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Letter: Cancer resulted in my losing both breasts. Without them I feel positively transformed, younger than my 70 years and happy with my body for the first time since childhood
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A swathe of powerful mayoralties is being created across the north of England, yet, so far, few women have put themselves forward
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Oh midwives, you are so wrong about abortion
Eva WisemanFears that removing the time limit on abortion would increase the number of terminations are unfounded. The regulation of women’s bodies must end, says Eva Wiseman -
‘Political correctness is ruining our country,’ says unapologetic legislator – but to female colleagues his amendment was typical bad behavior from old boys’ club
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Women from low-income backgrounds (and black and Asian mothers) suffer the highest rate of infant mortality – yet society continues to stigmatise poorer parents
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Why Tamil Nadu’s women want alcohol banned
Mari Marcel ThekaekaraWomen in India have forced prohibition on to the political agenda as they blame alcohol sales for a big rise in domestic violence and rape in the region -
Julie Bindel asks why so many feminists are trying to reclaim marriage as a subversive act
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Imagine having a baby with no midwives, doctors or medicines nearby. Each year, more than 300,000 women die after complications in pregnancy and childbirth
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A woman who was sent home from work unpaid on her first day due to her refusal to wear heels says she will push for a petition she started to be debated in parliament
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In a fiery Weekend Sunrise segment on men and feminism, the former Labor party leader Mark Latham accuses Guardian columnist Van Badham of being a ‘self-declared anarchist ... representing perhaps 0.001% of thought in Australia’.
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The abolitionist has received criticism this week for her stern expression on a new $20 bill. But from Margaret Thatcher to Victoria Wood, women are marginalised and subject to sexism even when they are no longer alive
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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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Nine out of 10 managers say they would consider offering flexible working to hire the best person, yet none of them say that at the recruitment stage. Why?
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Everyone told me that quitting my dream job was brave, but it felt like my only option
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The woman at the wheel – archive