Sian Norris

Sian Norris is a senior investigative reporter at openDemocracy. Her work has also been published in The Observer, The Guardian, The Times, the i, New Statesman, The Lead, The Ferret, Inside Housing and Byline Times. Her latest book is ‘Bodies Under Siege: How the Far-Right Attack on Reproductive Rights Went Global ’ (Verso, 2023). She also founded the Bristol Women’s Literature Festival.

Special report: FGM survivors more visible in UK statistics, and activism

“I really hope that no one has to go through that kind of pain,” says one survivor, as data reveals 22,000 newly-recorded cases in four years.

By Sian Norris

/ 21 Nov 2019

Special report: FGM survivors more visible in UK statistics, and activism

Satanic conspiracies and Brexiteers: inside a bizarre ‘academy’ for anti-abortion activists

This month in London, I got a close-up look at the movement that has targeted pro-choice MP Stella Creasy with protests and graphic imagery

By Sian Norris

/ 29 Oct 2019

Satanic conspiracies and Brexiteers: inside a bizarre ‘academy’ for anti-abortion activists

Revealed: controversial plan to boost religious lobby in Brussels, as far right pledges to fight for ‘Christian Europe’

Leaked proposals from a senior Irish politician, backed by powerful Christian lobbyists, raise stakes in European elections, where the far right is pushing for big gains

By Sian Norris

/ 15 May 2019

Revealed: controversial plan to boost religious lobby in Brussels, as far right pledges to fight for ‘Christian Europe’

These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in Bangladesh

On Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working conditions. And they demand to be heard.

By Sian Norris

/ 6 May 2019

These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in Bangladesh

How angry men's rights activists online helped propel Trump to victory

New academic research reveals the ‘Red Pill’ effect and how a men’s rights forum radicalised its members to back Trump in the 2016 US election.

By Sian Norris and Camille Mijola

/ 29 Apr 2019

How angry men's rights activists online helped propel Trump to victory

International anti-feminist network organises rally in Spain

Globally connected groups are working together to threaten women’s rights – and they’ve landed in Spain for International Women’s Day

By Sian Norris

/ 8 Mar 2019

International anti-feminist network organises rally in Spain

Don’t forget the working-class women who made suffragette history

A century after some UK women won the vote, most of the suffragette stories we hear still focus on the elite. But this was a diverse movement.

By Sian Norris

/ 9 Jan 2019

Don’t forget the working-class women who made suffragette history

A century after some UK women won the vote, most of the suffragette stories we hear still focus on the elite. But this was a diverse movement.

By Sian Norris

/ 9 Jan 2019

After Me Too, can we trust the UK government to tackle sexual abuse?

If our lawmakers fail to confront abuse in their own workplace, how do we trust them to enact effective policies for the rest of us?

By Sian Norris

/ 22 Dec 2018

After Me Too, can we trust the UK government to tackle sexual abuse?

If our lawmakers fail to confront abuse in their own workplace, how do we trust them to enact effective policies for the rest of us?

By Sian Norris

/ 22 Dec 2018

Excluded, stereotyped and abused: where do women stand in UK politics today?

100 years since (some) women won the right to vote, they’re still marginalised in corridors of our power – and facing a backlash there too.

By Sian Norris

/ 19 Dec 2018

Excluded, stereotyped and abused: where do women stand in UK politics today?

100 years since (some) women won the right to vote, they’re still marginalised in corridors of our power – and facing a backlash there too.

By Sian Norris

/ 19 Dec 2018