Can Marcus Rashford’s campaign break the stigma around money and poverty shame?
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- Hollie Richardson
Poverty
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Life
How to help the homeless in cold weather
Simple actions to take if you're worried about a homeless person this winter.
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- Megan Murray
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People
Nobel prize winner Esther Duflo referred to as nameless ‘wife’ – and Twitter is furious
Anger as new economic sciences laureate is diminished by media coverage
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- Anna Brech
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People
Cash Carraway: From sex worker to published author
The writer was living in poverty and working in the sex industry when her blog was spotted by a publisher.
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- Hannah Keegan
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Books
Your guide to this year’s best non-fiction books
From an homage to Dirty Dancing to a book of the best speeches by women, this is 2019's must-read non-fiction.
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- Sarah Shaffi
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- Hollie Richardson
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This gritty working-class memoir is a must-read for anyone who grew up in poverty
“I felt ashamed of being poor, until I found this working-class writer”
Life
Teens in Nepal document the stigma surrounding periods
“We are kept separately and not touched. I feel hated.”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Visible Women
Meet the woman whose accident inspired her to help London's communities
"The need is more"
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- Emily Reynolds
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Life
People need food banks now more than ever – here’s how you can help
Sainsbury’s has launched shelf-edge labels to help shoppers easily identify the products that are most useful to food banks
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- Natasha Preskey
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People
Why Oprah and Meryl Streep have penned an open letter on gender equality to world leaders
“Poverty is sexist.”
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- Susan Devaney
- Published
Visible Women
These girl-led grassroots organisations seriously deserve your attention
You've probably never heard of them, but you really need to
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- Anisa Easterbrook
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 2/3/18
A new invention promises to make your period more eco-friendly - and the life expectancy of England’s poorest girls has fallen
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- Moya Crockett
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- Hayley Spencer
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Former homeless women share tips on the donations that really matter
Being homeless is made even worse for women the week of the month when their period comes.