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Entertainment
Margot Robbie: New Barbie movie will “provoke truthful conversations”
The Hollywood star's production company is helming Greta Gerwig's vision of the famous doll.
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- Charley Ross
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Opinion
Here’s what a young Muslim feminist wants you to know about Islamophobia in the UK
Shahed Ezaydi explains how white feminism – and its centring of the white female experience – feeds into Islamophobic attitudes.
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- Shahed Ezaydi
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Careers
“I miss my work mates so badly”: the women who want their office buddies back
We asked women to tell us what they miss most about their work mates and what you can do to keep the friendships alive while working from home.
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- Grace Holliday
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Astrology
“Getting into astrology helped me come out as bisexual"
“How a spiritual awakening helped my sexual awakening" – getting into astrology helped one young woman come out as bisexual. This is her story.
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- Esther Newman
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- Sara Radin
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Are you a doomscroller or joyscroller? And what does that say about you?
What our doomscrolling and joyscrolling habits can tell us about the world in 2020
Environment
This is what it’s really like being part of Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion has a diversity problem, but what is it really like behind the scenes of the radical environmental group? One writer joins to find out.
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- Anna Prendergast
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Relationships
“I got married three months ago, and we haven’t seen each other since”
For one international couple, lockdown has meant they haven't seen each other since their wedding day months ago. Here's how they are coping.
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- Zoe Noller
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News
“On edge, elated and exhausted”: American women react to the US presidential election results
American women give their honest reaction to the results of the Biden vs Trump US presidential election results
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- Katy Harrington
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Politics
“As an American in the UK, watching the US election unfold makes me feel nervous and hopeful”
An American who moved to London for love explains why, even though she loves her adopted home, when presidential elections roll round she longs to be in the US.
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- Jennifer Barton
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News
#ENDSARS: one woman’s must-read eyewitness account from the frontline in Nigeria
Police brutality in Nigeria – read director of ActionAid Nigeria, Ene Obi's frontline eye-witness account
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- Natalie Gil
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Entertainment
Do you know the difference between love and coercive control?
For a new televised social experiment, journalist Ellie Flynn brings together a group of young people to see if they understand what coercive control means.
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- Katy Harrington
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- Lisa Bent
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“Dear Black women, love exists for us too and I can prove it”
Author Lisa Bent on her search for love, via several dating apps, and how being single inspired her new book
News
40 dangerous myths about dating apps, sex and rape that must be challenged
The Crown Prosecution Service has released new guidance including a list of 40 dangerous myths often used in rape cases which they say must be challenged
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- Jenn Selby
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Health
Black women lose babies too, so why is no one talking about it?
One woman shares her story of miscarrying her child at 18 weeks.
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- Almaz Ohene
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News
“He stole from me and left me in £30k of debt”: what you need to know about economic abuse
Economic abuse is happening all around us in the UK but many victims are frightened to speak. Here a young woman explains how her abuser took over her finances.
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- Katy Harrington
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Women
What it’s like to be young, Black and Muslim in Britain today
A 19-year-old Black Muslim woman opens up about the reality of living in Britain today, and why so many women like her feel excluded
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- Bashirat Oladele
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Mental Health
How to let go of guilt once and for all
Feeling guilty is awful, but how can you get over it? Here, an expert helps us to navigate and overcome this difficult emotion.
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- Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn
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Dating
“My ex used astrology to justify our breakup”
Should star signs and astrology influence who and how you date?
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- Sara Radin
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- Clare Considine
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Eco anxiety – everything you need to know and how to deal with it
Eco anxiety – a chronic fear of environmental doom – is real, but there are ways to manage it and still do your bit to combat climate change
Women
“My anxiety about having a baby has doubled since lockdown began”
When the pandemic began, one woman's fear about having children went into overdrive. Here, she describes her how anxiety escalated.
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- Ruby Lott-Lavigna
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