feminism
Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
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Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
Work doesn’t really end when you clock off. Particularly, says author Ruby Russell, if you’re a woman in an opposite-sex relationship
A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It's proof of a growing Gen Z divide
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A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It's proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Banks must stop financing oil and gas as women face the worst impacts of the climate crisis
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Banks must stop financing oil and gas as women face the worst impacts of the climate crisis
Vagina Museum: We need to smash taboos around menopause – the stigma has gone on too long
Vagina Museum: We need to smash taboos around menopause – the stigma has gone on too long
'The gap is worrying': Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds
'The gap is worrying': Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds
Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
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Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution
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Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution
The evolution of Mean Girls on screen... from Heathers to Sex Education
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The evolution of Mean Girls on screen... from Heathers to Sex Education
‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor
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‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
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‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Paris Paloma's Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to 'female rage'
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Paris Paloma's Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to 'female rage'
Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern - what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership
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Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern - what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership
Louis CK’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden proves there’s no such thing as cancel culture
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Louis CK’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden proves there’s no such thing as cancel culture
Florence Given: 'The most dangerous thing a woman can do is date a man'
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Florence Given: 'The most dangerous thing a woman can do is date a man'
Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'is as dark as it can get'
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Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'is as dark as it can get'
Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
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Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
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The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'
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'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'
Laura Bates on the #MeToo backlash: 'The idea that men are the victims now is nonsense'
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Laura Bates on the #MeToo backlash: 'The idea that men are the victims now is nonsense'
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
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Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
Roe v Wade: men benefit from abortion rights too – and should speak about them more
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Roe v Wade: men benefit from abortion rights too – and should speak about them more
Sisters Uncut set off 1,000 rape alarms during a protest at Charing Cross police station
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Sisters Uncut set off 1,000 rape alarms during a protest at Charing Cross police station
Tobias Forge explains the surprise influence of Eurovision on metal band Ghost
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Tobias Forge explains the surprise influence of Eurovision on metal band Ghost
Gloria Steinem and the 'long, long, long' feminist revolution
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