“I’m tired of working my life away”: why women are turning their backs on the 9-5
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BooksConfessions of a young, newly qualified teacher
Careers“I urge every woman to join a trade union – here’s why”
Relationships“I’m single, in my 30s and want to move out of home – but I’m South Asian so it’s not that easy”
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Relationships
“I’m sick of feeling like my career isn’t as important as my partner’s because I earn less”
How much is career comparison affecting your relationship?
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- Amy Beecham
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Books
“Why I started to question if I’d ever want another white friend”
While co-writing her new novel, Christine Pride was forced to confront difficult questions, including what another white friend would bring to her life.
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- Christine Pride
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Books
“It took a crushing breakup to make me realise I’d lost myself in my relationship”
Author of My Body Keeps Your Secrets, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, on the realisation she came to when her relationship fell apart.
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- Lucia Osborne-Crowley
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- Katie Bishop
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“My boss has no idea what boundaries mean – what can I do?”
One woman says her boss told her she needs to be online 24 hours a day.
Mental Health
3 women describe the highs and lows of taking antidepressants
How antidepressants have affected the relationships, work and social lives of three young women.
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- Amerley Ollennu
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Opinion
“Why all this ‘motivational content’ on social media is really starting to grate on me”
Have all the positive affirmations we see on Instagram lost their charm for us?
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- Anita Ghosh
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Careers
“I moved out of the city, but now my boss says I must go back to the office. Can they make me?”
One woman says she had no choice but to resign from a job she really enjoyed and she isn’t alone.
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- Amber Sunner
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Books
“We don’t owe anyone sex”: women share stories of men who expected sex as payback
In her explosive new book Rachel Thompson explores how sexual violence has found its way into the bedroom.
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- Rachel Thompson
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Relationships
8 women share the best advice they ever received about breakups
“Let go of the need for closure” and other pearls of wisdom.
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- Anita Ghosh
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Health
Hymens, sex and sharks: 8 common myths about the vagina debunked
Author of The Little Book Of Vaginas, Anna Lou Walker, helps separate fact from fiction.
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- Anna Lou Walker
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- Anchal Seda
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“Everyone wants to be the fairest of them all”: the reality of colourism for South Asian women
“Getting darker was the number one thing for me to steer clear of,” writes Anchal Seda.
Relationships
“What happened when I bumped into ‘the one that got away’ 15 years later”
Author Jenny Oliver on the one unexpected feeling she had when she met an old flame.
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- Jenny Oliver
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Books
“The fetishisation of mixed women is still rife – I know firsthand”
Author Natalie Morris on why racial fetishisation is so damaging.
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- Morgan Cormack
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News
“Why we must start treating misogynistic extremism as what it is – terrorism”
“When is a terrorist not a terrorist? When he’s an incel”, writes Laura Bates.
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- Laura Bates
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Books
How to fall in love with yourself and master self-acceptance
“Think of self-love as though it’s a plant needing to be nourished and nurtured.”
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- Anna Barnes
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Careers
Difficult work colleagues? Here are 6 ways to deal with toxic teammates
“Many teams have someone who makes things more difficult than they need to be.”
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- Pam Hamilton
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Relationships
‘Reply only’ friends: how to deal with that one mate who never asks about you
Are you always the first to message friends who never return the courtesy? We ask women to share their ‘reply only’ friend experiences and get expert advice.
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- Morgan Cormack
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- Devinder Bains
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“Why can’t I stop crying the week before my period is due?”
A late train, a sad film, forgetting something on your shopping list, the smallest thing can trigger tears in some women those few days before their period.
Relationships
“I was virtual bridesmaid for my brother’s wedding and it was perfect”
When the pandemic meant one woman couldn’t attend her baby brother’s wedding in person, she did everything she could to be as present as possible.
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- Niamh Walsh
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