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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 -
Why a viral video of a cyclist's revenge on catcallers may not be all it seemsVideo of woman tearing wing mirror from catcaller’s van is viral dynamite – but it seems no one verified it before covering the story
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Boys as well as girls should be told about the evils of FGMInformation on FGM should be available for all, but it’s the males that need educating, says Katharine Whitehorn -
Women and desire: the six ages of sexSix women across six decades talk about how their sex lives and sensuality have changed, and what they’ve learned about the politics of pleasure
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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
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With women at the forefront, the unions are relevant againForget the idea of blokes and beer. With a majority of its members female, the movement is primed to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination
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The Guardian view on equal pay: it’s time it happenedEditorial: More than four decades after a law was passed to ensure men and women were paid the same, large differences persist. To end this gender wage gap will need more government action
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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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'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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‘The album is a love letter to men’: meet feminist supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique