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In an extract from Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (And Other Lies), Liv Little describes how body positivity and relationships with women helped change her perspective about women’s ‘imperfections’
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23 October 1903: Suffragists announce intention to send their own nominee to the House of Commons -
The racial abuse of a black woman by a white man on a Ryanair flight comes amid a surge in hate crime. In the face of freshly emboldened racism, white people, and particularly men, must intervene
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In an age of blanket social media use, getting your voice across has never been more important or difficult. But what are the secrets of winning over your audience? -
After reaching the top of her profession, retail guru Mary Portas had an epiphany. She tells Rachel Cooke how she found her true sense of self
Talking points
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Despite years of hard work women can still be rendered utterly powerless in the face of a torrent of raw male power. Anger is energising, rage is not -
Women are often expected to carry on without recognition for the time it takes to heal - physically and emotionally -
Video
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Serena Williams has produced a new video to promote breast cancer awareness in which she covers her bare chest with her hands and sings a cover of The Divinyls’ hit I Touch Myself
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A prestigious Tokyo medical school has admitted and apologised for deliberately reducing women's entrance test scores to allow more men to enter the institution
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Women's rights protesters have been wearing the red cloak and white bonnet made famous in the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale
Women in politics
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The feminist website is known for its searing satire of women’s media. Now, with a TV show in the works, the site’s founders reveal their new target -
How depressing, in this centenary year of the suffragette movement, that the prime minister’s inner circle is as male as John Major’s -
Most of us are afraid of oratory – and women’s voices are judged particularly harshly. Could I conquer my fears with the help of a voice coach? -
Letters: Readers reflect on Joanna Moorhead’s article ‘Don’t dare call me Mrs’
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‘My job is helping people become aware of their strengths and the mindsets that sabotage them.’ -
There are more people fighting for gender equality than ever before. We need to harness this power while there’s still time -
When I went home with period pains I told my boss I had a cold. Should I have told the truth?