The other side of the gas and air maternity scandal
Amid the righteous distress of pregnant women, we mustn’t forget that midwives are women too.
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Childcare costs are failing mothers and the economy
New figures show the cost of full-time childcare has reached £15,000, which could be pushing thousands more women out of…
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My elderly mother, in hospital with a broken pelvis, is scandalising the staff
“What are you going to ask me about now?” said my mother to the nurse assessing her. “My sex life?”
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Expensive childcare is forcing women back to the 1950s
Slowly but surely, women are being put back into the home.
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Why do hospitals treat mothers like vessels?
NHS Lothian’s policy of only providing meals to breastfeeding mums is devoid of humanity.
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The real reason women aren’t exercising
Gender inequality is a major public health issue.
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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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