Can you joke about rape?
We must not deny a voice to victims who deal with their issues by belittling them.
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Why can’t Labour get behind a woman leader?
Women deserve better than deputy.
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Taliban condemn girls to a “lifetime of lockdown” by shutting schools
Shukria Barakzai saw the damage first-hand under the last regime when she ran secret lessons from her flat in Kabul.
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How to get an abortion in post-Roe America
If the right to abortion is overturned, women will be forced to seek ingenious means to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.
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The dual atrocity of rape in the war on Ukraine
Sexual violence as a weapon of war is not only a crime against humanity, it’s often treated as a side…
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The Mail’s Angela Rayner story exposes a sexism women know all too well
No matter how far we rise, we’re seen as women foremost; as hysterical and sexual objects of ridicule.
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Women’s sport is growing fast – but so is the dominance of a few elite teams
The breakaway brilliance of Australia’s cricketer and FC Barcelona Femení highlights the celebratory mood of top-flight female competition.
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Truth’s out: our “natural” birth obsession kills
The Shrewsbury report proves C-sections save lives.
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Doesn’t Liz Truss know climate change isn’t gender neutral?
Women are more affected by climate change than men. The UK government must acknowledge this in its upcoming development strategy.
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Reports of the death of the girlboss have been greatly exaggerated
The girlboss walks among us. She lives in Molly-Mae Hague's hustle tips and Jane Campion's misguided comment to the Williams…
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Stop fetishising men being vulnerable
Men think they’re being honest – they’re just being cruel.
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As a victim of abuse, I once agreed with JK Rowling
My experience now helps me empathise with trans people who feel trapped in their body.
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The “new normal” has turned the office into a men’s club
Women are more likely to apply for remote working roles, and the gender pay gap is getting worse.
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Our fears are about male abusers, not transgender women
It’s about male abusers – who, as a former specialist sex crimes prosecutor, I know can trick and cajole women.
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Why we should still celebrate International Women’s Day, despite what’s happening in Ukraine
This year, of all years, we need to rally, rejoice, replenish, rabble-rouse and resist.
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One year on from the murder of Sarah Everard, it’s time for men to stand up
When will society view violence against women the way it does paedophilia?
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We’ll never have gender equality while Paw Patrol is around
Why do kids’ TV shows use female characters as simpering, silly sidekicks?
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The Met is institutionally misogynistic. No “banter” or “bad apple” excuses can hide that
It is laughable to suggest the 19 officers who sent disturbingly sexist and racist messages are not reflective of the…
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Feminism has been reduced to the transgender debate
A lifetime of supporting women counts for nothing. I'm accused of being a "pick me" girl vying for male attention.
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NS archive: Hungry people make poor shoppers
27 January 1988: The boom in women’s self-help books.
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