Pictured with writer Lale Gül in VROUW magazine
Pictured with writer Lale Gül in VROUW magazine
Together with Lale Gül, Sybilla Claus appeared in De Telegraaf's VROUW magazine on 1 February 2025. It was a fun day, with a make-up artist who made us both look beautiful and a photographer (Brenda van Leeuwen) who photographed us endlessly. Below is the interview by Hester Zitvast.
"Don't bend, stay rebellious" — Sybilla Claus (65) is in a long-distance relationship and is an anthropologist, journalist and writer. Gender Rebels recently appeared, a book that investigates why things are going so badly for girls today. As a child…
"…I didn't say much; I was shy and quiet. My mother was overprotective. I helped with the washing-up and the ironing. My brother didn't have to do anything. He was the little prince. At secondary school I lost that shyness. I immersed myself in injustice, poverty and animal suffering."
The rest of the interview can only be read in print.
About the books
Sybilla Claus, editor of Gender Rebels (Uitgeverij het Haantje, 2024), appeared in the magazine alongside Lale Gül. The book, with forty contributors, asks why things are going so badly for girls today; read more on the Gender Rebels page. Its English edition is Rebel Girls, published by Spinifex Press.
Other media coverage includes the Vrouw podcast recorded with the same editorial team, the column by Ronald Plasterk and the interview in Reformatorisch Dagblad. All appearances are listed in the media overview, and questions about women and gender are answered in the FAQ.
Sybilla Claus
Anthropologist, journalist and author. Author of Gender Rebels (2024) and the upcoming Rebel Girls (Spinifex, 2026).
Work
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