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Yes, women are more likely to say sorry – but it’s a strength, not a weakness
Gender stereotypes would have you believe it makes us the weaker sex.
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- Megan Murray
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People
Simone Biles: women get backlash for being good at what we do – it’s not right
The world's best gymnast says it has taken her many years to learn to own her talent
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- Anna Brech
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People
Mary Beard on why women shouldn’t speak like men at work
“Own your voice, never imitate.”
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- Stylist Team
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Life
Why is women’s clothing still being policed around the world?
From a ban on ripped jeans in India to short skirts in Uganda, we’re still seeing efforts to dictate how women dress.
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- Chloe Gray
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- Christobel Hastings
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The 10 best countries around the world to live if you’re a woman
Hint: it's not the UK.
Life
Will misogyny finally become a hate crime in Britain in 2020?
A group of MPs are agitating to have it treated in the same way as racism and homophobia
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- Hannah Keegan
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Life
Four toxic beliefs stirred up by the hysterical bride myth
Aka, our favourite villain of an internet age
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- Anna Brech
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Life
"Stale and sexist" cycling safety campaign shows models posing in underwear
Uproar over Germany's helmet awareness drive
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- Anna Brech
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Life
A woman was threatened with removal from a UK flight if she didn’t ‘cover up’
Emily O’Connor, from Birmingham, says she was left “shaking and upset” by the experience.
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- Moya Crockett
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Beauty
Virgin Atlantic crew no longer have to wear make-up – but it's hardly a victory for feminism
Airline's change in grooming policy prompts questions over gender discrimination
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- Anna Brech
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People
Barbie's latest muse is model and feminist activist Adwoa Aboah
The Adwoa doll empowers girls to believe that anything is possible
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- Anna Brech
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- Carlene thomas-bailey
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5 reasons why Ruth Bader Ginsburg should definitely be on your radar
Everything you need know about the Supreme Court Justice trailblazer
People
"You are loved": Meghan Markle shares powerful message of self-worth with sex workers
The Duchess of Sussex reaches out with an impromptu show of solidarity
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- Anna Brech
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People
The directors of RBG on what millennial women can learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Of course Justice Ginsburg’s been angry – but she also sees where she wants to go and how she can get there.”
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- Moya Lothian-McLean
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People
Why Claire Foy hates the term “strong woman”
"It’s a way of making women more acceptable in a male world"
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- Anna Brech
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Fashion
Model Valeria Garcia makes history using a breast pump on the catwalk at LFW
A game-changing statement to normalise breastfeeding
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- Anna Brech
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Life
The unexpected reason why you should avoid saying sorry at work
It's all down to making your voice be heard
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- Anna Brech
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Life
Outcry as report says women are "emotional" and "concerned with their appearances"
Backlash over guidelines from a leading counselling organisation
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- Anna Brech
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- Anna Brech
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"Now women in England can take the abortion pill at home - but this is no time to celebrate"
It's an overdue move that leaves Northern Ireland behind