The Spiceworld generation
Twenty-five years ago, the Spice Girls told Gen X to “move over” – and whispered feminist slogans to nascent millennials.
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Elif Shafak’s Diary: Solidarity with Iranian women, Instagram anxiety, and a turn at the Booker Prize ceremony
An unexpected link to a schoolgirl killed in Afghanistan is a reminder that we are all citizens of the world.
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The hollow feminism of “empowering” Hollywood thrillers
From Don’t Worry Darling to Promising Young Woman, a recent wave of purportedly feminist films have shallow, simplistic messages.
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Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-Budget” benefits men more than women
This government has made its priorities clear.
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From the NS archive: Sex wars
19 October 1929: Our newspapers are full of sex wars, sex repressions, sex this and sex that.
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Why do straight men love the Elizabeth Line?
On dates, in the pub, and on social media, men won’t stop telling me about London’s newest mode of transport.
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From the NS archive: New Woman
2 October 1964: Anti-domestic, anti-romantic and rather anti-men: there is an outburst of programmes on women in society.
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The success of women’s football is feminist revolution by stealth
The effect of seeing women footballers win will radically alter equality between girls and boys.
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Why I haven’t been watching the 2022 Women’s Euros
I was a devoted footballer as a child, often the only girl on the team. So why can’t I fully…
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Judith Butler on Roe vs Wade, trans rights and the war on education
The philosopher and gender theorist says the restriction of abortion rights is part of a project to restore patriarchy.
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Don’t make the Tory leadership contest about the trans culture war
Women care more about abortion, female employment and violence against us.
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Why men don’t get Roe vs Wade
Women feel the threat to our abortion rights viscerally, in our bones.
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To protect abortion rights, don’t let the UK ditch the ECHR
Privacy campaigners warn metadata could put Americans seeking abortions at risk of prosecution. Is Europe any safer?
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Emma Thompson’s new film is an absurd view of what a middle-aged woman’s life is worth
In Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Nancy says that paying for sex has been her only adventure in life.…
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The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: liberal feminism under attack
Louise Perry’s new book is a provocative denunciation of pornified culture and sex positivity.
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Why Everything I Know About Love leaves men baffled
The BBC TV drama based on Dolly Alderton’s memoir captures a female millennial reality that certain men struggle to understand.
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If Boris Johnson was a woman, he’d never get away with so much
Imagine a female prime minister with a reputation for partying, promiscuity and messy hair.
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Feminists must abandon their delusions about the sexual revolution
Men and women are not the same, and it is usually women who suffer when we pretend otherwise.
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Is there a woman out there who likes her body?
1 May 2000: The complex politics of cosmetic surgery begs the question - when will society judge us at more…
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Mumsnet’s founder Justine Roberts: “It is a place where women can speak the truth”
The parenting forum has become a powerful political force, and has been repeatedly accused of transphobia. Its CEO explains why…
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