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Radical Brownies: berets, badges and social justice – videoThe Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Girl Scout movement for young girls carrying the torch of radical black youth activism in Oakland, California
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Eva Cox's wisdom: dare to be difficult‘We need the stirrers, we need the outsiders, we need the people who change things,’ the feminist, academic and activist says -
Miriam González Durántez is right to object to being called ‘Mrs Clegg’An invitation to speak on International Women’s Day was sent to the lawyer in her husband’s name. Why is there such a deep anxiety about women retaining their independence?
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How the art world airbrushed female artists from historyFigures compiled by the Guardian paint a dismal portrait of women artists’ presence in major galleries, both in the UK and abroad. But are things now changing?
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As the high street clothing brand closes its doors, all we are left with are memories of ‘porny’ fashion shoots and outrageous adverts, says Eva WisemanFarewell, American Apparel. Your moment has passed
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Tamsin Greig as Malvolia is good for equality, and for raising standards in our theatreIt is an error to see gender-blind casting solely in terms of female advancement. It also prompts the creation of better productions
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The threat that women’s liberation would destroy the nuclear family has been neutered. Matrimony has been repackaged as an experience we all must enjoy
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Hillary Clinton's first post-inauguration statement: 'The future is female' – videoFormer US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has released her first video statement since Donald Trump’s inauguration
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Sean Spicer holds first Trump administration press briefing – video highlightsSean Spicer, the press secretary for the Trump administration, appeared before the world’s press on Monday to hold his first White House briefing
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Theresa May ‘won’t be afraid’ to challenge Donald Trump – videoTheresa May is pressed about whether she would tackle Donald Trump about sexism
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'Think about the bigger picture': life lessons from Meryl Streep and other successful womenThey’ve won Oscars, Pulitzers and Nobel peace prizes: eight women at the top of their game tell us how they got there
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'Theresa May's silence on women's issues is deafening'Women’s Equality party leader hits out at government over lack of action on pay transparency, childcare and social care
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Why do successful women like Hillary Clinton get under so many people's skin?There’s nothing the public enjoys more than a high-flying woman brought low, argues Sady Doyle, and nothing we like less than a woman who refuses to play the game
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Theresa May's wardrobe: decoding her brand managementThe prime minister has always used her style to underline her wider political message – from her power bob to Roland Mouret dresses. Bold and ambitious, every public appearance announces a stark lesson
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A day in the life of an executive coach‘My job is helping people become aware of their strengths and the mindsets that sabotage them.’
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Obama on feminism and other lessons from the first United State of Women summitThere 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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Miranda July: ‘I always jump in when there’s an injustice’