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Robyn says her album wasn’t released in the US because she sang about abortion
“You can’t really talk about stuff like that in America.”
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- Moya Crockett
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Activists in the US are still dressing as Handmaids – and with good reason
Thanks to Trump’s Supreme Court pick, women’s rights in the States currently hang in the balance.
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- Moya Crockett
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Someone tried to slut-shame this politician – and she wasn’t having any of it
“I am here today to tell my faceless bullies that I cannot be shamed into quitting, because I am not ashamed.”
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- Moya Crockett
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Why this 12-year-old feminist Girl Scout is our new hero
When Julianne Speyer encountered everyday sexism, she refused to take it lying down.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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Why so many women are sharing their abortion stories on Twitter
“Would have a 25 year-old kid today and probably no career, since I was 16 when it happened. Never regretted it.”
From Brie Larson to female football fans: the women making waves this week
Highlighting women who rocked the boat, pushed for change and made history around the world.
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- Moya Crockett
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From New Zealand to Northern Ireland: the women making waves this week
Highlighting women who rocked the boat, pushed for change and made history around the world.
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- Moya Crockett
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The young American women who pose with guns on social media
As America marks its 101st mass shooting, why has a photo of a young woman with a gun had 130,000 likes? Stylist investigates.
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- Lizzie Pook
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US state criminalises abortion ‘before most women realise they’re pregnant’
The bill has been described as the most restrictive abortion law in the States
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- Moya Crockett
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 19/4/18
Record numbers of Nepalese women climb Everest, US women secure breastfeeding victory in the Senate, and more
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- Moya Crockett
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 12/4/18
An ovarian cancer breakthrough, a disturbing US abortion bill, and more
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- Moya Crockett
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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How to keep your data safe on social media
Here's everything you need to know
Remembering Edmonia Lewis, the female sculptor who defied the rules
She was a celebrated artist of colour at a time when slavery dominated American life.
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- Anna-Marie Crowhurst
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 12/3/18
A new guide aims to teach teenage girls about their vulvas, a US park is renamed in honour of an anti-slavery heroine, and more
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- Moya Crockett
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 9/3/18
A woman is jailed in Iran for removing her headscarf, a US election hopeful breastfeeds in a campaign ad, and more
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- Moya Crockett
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Florida shooting survivor makes impassioned speech for gun safety
“They say that us kids don't know what we're talking about, that we're too young to understand... We call BS.”
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- Moya Crockett
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“The latest US school shooter allegedly abused his ex. Are we surprised?”
We need to stop tolerating male aggression as a fact of life, and start treating it as a toxic problem that requires intervention.
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- Moya Crockett
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Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 8/2/18
Tonight’s WDD is a women-in-politics special – featuring sexual harassment, immigration and playing men at their own game.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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Female police captain suspended for saying colleague had “white male privilege”
Captain Carri Weber has been placed on leave after calling out a fellow officer.
Trump respects turkeys more than women – and this picture is proof
The US president was filmed asking if he could touch a Thanksgiving turkey, and Twitter went wild.
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- Moya Crockett
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