The Met Police has dropped the investigation into Prince Andrew’s sexual assault allegations
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Michaela Coel’s Emmy win is a double-edged sword
A bittersweet success for Black women creators.
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TV
Sex Education’s season three is completely done with the male gaze
Old favourites and new characters alike tackle fertility, sexuality and the non-binary experience.
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TV
This documentary on music’s #MeToo moment is horrifying yet essential viewing
“Rock and roll celebrates that behaviour.”
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News
This London feminist festival line-up will feature Emily Ratajkowski and Laura Bates
The Shameless! Festival explores activism against sexual violence in an accessible way.
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“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.
Life
“You’ll never work again”: how 3 women dealt with being threatened by a powerful man at work
“To speak out is risky, both emotionally and professionally.”
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News
“A travesty”: 9 powerful reactions as Bill Cosby walks free from prison
Cosby has had his 2018 sexual assault conviction overturned due to a “process violation”.
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Politics
If the government wants to stop rape, it must invest in challenging rape myths
“This is a systemic problem that’s rooted in victim-blaming, rape myths and stereotypes.”
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Politics
“We are deeply ashamed”: the government admits to failing rape survivors
In a landmark report, the government has apologised for letting down rape victims in England and Wales.
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TV
Michaela Coel shares her “internal devastation” in searing Baftas speech
“I know what it is like to shoot without an intimacy director,” says the I May Destroy You star.
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Celebrity
Lady Gaga details the reality of trauma after being sexually assaulted
“Your body remembers...”
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Why Stylist is campaigning to change the attitudes behind male violence against women and girls
A Fearless Future is our new initiative calling for a public awareness campaign that gets to the root of the problem.
Women
Read Stylist’s open letter to Priti Patel about male violence against women and girls
More than 60 experts, activists, politicians and public figures have signed our letter to the Home Secretary as part of our new campaign, A Fearless Future.
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Long Reads
“We have the right to be free from fear”: what will actually keep women safe in public spaces?
From education to criminal justice reform, experts share their ideas for making women safer on the streets.
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Life
Will women ever be safe at home or on the streets?
How a week dedicated to celebrating women turned into one about our lack of safety.
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Celebrity
Why “he seems such a nice guy” is the wrong response to abuse allegations
“If we’re looking for monsters, we’ll never find them.”
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People
AOC on surviving sexual assault, trauma and the “tactics of abusers”
She has shared her story on Instagram.
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Housing
What life is like at Christmas when you have nowhere to live
A young mum tells the story of her struggle to create a home for herself and her daughter in time for Christmas.
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FKA twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf for alleged sexual battery, assault and emotional distress
The singer says her relationship with the actor involved “relentless” abuse.
TV
Finally there are women we can relate to on TV – but why has it taken so long?
Weruche Opia, Hayley Squires and Gbemisola Ikumelo discuss the emergence of a new kind of on-screen womanhood.
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