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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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Life
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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Visible Women
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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Life
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.”
Visible Women
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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Visible Women
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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Life
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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Life
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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Visible Women
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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Visible Women
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
Visible Women
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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Visible Women
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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Visible Women
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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Visible Women
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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Life
“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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Visible Women
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.
People
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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