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Why don’t TV shows and newspapers cater to half their audience – women?From Dapper Laughs’ TV show to the Sun’s ‘date with a Page 3 girl’ prize, too much media and culture is created without women in mind. It doesn’t have to be this way, says Laura Bates -
The working women’s charter: forty years on, women are still strugglingFour decades after the launch of an ambitious charter, only four of the 10 demands have been met. Emine Saner asks what went wrong
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Women during WW1 - readers' stories: 'I can't do the work if the men won't listen to me'To mark the centenary of the first world war we’ve been asking readers to share their photos and memories of the wartime experiences of the women in their families. You can see all the contributions - or submit your own - via GuardianWitness -
‘I didn’t feel drunk, not even tipsy’: the rise of female drink-driversEvery year, a growing proportion of those convicted of drink-driving are women. Does it reveal a new – and often hidden – drinking problem? Lucy Rock investigates -
'I feel guilty but I hate my body': a feminist confessesShe’s a campaigner. She counts calories 24/7. Thinking about food takes up more energy than her career. Does Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett have an eating disorder?
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Stop telling women how to feel about street harassmentLaura Bates: Focusing on the response of the victim rather than dealing with the perpetrator will not solve the problem
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Should I get treatment for the menopause?Luisa Dillner: More than half of women going through the menopause report that their symptoms are affecting them. But with HRT linked to breast cancer, is there anything a GP can do to help?
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High-fliers have more babies, according to studyGrowing wealth divide allows high-fliers who can afford childcare to have families, study suggests
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Airing dirty lingerie: the sellout show telling the stories of Muslim American womenPakistani American Aizzah Fatima was disillusioned with stereotypical roles for Muslim actors, so she wrote her own one-woman play, Dirty Paki Lingerie, writes Homa Khaleeli
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Underwater pregnancy – in picturesFlorida-based photographer Adam Opris’s latest project features pregnant women underwater, giving them the appearance of mermaids
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Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh: Ebola victim and everyday heroTolu Ogunlesi: The doctor prevented the spread of Ebola in Nigeria – and paid with her life. Now we should honour her, and the other health workers whose dedication is inspirational
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Japan’s pocchari trend celebrates ‘chubby’ womenJapan is a country where thinness is the norm. So can a trend embracing ‘chubbiness’ help young women reject fat-shaming stereotypes? By Abigail Haworth
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No, no, no! Victorians didn’t invent the vibratorFern Riddell: The idea that orgasms were administered to women by doctors is pure fantasy
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David Cameron: this is not what a feminist looks likeHoma Khaleeli: The prime minister has refused to wear a T-shirt declaring ‘This is what a feminist looks like’. For once, he’s right
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Don't be dismayed by the feminism backlash – it means we're winningThe recent attempts to scapegoat feminism reveal a society that is hopefully beginning to change
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Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh: Ebola victim and everyday heroTolu Ogunlesi: The doctor prevented the spread of Ebola in Nigeria – and paid with her life. Now we should honour her, and the other health workers whose dedication is inspirational
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Advice columns: comfort blankets in the scary world of adulthoodThe markers of adult life are shifting – no wonder we’re turning to agony aunts and uncles for guidance. Isabelle O’Carroll reports
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Sexual consent classes at Oxbridge: ‘I feel safer in college after doing this’This term, compulsory workshops on the issue of sexual consent have been introduced at Oxford and Cambridge. A fresher and a facilitator share their experiences
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10 things female students shouldn’t have to go through at universityLaura Bates: As a new university year dawns, there are the depressingly familiar reports of misogynistic behaviour. Should young women really have to endure this to get a degree?
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A men-only UN conference on gender equality? If only it was a jokeErica Buist: Has feminism advanced so far that women’s voices no longer need to be heard? The decision not to invite any female speakers smacked of missing the point
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When will we stop calling successful women ‘abrasive’?A study of work appraisals shows that personal criticisms are levelled at women far more than men. And it’s just one example of how society tries to bring high-flying women down to earth, writes Laura Bates
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Is Meghan Trainor's uber-hit All About That Bass anti-feminist?Beejoli Shah: Is the song, which crashed into the singles chart on Sunday, actually bad for women?
