As 2013 draws to a close, WVoN takes a flying look back over the stories featured on the site this past year.

We kicked off the year with women’s cricket,

and my goodness reader did the UK win it.

‘Everyday Sexism’ too emerged as a winner,

with 50,000 signatories’ and just getting bigger.

A woman on UK banknotes was a spirited campaign,

success was announced with the featuring of Jane.

Yet the victory itself spawned a vicious backlash,

with Criado-Perez facing threats on the cash.

Women continued to face the brunt of the cuts,

calling for action no if, whats or buts.

We mourned the loss of Terry Glover,

Doris Lessing and many empowering others.

Protesters in Ireland called for legislative change,

abortion rights and safety of women shouldn’t be strange.

Nicole Cooke retired from cycling,

her attack on sexism showed she came out fighting.

One Billion Rising urged women to strike! Dance! Rise!

to break the chain and end violence, save lives.

For one third of women in the world will be raped, will be beat;

from inside their homes to out on their streets.

The prison system lets women down,

thus calls for reform of the structure abound.

FGM was exposed and explored,

within the media it was no longer ignored.

No More Page 3! came the impassioned cry,

the Sun is inactive so we still ask them why?

MP Stella Creasy fought for women in the UK,

a comment on her skirt was ill reward for her pain.

Baroness Thatcher passed in April this year,

positivity of her legacy was not deemed that clear.

Emily Wilding Davidson died 100 years ago,

The Feminine Mystique had its 50 year show.

The gender gap continues, women struggle on part time,

opportunities are limited, mothers suffer with no dime.

Women are gamers too the journalists shout,

elsewhere women in film get a modicum more clout.

The UN passed a resolution on sexual violence in war,

providing non-judgemental healthcare more universal than before.

The Savile case exposed more victims and more crime,

immunity was lifted, it was more than about time.

Female victim blaming worsened and made appearances in court,

revealing studies showed it was more prevalent than first thought.

Malala Youfsafzai valiantly protests for girls rights,

to access education and when denied it, peacefully fight.

The year draws to a close with 16 days of action,

hoping that anti-violence, anti-militarism gain political traction.

And for next year I hope that the twittersphere will be ok,

and maybe, just maybe, there’ll be equality for women one day.