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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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My life is full of religion and education – but no menAt only 27 years old, a high-performing woman fears she is having a midlife crisis: she feels her conservative and Christian beliefs have prevented her from finding love. Mariella Frostrup encourages her to emerge from her chrysalis -
True love waits? The story of my purity ring and feeling like I didn't have a choiceWhen my dad gave me the ring, he said it represented my commitment to guard my heart. But after a while, my virginity vow no longer felt empowering
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Rail women blazing a trail in the powerhouseBrief letters: Northern powerhouse | ‘George’ Bernard Shaw | 35mm film canisters | Mashy pudding | Sly cake | Madonna
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The fact that air travel is associated with glamour and excitement is no excuse for treating female cabin crew like sexualised propsVile high club: why is sexism so prevalent at 40,000ft?
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As we obsess over the latest tweet or never-ending breaking news, let’s not forget that the new administration is causing tangible harm every dayThis week in patriarchy: resignations, Russians and pressers, oh my!
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Susan Ryan's wisdom: keep going, you'll get thereThe age discrimination minister and first female Labor minister in the federal government says life has taught her to be patient
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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
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The Iraqi girls who escaped from Isis – videoTwo women discuss escaping from Isis, their struggle to be accepted back by their community in Iraq and the girls still held by Isis
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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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'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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Women and desire: the six ages of sex