes with a responsibility”

In an interview with Sip of Culture, Miss World Bulgaria 2022 shares her personal story, revealing how she emigrated to Canada as a little girl and how it feels to return to her roots and represent her country in the Miss World pageant. Continue reading Kristiyana Yordanova: “Being chosen as Miss World Bulgaria comes with a responsibility”

With International Women’s Day rapidly approaching, I have been thinking about the woman that I am today and the things that have shaped me. Continue reading I have been shaped by the women I have met

Understanding just how underrepresented they are, the Québécoise photographer Arianne Clément has made it her mission to put the elderly in the spotlight. Continue reading Arianne Clément gives the elderly a voice using her camera

For the fourth time in twenty-four years, I have moved abroad. The first time I moved abroad, I was only six years old and I did not have much of a say on the matter. To be frank, I did … Continue reading Relocation: through the eyes of a 6-year-old and a grown woman

To learn more about the corset and what remains of it today, Sip of Culture reached out to the historian Henric Bagerius. Continue reading ‘The modern-day corset sits inside our bodies’: An interview with historian Henric Bagerius

Age-old sayings and expressions such as “Il faut souffrir pour être belle” (One must suffer to be beautiful) programme us to believe that beauty is pain. Continue reading How we are programmed to believe that beauty is pain

Sip of Culture conducted a survey to find out how it feels to be an expatriate and woman in Bulgaria. Continue reading Expats reveal what it is like to be a woman in Bulgaria

Qahera is a 2013 webcomic by the Egyptian comic artist Deena Mohamed. In its 10 parts, it tackles islamophobia, misogyny, and white feminism, among others. Continue reading Qahera: The Egyptian Webcomic that Challenges Patriarchy, Islamophobia, and Misogyny

Maisaa Al Mannai is a self-taught artist from Qatar whose paintings depict Arab women in traditional clothing. Speaking to Sip of Culture, she discussed her art and inspirations. Continue reading Maisaa Al Mannai: “Female gender plays a vital role in the development of our nation”

The transition from childhood into womanhood shocks you as you realise you do not “become” a woman, you “learn” how to be one. Continue reading You do not become a woman, you learn how to be one

Lainey Molnar’s illustrations highlight that every woman has the right to choose how she wants to live her life. Continue reading Lainey Molnar: The illustrator who empowers women all over the world