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Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity's grip on women in autumn budget
Ignacia Pinto

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity's grip on women in autumn budget

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them
a woman in street light at bus stop
Liz Rutherfoord and Nahar Choudhury

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
women in north
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Fighting for justice for women in a system that's rigged against them
Justice

Fighting for justice for women in a system that's rigged against them

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
'no more years of hurt' on a scarf - women's aid domestic abuse at the euros campaign imagery
Teresa Parker

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
secretary of state for women and girls/ women's rights protest
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
period/ homelessness
Homelessness

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products

We need more women MPs – but we can't just expect women to stand for election. We must act
Lyanne Nicholl

We need more women MPs – but we can't just expect women to stand for election. We must act

Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks
homeless women are counted in the women's rough sleeping census
Homelessness

Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Women and water
Books

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'
black woman's healthcare/ tessa
Health

'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'

Police failings over Sarah Everard's killer shows how we're still failing survivors of sexual offences
Verity Nevitt

Police failings over Sarah Everard's killer shows how we're still failing survivors of sexual offences

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
baby banks/ thea
Mother's Day

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Sarah Everard vigil
Amy Bowdrey

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?

'There was no way out': Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
domestic abuse/ trapped
Cost of living crisis

'There was no way out': Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Vagina Museum: We need to smash taboos around menopause – the stigma has gone on too long
menopause/ pussy power
Zoe Williams

Vagina Museum: We need to smash taboos around menopause – the stigma has gone on too long

'We felt like absolute stars': Behind the 1971 women's football World Cup the world forgot
women's football/ team
Sport

'We felt like absolute stars': Behind the 1971 women's football World Cup the world forgot

Banks must stop financing oil and gas as women face the worst impacts of the climate crisis
women climate crisis/ banks
Zahra Hdidou

Banks must stop financing oil and gas as women face the worst impacts of the climate crisis

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
Indy Cross

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse