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Transgender
From the start, feminists have fought for spaces that are less visible but which have special status: prisons, refuges, rape crisis centres, lesbian groups, women’s health centres and sportsSusanna Rustin…
June 1, 2026
· 2 min read
LGBTQIA+
A former board member of a women's shed in Victoria has been evicted after allegedly "spewing" discriminatory and hurtful comments about transgender people.
May 29, 2026
· 1 min read
Abortion
Readers respond to an article by Roe McDermott saying that women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choicesWell done to Roe McDermott for saying what is rarely…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Roe v Wade
States with abortion bans are turning away from medications to a wait-and-see approach, with care falling below standardsAbortion restrictions in the US have made it more difficult to access care…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Domestic Violence
The solutions to ending gender-based violence aren’t a mystery. The problem is that governments refuse to act on themWhen a social crisis becomes too big to ignore, governments reach for…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Classical Music
From Hildegard von Bingen to Hildur Guðnadóttir, here are some of the most influential women of the music world in history and today.
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Transgender
Hard-won, vital legal protections have been upended by the supreme court and the EHRC. Ultimately our lawmakers must fix thisAlexandra Parmar-Yee is a campaigner for trans equality and a director…
May 27, 2026
· 2 min read
Beauty
Shu Uemura’s legendary Ultime8 face cleanser has made a return. Plus four more excellent optionsI was recently in Japan with industry colleagues, many of whom were desperate to get to the shops…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Women
‘Gender attractiveness gap’ appears across cultures and over centuries but difference fades away with ageWomen’s faces are rated as more attractive than men’s, even by other women, but the perceived…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Women
The practice is not entirely serious – but it raises awareness of the many sexist tropes built into everyday lifeWhen Tori Dunlap writes a letter or email to a heterosexual…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Abortion
More people regret knee surgery than abortion. So why is the patriarchy still scaring us with lifelong torment?Ireland’s parliament, the Dáil, voted down a reproductive rights amendment bill this month…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Reform UK
We saw it when Russia jailed members of Pussy Riot, and again when the US overturned Roe v Wade: misogyny is a powerful political weapon. Let’s focus on fighting it,…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read