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Menstrual leave has been a legal right for Japanese women since 1947, but fear of social stigma means many will not take it
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Subsidized contraception is under attack – and this is the result
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My great-grandmother, Emmeline Pankhurst, would still be fighting for equality today
Helen PankhurstWinning the vote was only the beginning. Today’s activists are uniting to tackle sexual violence, literacy and low earnings at the Walk in Her Shoes march this Sunday -
The plight of female refugees doesn’t always end when they get to the UK. Ahead of International Women’s Day, 99 women are showing their support
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The Bristol company allowing female staff time off for painful periods is leading the way in the UK, but the principle is already established in other parts of the world
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Backing women shunned by the big studios makes good business sense, says the director of BBC1’s The Night Manager
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Women are still absent from their children’s marriage certificates. The prime minister promised to redress this injustice two years ago. Why are we still waiting?
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Speaking at a town hall event in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday, Kasich reflected on his election to the state legislature at the age of 26, saying many women ‘left their kitchens’ to campaign for him
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The party, he explains, claims to want less government intervention in the lives of voters, but when it comes to ‘a very, very personal decision that a woman has to make, they love government’
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The UK’s leading FGM consultant Dr Comfort Momoh MBE explains what FGM is and its consequences
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The feminist politics professor, 57, on her Belgian grandparents, seeing beauty in a puddle, and her sons wanting to be artists
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The year in sexism: how did women fare in 2015?
Laura BatesOver the past 12 months, women ‘ruined Fifa’ and were told that not doing enough housework was making them fat. From Nigel Farage making a boob of himself to the supposed death of feminism, here’s a look at 2015’s most misogynist moments -
She’s unfazed by threats from the men’s-rights lobby, unafraid to speak her mind about Corbyn’s shadow cabinet and will ‘have a word’ with Seumas Milne about his friendship with George Galloway. We meet the Labour MP
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Activists argue that prejudice against black women is ignored by mainstream feminism. What are the corrosive stereotypes behind it?
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Being a professional composer requires real mental and physical stamina, says British composer and musician Errollyn Wallen
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In the first of a new series, Nikki Armytage explains how coaching tools can help you achieve your goals
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A frank, educational, instructional website about female sexuality? OMGYes!