feminism

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Gender divide

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide

Exclusive polling shared with The Big Issue adds to growing evidence of younger people being split on gender issues, with a third of young men looking favourably upon Andrew Tate

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

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

This International Women’s Day, ActionAid UK calls for banks to stop financing oil and gas to protect women and girls most harshly impacted by the climate crisis

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

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

This International Women’s Day, the Vagina Museum in East London is hosting a poetry night about the menopause. Zoe Williams, its head of communications and fundraising, shares why it’s so important

‘The gap is worrying’: Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds
Gender equality

‘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
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

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Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution
fighting misogyny

Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution

Marriage: A feminist history
LGBT+

Marriage: A feminist history

The evolution of Mean Girls on screen… from Heathers to Sex Education
analysis

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
Interview

‘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
interview

‘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’
Exclusive

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
Rainbow Murray

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
Comedy

Louis CK’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden proves there’s no such thing as cancel culture

Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’
tv interview

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
political pop

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab

The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
Culture

The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity

‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
Music

‘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’
Social Justice

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
Abortion rights

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
Abortion rights

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
Violence Against Women

Sisters Uncut set off 1,000 rape alarms during a protest at Charing Cross police station

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Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution
Politics

Gloria Steinem and the ‘long, long, long’ feminist revolution