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Emma McGowan
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Senior Writer, Avast and Contributor, Freelance
Los Angeles, San Francisco
Beats
Biography
Emma McGowan is a veteran blogger and SFSI-endorsed sex educator with over nine years of experience and upwards of 1000 articles on her byline. Her main focuses are startups and sex but she covers a range of topics. Emma is a sex/relationships/dating writer at Bustle and a senior writer at Startups.com. Her work has appeared on Buzzfeed, Broadly, Bedsider, Mashable, The Daily Dot, Mic, and The Bold Italic, among others. She’s the Editor in Chief of the sex positive sexual health site Sexual + Being and the sex tech website Kink&Code. Emma McGowan also does freelance blogging and content editing for a startups. Past clients include MiKandi, Lystable, Tenta, and NatureCity. Topics covered include personal finance, wine, natural health, adult apps, online security, and sex toys, among others. If you’re looking for a reliable, great writer, she’s open to pitches. Emma is available for consultations on blogging, writing, editing, building your brand, copy editing, and how to successfully live the digital nomad life. She loves connecting with other writers and thinks that writer karma should be taken seriously — no writer would be anywhere without their networks. Additionally, Emma McGowan is a sex positive feminist whose hobbies include making patterns and sewing, connecting with other women, and reading at least three books a week. Emma speaks Spanish fluently and has lived in or traveled to Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru, San Francisco, Vermont, Japan, Bali, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand in the past five years. Her favorite places to live are Guatemala and Argentina and she hopes to never stop traveling.
Sex, LGBTQIA, Startups, Sex Tech, Politics, Online Security, Tech, Lifestyle, Feminism
I don’t cover pageant-related events.
Content
By James McHugh, Emma McGowan, Christopher Hammond, Richard Baker| The MJ Verified The financial costs of temporary accommodation (TA) pose an existential threat to local authorities across the country. Recent data paints a stark picture of this crisis, with TA expenditure reaching £2.42bn in 2023-24. Even more troubling is the human cost – TA has been linked to the deaths of 74 children in England over the past five years.
By Emma McGowan, Paul Marinko, James McHugh, Nick Raper| The MJ Verified Following Angela Raynor's speech last month, it feels like every day someone is spotting something new or having a different take on something we thought we had figured out. There have been phone calls aplenty behind the scenes, picking apart the timelines and annexes of the correspondence that followed the launch of the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and devolution process. The sector's WhatsApp channels haven't stopped buzzing.
By Nick Raper, Emma McGowan, Christopher Hammond, Richard Baker| The MJ Verified Stepping up into a leadership role takes persistence, self-belief, and a strategic mindset. At our recent Step Up to Director of Public Health webinar, public health leaders shared their experiences, challenges, and strategies for taking on senior leadership roles. The webinar featured insights from Siobhan Farmer, director of public health at Gloucestershire CC, and Stephen Gunther, corporate director of public health at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States