Lauren Hope Sanderson

Freelance journalist and Editor in Chief at Empoword Journalism. Bylines in Epigram, Bristol 24/7, Empoword Journalism and Her Campus.

Epigram •

What does it take to be a woman in media?

At the first event of Epigram and the Croft’s ‘Women in Media’ careers week, Deputy Editor Marine Saint and Creative Director Freya Shaw sat down with a diverse panel of inspiring women from the media sector. In what promised to be the first insightful discussion of many, a lecture theatre of aspiring media professionals gathered to watch the hour-long panel delve into their career experiences and advice on accessing the industry.
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In conversation with Amelia Twine | Leading Bristol’s slow fashion movement

Charity shops, vintage, thrifted. Words which come to mind when thinking about the fashion movement that has taken over many Bristol students' style. It comes as no surprise then that Bristol is the birthplace of Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW), currently the only one of its kind in the UK. Founded by Amelia Twine, co-owner of non-profit organisation A Single Thread CIC, SFW works in community engagement to make sustainable fashion more accessible.
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Social Media Activism: A Student Perspective

Defunding the police. The climate crisis. Lists of Black owned businesses. Non-optical allyship. How you can support Ukraine. These are just some of the bold-fonted and pastel-coloured posts I see from a quick scroll through my Instagram explore page. And the harder I search, there seems to be a post, infographic or informative slideshow for almost every cause I could imagine. Social media, for better or for worse, has become a news source.
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High stakes in the hunt for housing: how has increased competition affected the search for student accommodation?

The last-minute scramble for student housing is fast approaching. In the coming weeks, floods of students will face the annual rush to secure the last remaining student houses on the rental market. In a city already infamous for its housing shortages, how has the University of Bristol’s massive student influx affected the search for private student housing?
Her Campus •

Women are Being Systematically Ignored by the Healthcare System

When we think of the inequalities facing modern women, we tend to think of the gender wage gap, the ever-looming threat of gender-based violence, or limited access to safe and legal abortions worldwide. But we rarely consider the gender disparities in healthcare.

From the gender bias in medical trials to the disbelief towards female pain and the subsequent disparities in women’s treatment, the dismissal of women and people AFAB in the medical field is a downplayed but glaringly critical issue.