Screw International Women’s Day
Its message is: many women sink, but some can still scramble their way to an air pocket; be grateful you’re…
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Could childcare win Labour the next election?
A new report shows the UK loses 1% of GDP to a childcare shortage as Labour pledges to “reimagine” the…
Kemi Badenoch refuses to outlaw menopause discrimination
The minister for women and equalities told MPs that she would not be adding any new protected characteristics to the…
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The real reason to worry about young people not getting married
Supporters of marriage should be more concerned about financial insecurity than a pernicious woke agenda.
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The uncomfortable truths of Hag feminism
Assertive older women are treated like they shouldn’t exist.
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Secrets of the womb
Leah Hazard’s new book shows how this complex, life-giving muscle has been maligned and misunderstood.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation marks the end of the feminist moment
In the wake of Jacinda Ardern, Angela Merkel and Sturgeon’s departures, we may see fewer women in power in the…
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Have the Conservatives done enough for women?
The Tories claim they are standing up for women’s rights, but their track record tells a different story.
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Are trade unions facing their own #MeToo moment?
A shocking report into the TSSA exposes the misogyny and harassment endured by women in the labour movement.
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From Epsom College to David Carrick, we’re trying to unsee male violence against women
How else can we explain constant horror stories – or a rapist police officer avoiding detection despite seventeen years of…
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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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The fierce women doctors of Maternal show that TV drama is moving on
Not so long ago, every successful working woman on screen was either a secret wreck or a man-in-training.
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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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“I left in tears”: How misdiagnosis is hurting endometriosis and PCOS sufferers
These gynecological conditions affect one in ten women, but they remain heavily under-researched.
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Cutting taxes for women who have more children is farcical
Women contribute more to the economy than babies.
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Pragya Agarwal: “Gender stereotypes are so deeply embedded in society”
The scientist and writer on being “over-emotional”, sexism in the workplace, and why women’s pain is less likely to be…
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Why do we still have a problem with “unlikeable” female characters?
Warning: this article contains discussion of an imperfect woman.
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Liz Truss plays into every sexist trope there is about women
We’ve been trying to tell men for years we’re not airheads, Instagram-obsessed or flighty.
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The real reason women aren’t exercising
Gender inequality is a major public health issue.
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Thatchermania won’t save the Conservative Party
It’s not just Liz Truss – Tory women will be compared to Margaret Thatcher whether they like it or not.
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