How the UK’s only feminist party came out in favour of gender self-ID
After years of internal divisions over the trans rights debate, the Women’s Equality Party has taken a clear position.
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What buying my daughter’s school uniform taught me about gender norms
Only girls get pink, frills and fairies.
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What my toddler and I learned at Drag Queen Story Hour
Despite culture-war outrage, children’s events hosted by performers in drag are safe titillation for middle-class parents.
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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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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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Éric Zemmour and the French far right’s gender gap
Zemmour’s sexism is a throwback to the pre-Marine Le Pen days of French nationalism, and it will hurt him at…
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Why tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation is such a threat to China’s leaders
Her accusation exposes systemic sexism and threatens the Communist Party’s legitimacy, Chinese feminists say.
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The Brit Awards’ decision to remove gendered categories will liberate everyone
Who would want to be the best man or the best woman when you could just be the best?
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Why we need to get loud about gender inequality in climate politics
Climate summits are dominated by men, yet women bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
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Letter of the week: Britain’s break-ups
Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Does how you talk to your AI assistant matter?
Verbal abuse towards female-gendered artificial intelligence platforms is prompting action
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What is gender, anyway?
In the US and UK, politicians want to enshrine respect for "gender identity" into law. The only problem? There is…
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Grayson Perry: The rise and fall of Default Man
How did the straight, white, middle-class Default Man take control of our society – and how can he be dethroned?
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What makes you a man or a woman anyway?
Adrian Dalton, Julie Bindel, Bethany Black and Gia Milinovich discuss the controversial issue.
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