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Rebecca Traister’s new book All the Single Ladies argues that unmarried women are shifting US politics to the left. Could the same happen in Britain?
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Since discovering chatrooms at age 12, she has made subversive appearances on reality TV as well as her own YouTube channel. She explains why ‘in five years, everyone will be showing their vagina on the internet’
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When two female backpackers were killed in Ecuador, many were quick to ask why they didn’t have a man with them – proving that sexist attitudes prevail even in tragedy
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Best known for her giant spider sculptures, the artist explored patriarchy, motherhood and what it meant for women to be subjects rather than objects of art. A major exhibition at Bilbao’s Guggenheim reveals the power of her Cells series
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The edifice of popular feminism is a carnival of gifs, Twitter wars and language policing. It’s entertaining and enraging but leaves little trace of itself the next day
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The easy availability of hardcore pornography for teenage boys is having an effect on how they relate to girls, but nothing is being done about it
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These women are showing us how to take the power back – their struggle is an inspiration for anyone who wants a fairer society
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From the environment to genetic science and from politics to humanitarian law, here are just a few of the women doing vital work to make the world a better place
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Nigerian husband-and-wife team Augustine and Gift Abu speak out against female genital mutilation and educate cutters in new ways to make a living
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Speaking at a town hall event in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday, Kasich reflected on his election to the state legislature at the age of 26, saying many women ‘left their kitchens’ to campaign for him
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The feminist politics professor, 57, on her Belgian grandparents, seeing beauty in a puddle, and her sons wanting to be artists
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The year in sexism: how did women fare in 2015?
Laura BatesOver the past 12 months, women ‘ruined Fifa’ and were told that not doing enough housework was making them fat. From Nigel Farage making a boob of himself to the supposed death of feminism, here’s a look at 2015’s most misogynist moments -
She’s unfazed by threats from the men’s-rights lobby, unafraid to speak her mind about Corbyn’s shadow cabinet and will ‘have a word’ with Seumas Milne about his friendship with George Galloway. We meet the Labour MP
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Activists argue that prejudice against black women is ignored by mainstream feminism. What are the corrosive stereotypes behind it?
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The government has officially set out measures to plug the gender pay gap, but there are concerns they don’t go far enough
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How to stop aspiring to outdated models of leadership and embrace a culture that works for women, not just men
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Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer