The feminist case against progress
From sex-positivity to abortion, liberal advances have dehumanised women, argues Mary Harrington – but “nature” is not always as kind as…
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Victoria Bateman: “I use my naked body to try and subvert things”
The feminist economist once saw modesty as a necessity in order to be taken seriously. Now, she protests nude.
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The uncomfortable truths of Hag feminism
Assertive older women are treated like they shouldn’t exist.
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The sex lives of medieval women
They were once considered far more lascivious than men – so how did women become the meeker sex?
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Angela Saini: “Societies haven’t always been male-dominated”
The British science writer argues that patriarchy is newer and more fragile than we think.
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There’s no breastfeeding crisis – there’s a childcare crisis
Mothers don’t need more pressure and judgement from the government.
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Pregnant Then Screwed’s Joeli Brearley: “I think motherhood radicalises you”
The activist on newly political mums, the idea of a women’s strike, and why Britain’s broken childcare system could decide…
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In Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, sexual assault survivors refuse silence
In this Mennonite #MeToo drama, the victims of male violence must choose between faith and their desire for justice.
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Why liberals keep being fooled in the gender debate
Had supposedly progressive politicians listened to women’s concerns over trans prisoners they would not have been so badly exposed.
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Congratulations on being the Universal Woman – now leave the rest of us alone
We’ve become stuck in an era of forced relatability. Time to set ourselves free.
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Andrew Tate is answering a question we won’t attempt to
What is it to be a “good man” today?
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Juliet Davenport’s Q&A: “We humans have a lemming tendency”
The green entrepreneur on why communication matters in science and how we’re being let down by our politicians.
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Why are we so bothered about how many men have used sex workers?
The focus is always on men, never why women need to do sex work.
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She Said is a myopic, timid and trivial attempt at a #MeToo movie
This film about the fall of Harvey Weinstein has no answers for Hollywood’s sexual abuse problem. It’s too afraid to…
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Richard Reeves: “We have to rescript masculinity”
The author and former adviser to Nick Clegg reflects on the crisis facing boys and men today.
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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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