Marion Bowman was director of One World Media until August 2012, before joining openDemocracy 50.50 as a Commissioning Editor. Marion was a presenter, producer and commissioner of current affairs programmes for Channel 4 and ITV, and worked for the BBC as a producer and as Managing Editor, Entertainment. She was Deputy Director of Programmes with the Independent Television. Marion has written for numerous publications including The Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer and New Statesman.
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Published in: 50.50The distance travelled: Beijing, Hillary, and women's rightsHillary Rodham Clinton will need to listen to the voices of women working at grassroots on the frontline, and be...
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Published in: 50.50Piece of Silk: "When story-telling is a matter of life and death"The play, Piece of Silk, is a powerful study of the experiences of women survivors of domestic abuse - an experience...
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Published in: 50.50Rape testimony: pitting truths against rape cultureWomen of the World (WOW) created a public, cultural space where women’s stories of survival and their manner of...
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Published in: 50.50Writing a new feminist text for our timesIn what conditions does patriarchy thrive? And in what conditions does feminism thrive? Travelling from Rojava to...
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Published in: 50.50The masculinisation of complexityYou would think a peace movement would be the least patriarchal of all social movements but you can masculinise...
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Published in: 50.50There are more of us who want peace than want the killing to continue
The ‘utopian’ slur against peacemakers is defeatist propaganda for pro-war, pro-militarisation and securitisation...