women's health
I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
Samaher Said, protection manager for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in Gaza, works directly supporting women going through childbirth and motherhood. This is the reality of daily life for the women she supports
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Isobel, a 49-year-old psychotherapist, shares her experience of suffering with menopause symptoms which forced her to step back from work
Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery
Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery
The Big Issue has been investigating crisis pregnancy centres in the UK, which have been known to misinform women around abortion. Taxpayer money has gone towards funding some of them
What is the truth about crisis pregnancy centres? The anti-abortion facilities creeping across Britain
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 is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
I was made redundant while on maternity leave – it has scarred me for life
Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
Buffer zones outside abortion clinics are step in right direction – but other problems persist
Buffer zones outside abortion clinics are step in right direction – but other problems persist
Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
Letters: Let’s oust Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Latin minister for the 18th century
Letters: Let’s oust Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Latin minister for the 18th century
Women feel ‘violated and traumatised’ by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
Women feel ‘violated and traumatised’ by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
‘This Victorian-era law isn’t fit for purpose’: Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
‘This Victorian-era law isn’t fit for purpose’: Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
Thousands march for abortion reform on Saturday following jail sentence for mother
Thousands march for abortion reform on Saturday following jail sentence for mother
Abortion is not fully legal in the UK, despite what we may think. That needs to change.
Abortion is not fully legal in the UK, despite what we may think. That needs to change.
4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags
4 things bosses can do this International Women’s Day instead of pink logos and hashtags
‘Periods are not an illness’: Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
‘Periods are not an illness’: Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
What the US Supreme Court needs to know about the path to motherhood