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Sex education in schools: it's just bananasLaura Bates: The reproductive cycle of a pea or a roll of sticky tape means very little to a young person thinking about sex and relationships for the first time. Why are so many children not being taught about consent or sexuality?
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Boobs aren’t news, but try telling that to the Times of IndiaHoma Khaleeli: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s ‘cleavage row’ with an Indian newspaper is just another depressing example of how women in the public eye are reduced to their body parts
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Everyday sexism in freshers week: the fightback starts hereLaura Bates: Students’ first experience of university life should not include sexist abuse and intimidation. Students’ groups are taking up the fight but where is the leadership from the universities?
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Feminist Initiative’s strong showing in the Swedish elections puts pressure on mainstream partiesEmma Lundin: The feminist party fell short of the 4% threshold required to win seats in parliament, but its continued growth sends a clear message that gender equality is an important issue for Swedes
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Women are being assaulted, abused and murdered in a sea of misogynyLaura Bates: Women are being killed in a society that sends the message, clearly and repeatedly, that they are sexual objects for men’s gratification and possession
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10 common comments on feminist blogposts – and my responsesLaura Bates: Since I founded the Everyday Sexism Project, I have been writing about the abuses that women face: from catcalling to violence. With almost comforting regularity, the same criticisms appear below-the-line. Here is my reply
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Gender equality forum urges men to take responsibility on contraceptionDelhi declaration identifies male engagement as key component in achieving gender justice
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Dapper Laughs on Newsnight: ‘I did not realise that I was causing a problem’Comedian ‘puts character to rest’ on BBC show following cancellation of UK tour dates due to outrage over rape remarks
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BBC news chief denies corporation discriminates against older womenJames Harding says BBC is a ‘lightning rod’ for social issues and that wider problems are perceived based on individual cases
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Bath film festival goes Wild with F rating for feminist filmsReese Witherspoon’s Wild is among 17 of the 42 films being shown at the 24th Bath film festival to be given an F rating for their strong female leads, directors or screenwriters
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Domestic violence strategy: government denies ethnic minorities ignoredMichaelia Cash produces emails showing showing peak body declined an invitation to take part in roundtable talks
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ITV drops Dapper Laughs after criticism of Daniel O’Reilly misogynyNetwork will not commission second series after 60,000 sign petition saying it helps normalise everyday sexism
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Lack of diversity is impeding effective conservation action, say expertsNearly 250 experts, including Jane Lubchenco, have signed a letter saying infighting and exclusion of women and minorities within the conservation movement is preventing effective action worldwide
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US 'pick-up artist' Julien Blanc forced to leave Australia after visa cancelledImmigration minister Scott Morrison revokes visa after public reacts angrily to Blanc’s seminars teaching men how to pick up women using force and emotional abuse
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Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan’s new first ladyThe wife of president Ashraf Ghani has surprised many Afghans by speaking out on women and internally displaced people
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Labour party report recommends quotas for appointment of judgesReport authors recommend urgent measures to address low proportion of women and minority ethnic judges
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Political firsts: the people breaking new ground in the midterm electionsFrom the first Haitian-American elected to Congress to the youngest-ever state legislator, the 2014 midterms produced some notable election precedents
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Sun Page 3 girl ad banned for sexismPromotion offered subscribers who recruited 10 or more players to their fantasy football league the chance to win a date with a Page 3 girl
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Feminist T-shirts made in ethical conditions, says Fawcett SocietyCharity behind ‘This is what a feminist looks like’ shirts says evidence refutes Mail claims they were made in a sweatshop
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French stores accused of imposing ‘woman tax’Government agrees to investigate after women’s rights groups call on supermarkets to stop sexist pricing policies
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Family planning drive reaches millions of women and girlsBut report warns population growth could outpace family planning programmes in some countries despite range of contraception initiatives
