women's safety

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life
Domestic abuse

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life

Women’s charities and domestic abuse campaigners told Big Issue urgent action is needed to prevent misogynistic murders

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Abortion

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk

‘They think sending women to England is perfectly reasonable,’ say campaigners as lack of abortion care in Scotland drives women south of the border

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
Riham Jafari

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

Riham Jafari, advocacy and communications coordinator at ActionAid Palestine, writes about the harrowing experiences faced by women and girls and Gaza in 2024, and why the world needs to act to protect their rights in 2025

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’
Violence against women

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’

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

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‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth
NXKXTA

‘Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences’: NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets
Domestic abuse

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets

Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment
Festivals

Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated
Homelessness

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated

The cost of living crisis is making it harder for domestic violence victims to leave their abusers
Domestic violence

The cost of living crisis is making it harder for domestic violence victims to leave their abusers

BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism
violence against women

BetterPod: Laura Bates fights institutional misogyny and everyday sexism

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
Homelessness

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to

Early ‘pills by post’ abortions service could be made permanent by MPs
Health

Early ‘pills by post’ abortions service could be made permanent by MPs