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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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Women
Want to email your local MP about male violence against women? Here’s how
An easy guide to supporting A Fearless Future, Stylist’s new initiative challenging the attitudes behind male violence against women.
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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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Three Families is a reminder that the fight for abortion rights in Northern Ireland isn’t over
Based on real women's stories, this powerful BBC One drama explores the effects of Northern Ireland's abortion ban.
Politics
The domestic abuse bill has finally passed – but what does that actually mean for women?
Campaigners have responded to the new act.
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Politics
How will London’s mayoral candidates tackle violence against women?
From putting more police on the streets to making London a sanctuary city for migrant women, the leading candidates tell Stylist about their policies.
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News
Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry’s mother challenges lack of “outcry” over murdered women of colour
Mina Smallman says her daughters' deaths did not receive the same attention as Sarah Everard's.
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Politics
Why frustration at plans for plain-clothes police in bars needs to be taken seriously
Women’s charities have called the government’s plans “poorly thought out”.
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Politics
“Our voices aren’t being heard”: why we need a pandemic recovery that works for all women
There is a pandemic exit strategy – but critics say it doesn’t contain enough detail about how women will be supported.
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Women
How you can help improve abortion access in England after the pandemic
Reproductive healthcare could look very different post-pandemic. Here’s what you need to know.
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Why we need a better picture of how the pandemic has affected the gender pay gap
Equality campaigners are sounding the alarm.
Women
“What happened when my ex threatened to share my nudes with my colleagues”
Revenge porn is illegal – but threatening to share intimate images or videos is not. Stylist hears from one woman who knows first-hand why the law must change.
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News
“6 thoughts I had about that Priti Patel house party tweet”
The government just announced a new £800 penalty for people going to house parties of more than 15 people in homes and we have some thoughts...
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Life
Campaigners celebrate the end of tampon tax: the sexist surcharge none of us needed
It was a long time coming – now finally period products no longer count as so-called “luxury goods”.
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Entertainment
2020 in review: Brexit, Megxit, Tiger King, DIY hairdos and so many Zoom calls
Did this really all just happen?
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TV
What Alex Wheatle can teach us about confronting the UK’s racist history
Steve McQueen’s latest Small Axe film is a powerful lesson on why we must come to terms with the past in order to move forward.
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Entertainment
“Obsess over Gillian Anderson all you want, but not Margaret Thatcher please”
Gillian Anderson is stellar as the UK's first female PM Margaret Thatcher in The Crown but let's not forget what the real Maggie said and did.
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This Equal Pay Day, let’s have a new conversation about financial gender equality
The coronavirus pandemic could widen the gender pay gap. But it could also be an opportunity to reshape an old conversation.
Health
Why it’s so important we listen to these female MPs talking about miscarriage
“It was a very difficult situation and one that I want no one else to have to go through.”
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