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Suzanne Moore: Every generation of women create ways to hate themselves and amplify their anxieties in public – and it’s time to stopSpare me the selfie school of feminism: women always give up too much information
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Hadley Freeman: Men who pay attention (and money) to pick-up artists have an inner rage against female free will. And you might work with oneWomen, beware this PUA army of sleazebags, saddos and weirdos
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I don’t want Ched Evans playing for my football clubTony Needham: Unlike many Sheffield United fans, I’ve changed my mind: re-signing Evans would only trivialise and normalise rape
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Is India's sterilisation programme barbaric and anti-women?Better birth control measures are available but seldom offered to women from poor families who are either forced to get operated or bribed via so-called ‘incentives’
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G20 agenda: economic growth will be driven by women worldwideClaire Moore: Targets won’t be achieved without policies ensuring women do not take on the double burden of precarious paid work while remaining responsible for the unpaid care economy
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For pick-up artists, women are targets. No wonder we don’t want to share a landmass with Julien BlancLindy West: The odious Blanc specialises in ‘helping’ desperate men by turning them into repulsive, entitled, sexually aggressive creeps with horrible fashion sense. Why should he get a visa?
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Jessica Valenti: The artist is mad that you think she’s ‘boy-crazy’ – and you don’t want to make Taylor Swift madTaylor Swift in the Blank Space video is the woman we've been waiting for
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It's not 'anti sex' to want to expose pornography's complicit role in child abuse and traffickingLaura McNally: Child sex abuse is not so far removed from the glamorised world of adult pornography – in fact, it is part of its continuum
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Jessica Valenti: Breasts onstage. Breasts on Facebook. Breasts everywhere! Our body parts are just that: one part of who we are – and they’re not public propertyTopless Keira Knightley is not alone: 2014 is the year women reclaimed our breasts
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Barbara Ellen: What is it about the word ‘feminist’ that makes women flinch?Faint-hearted feminists? What’s Salma Hayek's problem?
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Jemima Kiss: Emboldened by an aggressive and counterproductive campaign of abuse, the culture writer refuses to be intimidated by GamergateIn praise of … Leigh Alexander, fighting back against Gamergate
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Olenka Frenkiel: ‘I realised I was being rubbed out by the BBC’Little has changed for older women in the wake of the Miriam O’Reilly ageism case, writes former BBC Current Affairs reporter
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The Guardian view on women in broadcasting: still the second sexEditorial: Female presenters can inspire ambition, but only if the many barriers confronting them are swept away. Television must conduct itself better
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Holly Baxter: Men don’t have to fend off unwanted sexual comments in the way women do. It’s about putting women back in their placeWhy Lorraine Kelly wouldn’t compliment Robert Downey Jnr on his bum
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Nobody cares about your erection, Artie Lange. And women don’t think it's funnyRoxane Gay: The ‘comedian’ couldn’t keep his desire or entitlement to himself while ESPN anchor Cari Champion did her job. He just had to make sure we all knew about it
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Duchamp and the pissoir-taking sexual politics of the art world
Nell Frizzell: Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, who may have been the real genius of Duchamp's urinal, exemplifies a culture that assumes risk-taking to be a male preserve
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Why I like leading ladies who don't act ladylikeLynn Shelton: For years, cinema didn’t seem able to cope with the concept of a rounded female character. Now times have changed, but the pressure on both genders to stay traditional remains intense
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Jessica Valenti: Record numbers don’t matter if the party is still targeting women’s rights – and if elected women are still throwing their own gender under the bus2014 was an election of firsts for Republican women. But it wasn't a 'win' for women at all
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Yes there is misogyny among gay men – but our sexist world is the problemPatrick Strudwick: Rose McGowan is right that the gay rights movement has tended to ignore women. But sexism is everywhere – the bulk of the hate comes from heterosexuals
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How to be a female pop star in 2014 – video
Follow Harriet Gibsone's five simple steps to becoming a 'post-feminist' icon
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Abortion in Mexico: Catholics, the law and the right to choose – video
