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Angela, Hillary, Christine, Luciana… and now Theresa – what a week it’s been for women in power, says Katharine Whitehorn
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Middle age is a time for retro-fitting our brains, says Marina Benjamin. Get ready to adapt and develop
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For women working in the dream factory, the constant battle to remain ageless and yet natural leads to some brutal reporting, says Eva Wiseman
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For art-history student Alex Sutherland, finally tracking down the great American artist was only the start of the challenge
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She knew many pregnancies ended this way. So why did her miscarriage make one mother feel so alone?
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Research shows that female leaders are often brought in to clean up a mess and that countries with more women as ministers or MPs tend to have less inequality
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It is time to revisit the higher education syllabus: who is in, who is out, and why
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Music video for the 1996 Spice Girls track Wannabe, created by Project Everyone, an initiative which aims to eradicate poverty and injustice
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When Shoes of Prey co-founder Jodie Fox met a potential investor, he said something that didn’t feel right. We want to know what you think, and also to share your stories when you’ve wondered #canhesaythat?
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Channel 9’s AFL Footy Show host Sam Newman weighs in on the controversy surrounding Collingwood president Eddie McGuire’s comments about journalist Caroline Wilson
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When Margaret Thatcher entered No 10, the headlines made little comment on her gender. ‘Heel, boys’, reads the Sun’s headline about Theresa May today
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In a room with the Obamas, Oprah and scores of activists, there was rallying talk of self-care, rape survival and why men should never ‘babysit’ their own children
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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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‘My job is helping people become aware of their strengths and the mindsets that sabotage them.’
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There are more people fighting for gender equality than ever before. We need to harness this power while there’s still time
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The dishonourable killing of Qandeel Baloch