Women

The manosphere isn’t just an online issue. It’s fuelling domestic abuse
Emma Pickering and Meg Warren-Lister

The manosphere isn’t just an online issue. It’s fuelling domestic abuse

Did Louis Theroux’s documentary properly interrogate the manosphere? Emma Pickering and Meg Warren-Lister, of Refuge, write about the deep harm the ideology is causing to women and girls

‘Cruel’ government crackdown on migrant women could leave them facing violence alone
women

‘Cruel’ government crackdown on migrant women could leave them facing violence alone

The government’s proposed changes to settlement rules risk pushing migrant women, including survivors of abuse, into insecurity, writes Hibiscus’ Elizabeth Jiménez-Yánez

The most dangerous place for a woman is her home. Society must recognise it to bring change
Gemma Sherrington

The most dangerous place for a woman is her home. Society must recognise it to bring change

On International Women’s Day, Refuge CEO Gemma Sherrington asks what needs to change to ensure a safer future for women and girls

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Menopause

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Laura McCarthy

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it

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BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Film

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

Why the internet needs to be safer for women
Leyla Buran and Professor Olga Jurasz

Why the internet needs to be safer for women

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?
Violence against women and girls

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on
Opinion

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It’s an ongoing cruelty
Fraser Maclean

More and more women are being released from prison into homelessness. It’s an ongoing cruelty

Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say
Domestic abuse

Ending violence against women and girls needs action, not words, campaigners say

Here’s how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk’s Grok and X – and what it would mean
Social media

Here’s how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk’s Grok and X – and what it would mean

I’m a survivor of female genital mutilation. We must get serious about ending this practice
Valerie Lolomari

I’m a survivor of female genital mutilation. We must get serious about ending this practice

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’
Women's football

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’

The government’s plan to protect domestic abuse survivors has big gaps
Sue Harper

The government’s plan to protect domestic abuse survivors has big gaps

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings ‘we cannot police our way out of crisis’
Violence against women and girls

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings ‘we cannot police our way out of crisis’

‘It’s not just great beer. It’s an image of Palestine’: Meet the Middle East’s first female brewmaster
Palestine

‘It’s not just great beer. It’s an image of Palestine’: Meet the Middle East’s first female brewmaster

I wore a burqa for a decade. The real danger to Muslim women isn’t the veil – it’s the politics
Hameeda Khan

I wore a burqa for a decade. The real danger to Muslim women isn’t the veil – it’s the politics

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse
Rachael Clegg

Judgement kills: Why we must end the stigma against women experiencing abuse

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Sport

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
Lucy Webster

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world

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Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery
Abortion

Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery

What is the truth about crisis pregnancy centres? The anti-abortion facilities creeping across Britain
Abortion

What is the truth about crisis pregnancy centres? The anti-abortion facilities creeping across Britain

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Abortion

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?

‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
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‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women