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It’s 2019, so why are companies telling female employees they can’t wear glasses?
Businesses in Japan tried to force their female staff to wear contact lenses, but these women aren’t going to stand for it.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Life
Taylor Swift has a lot to say about Jameela Jamil
The singer opened up in an interview with Zane Lowe.
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
From feminism to BDSM: life lessons Morticia Addams taught us
We learned a lot from the Addams Family matriarch...
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Helen Mirren tells The One Show’s Alex Scott she’s sick of being branded as ‘feisty’
“We need new words for female power and funniness and smartness,” Dame Helen Mirren insists.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Anna Brech
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Kamala Harris: “Is America ready for a woman of colour to be president?”
Senator invites dialogue over the impact of race and gender on her campaign
Life
Let’s call this restaurant’s “romantic” gesture what it is – sexist
The upscale seaside restaurant gave couples different menus – the women's version had no prices on it.
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- Jessica Rapana
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Life
The funniest feminist comebacks ever to grace the internet
“The day I dress for a man is the day they dress me in my coffin to see Jesus”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
Meghan Markle’s interview has sparked a hashtag for women who aren’t OK
The Duchess has responded to the racism and sexism she faces from the media.
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Taylor Swift reveals the one question she is sick of answering in interviews
And it has the power to seriously affect her mental health.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Long Reads
This woman could be the first person to walk on Mars
Alyssa Carson is one of the world's youngest astronauts in training, working to fulfil her dream of travelling to Mars.
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Life
Woman expertly schools drunk rugby team who sexually harassed her on a flight
She happened to be a legal analyst who specialises in sexual harassment. Take that.
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- Megan Murray
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- Hollie Richardson
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We don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this viral video of a couple decorating their bedroom
Seriously, WTF?
Life
How social media is creating a new ‘ideal housewife’ stereotype
New research has shown a worrying trend.
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
“We need to talk about those viral Julia Roberts photos”
Let’s get one thing straight: having legs is not the same as flaunting them.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Careers
Have you been called one of these sexist pet names in the office?
The shade they're throwing is glorious.
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- Megan Murray
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Life
London Film Festival is in full swing, and these are the female-fronted films you have to see
It's time to get your culture on.
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- Megan Murray
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Life
“This is the one thing we all need to stop doing on first dates”
Poorna Bell used to believe that a man should always pay when on a first date. Here’s why she’s since changed her views...
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- Poorna Bell
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Life
Peaky Blinders: The real story behind Jessie Eden and her fight for women’s rights
Did you know the character is based on a real person?
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Christobel Hastings
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Kirsten Dunst has the most refreshing attitude to fame
“I did have a glass of wine at 10.30am in the morning”.
Opinion
“Lady Hale is the latest judge to prove that men need to stop playing by their own rules”
All hail Lady Hale, and the other women working hard to put men in their place...
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- Aisling O'Leary
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