Mexico's complex and polarised abortion debate has had a direct impact on the lives of two young women in the country
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Yvette Cooper: victims of domestic violence are being let down - video
The shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper decries the criminal justice system for a lack of action on tackling domestic violence
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FGM in Kenya: 'to end this culture we have to make everyone accountable' - video
Dr Linah Kilimo ran away from home to escape the cut as a girl. She talks about impact of Kenya's female genital mutilation law
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How Brac took diarrhoea remedies to every home in Bangladesh - video
Eliza Anyangwe: In the early 80s, diarrhoea was a major cause of child dealth in Bangladesh. Vice-chairman of Brac, Mushtaque Chowdhury, shares what his organisation learned from early failures and how it increased use of its homemade rehydration therapies from 10% to 80%
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Sexual violence in conflict: did you leave a message at our video booth? - video
At last week's Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict summit in London, we teamed up with ActionAid to run a video booth allowing people to record a message to world leaders. We've compiled a selection of those messages. See if yours is here
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Melinda Gates on the global family planning revolution – video
Two years on from the London Summit on Family Planning, Melinda Gates, businesswoman and co-chair of the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, discusses the progress made on tackling the issue
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Jay Leno joins Beverly Hills hotel protest against Sultan of Brunei – video
Protesters gather outside the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday after the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei, introduced sharia law in his home country
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Deputy PM's wife: men who care for children ‘have more cojones’ - video
Miriam González Durántez interrupts Nick Clegg's speech on Wednesday to ask a question about attitudes towards men who care or their children
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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: 'I don't plan on running for political office' - video
The chief operating officer of the multibillion pound social network and author of Lean In – and a big Democrat supporter – talks to Jemima Kiss
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Awra Amba: an Ethiopian utopia? – video
In the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, a unique community has evolved based on egalitarian principles. Zumra Nuru, who founded Awra Amba in 1972, explains how he realised his childhood vision of creating a democratic, self-sustaining society where men and women are equals, while a young couple explain how they have benefited
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'Get your arse out, mate': we turn the tables on everyday sexism – video
Leah Green goes undercover to see how unsuspecting men react to sexist situations experienced by women – but this time perpetrated by a female
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Miley Cyrus criticism reaction 'terrifying', says Radio 1 DJ – video
Jameela Jamil, presenter of the official chart show on BBC Radio 1, speaks to John Plunkett at Ad Week Europe about how she was victimised on Twitter for her criticism of Miley Cyrus
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'I am a circumciser': inside the campaign to end FGM in Kenya – video
Kenyan women who have enacted female genital mutilation (FGM) on others, and had it done to themselves, talk about their experience
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Why outlawing female genital mutilation is not enough: the business of cutting - video
More than a decade after female genital mutilation was first outlawed in Kenya, a former cutter explains why it continues to be business as usual
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Scotland's victims of female genital mutilation – video
Alexandra Topping reports from Scotland, where despite a growing population of African migrant families moving there - the illegal practice of FGM continues
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FGM: teenager urges Michael Gove to act before school holiday 'cutting season' – video
Fahma Mohamed, 17, urges Michael Gove to write directly to head teachers telling them to teach FGM in their school
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Afghanistan: where a woman has more freedom in jail – video
Afghan women accused of "moral crimes" such as running away from their husbands are sent to jail for several years. For some of these women, however, life is better behind bars than it is outside with their husbands and family
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Where are the Girls? Jemima Kirke on women in art – video
Jemima Kirke of TV show Girls discusses how women have always made art, even if they've been absent from the history books (and gallery walls)
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Nick Clegg regrets Lord Rennard's lack of apology – video
Speaking on his LBC radio show on Thursday, the deputy prime minister and Liberal Democratic party leader Nick Clegg says Lord Rennard should apologise
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