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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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Sadiq Khan and Annie Lennox join women's march in London – videoMayor of London Sadiq Khan encourages men to ‘join the fight’ for gender equality while singer and activist Annie Lennox speaks about the issues facing women around the world on Sunday
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Gloria Steinem: ‘I shouldn’t have been a Playboy Bunny – even to write an exposé’The writer on behaving badly with old lovers, Donald Trump, and the impact Little Women had on her
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Fighting for equality and against catcalling – the battles women have wonTo celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked readers about their everyday successes. Here are a selection of responses
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Why my nude selfie is a feminist statementIn a context where women’s bodies are heavily policed and Emma Watson is under fire over her Vanity Fair cover, a post on Instagram is deeply political
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I march for ______: a look at female activism in Trump's America – videoIn celebration of International Women’s Day, the short film I March for ______ examines the US’s growing sense of national female activism
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Childless: why is society so frightened of women without children? – videoWomen from the UK, France and Spain discuss the taboo of childlessness – and celebrate International Women’s Day by affirming female identity beyond motherhood
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Shami Chakrabarti: austerity is a feminist issue – videoLabour peer says the government must replace ‘gender neutral’ budgeting with economic policies that put women first
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Harriet Harman: ‘I believe in not breaking your word to children. Even if it costs you your job’The Labour politician on growing up in a tight-knit sisterhood, her mother giving up her career as a barrister and why Robin Cook thought she was having an affair
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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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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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Introducing the Women Can marathon – and celebrating a running hero