Women in politics
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London’s new mayor has given key roles to women in a line-up also designed to shake up housing delivery and work well with national government
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While more than 2,600 seats are up for grabs in UK elections this week, the prospects of getting more women in positions of power don’t look good
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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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A member's view: it's not feminism that's failing the 99%, it's the system
Roberta Hunter-Henderson and Nicola SlawsonGuardian panellists debated whether the successes of a few women represent the experiences of the majority. Here’s what Guardian member Roberta Hunter-Henderson made of it -
Kate Jenkins says tougher measures are needed if targets fail to do the job, and cites closing the gender pay gap as among her top priorities
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Gender equality was the radical promise of the 1916 rebellion. The reality was very different
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Women’s voices are not being heard enough in either the Leave or Remain camps – but it’s likely they’ll tip the balance on 23 June
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The 81-year-old feminist, writer and activist on having a depressed mother, her fear of public speaking, and Beyoncé
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How to stop aspiring to outdated models of leadership and embrace a culture that works for women, not just men
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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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Women's rights and gender equality The oil crisis makes a compelling case for women's equality in Saudi Arabia
Belinda ParmarIt is time for Saudi Arabia to draw from a far richer well that will never run dry – its pool of talented, modern women -
10 milestones in black history that Virginia McLaurin lived through
Syreeta McFaddenThe moment a 106-year-old black woman met the Obamas moved us all. She never expected to see the day, and is living proof of how far we’ve come -
French president is accused of relegating women’s affairs to the family and domestic sphere with new government department
Duterte, the Philippines’ #NoFilter president, is no joke for journalists