The word of the decade tells us a lot about how far society has come over the last 10 years
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- Lauren Geall
Gender
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People
CHVRCHES singer Lauren Mayberry shuts down critics who said her stage outfits were “too revealing"
“I will continue dressing like a gothic Power Puff Girl with Big Witch Energy.”
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- Lauren Geall
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Fashion
4 ways fashion is finally becoming more gender-neutral
Is gendered fashion on the way out?
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- Specsavers
Life
The inventor of the gender reveal party has this message for followers of the popular trend
“Who cares what gender the baby is?”
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
This 4-year-old was not happy with the lack of women in her Lego magazine
So she took matters firmly into her own hands...
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- Lauren Geall
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- Sarah Shaffi
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This report has revealed the gender bias in newspaper book coverage
This is why we still needs awards and publishers just for women
Long Reads
“Black Panther is a love letter to dark-skinned black women”
Following the news that Black Panther is a Best Picture nominee, we take a look at the Marvel movie’s legacy.
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- Danielle Dash
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People
Body insecurity and emotional repression: men share problems in viral Twitter debate
Tweet by Caitlin Moran prompts a flood of comments around modern manhood
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- Anna Brech
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Life
Why it’s important we all have our say on the Gender Recognition Act
Friday 19 October is the last day you can respond to the government’s GRA consultation. Here’s why it matters
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- Moya Crockett
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People
Amy Schumer says this is the real difference between men and women
This is why “being a woman sucks,” according to Amy Schumer.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Careers
This new study paints an intriguing picture of how we perceive female leaders
New research highlights the positive ways we view powerful women in business and the workplace.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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“Why it’s not up to women to help men find their calling in life”
A female entrepreneur says “a big part of being a woman is to help men manifest their calling in life”. Here’s why we should resist that narrative
Life
Do we need to rethink our use of the word "guys"?
We all say it - but some people feel it's wrong
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- Anna Brech
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Careers
Why do women always volunteer for the jobs no one else wants at work?
We’re more likely to put ourselves forward for undesirable tasks – and it could have damaging consequences.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
Here's why people sleep better in gender equal societies
Yet another reason to strive for equal rights
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- Emily Reynolds
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Life
The surprising side-effect of calling men by their surnames
Researchers and artists referred to by their surnames are more famous
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- Emily Reynolds
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Life
Film critics are overwhelmingly white and male, study finds
Only 22.2% of reviews of top releases are written by women
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- Emily Reynolds
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 19/3/18
An all-woman sailing crew, an app designed to protect women and more
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- Emily Reynolds
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- Emily Reynolds
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The Oscars prove there's an appetite for diversity in film. So where is it?
There’s no excuse for the film industry to keep on ignoring underrepresented groups
Long Reads
“Going viral taught me that scepticism is another schism between the sexes”
Why are so many men on the internet so cynical?
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- Moya Lothian-McLean
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