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Lucy Uprichard: The Masculinity Debate Is Not One-Sided: You Just Aren't Listening

2013-05-23T07:26:18Z

O'Sullivan writes about wanting a space where men feel comfortable to speak, and I can sympathise - feminism exists, in part, to give women the voice that they were so sorely lacking in mainstream society.

Read more: Women, Jack O'sullivan, Feminist, The Guardian, Comment Is Free, Men, Diane Abbott, Masculinity, Guardian, Feminism, Vice, UK Universities & Education News

Marina Pearson: Anger Management: Why Let Go of Anger Towards Your Ex

2013-05-23T19:00:00Z

Nine times out of 10 my clients come to me because they are angry and hurt at their ex because they feel betrayed by him or because in their mind he has done something wrong. Whatever the situation is, it's really important to let go of the bitterness, as the only person it really hurts is you.

Read more: Managing Emotions, Divorce, Life After Divorce, Anger Management, Heartbreak, Women, Relationship Advice, Breakups, Relationships, UK Lifestyle News

Julie White: Achieve Growth, By Association

2013-05-22T03:56:42Z

While I do believe that it is vital that we modernise and push ourselves forward in business, I actually believe that goes hand-in-hand with being part of a trade body (and all the benefits that brings), rather than being at odds with it.

Read more: First Women Awards, Drilling, Women, UK Business, Construction, Trade Associations, Women's Issues, fwa13, UK Lifestyle News

'Is It Rape If He's My Boyfriend?'

2013-05-22T09:43:26Z

Schools should be obliged by law to teach pupils about sexual consent and when 'no means no' in the wake of a torrent of news about child sex abuse, f...

Read more: Women, Women's Rights, UK Students, UK News, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Rape, Sex Assault, Consent, UK News

LOOK: How Many Brits Are In The World's 100 Most Powerful Women?

2013-05-22T10:52:11Z

Just two Brits have made it into the Forbes list of the most powerful women in the world.

Queen Elizabeth and JK Rowling were left to fly the flag ...

Read more: Women, UK News, JK Rowling, Angela Merkel, Forbes Most Powerful Women, The Queen, Feminism, Forbes, Queen Elizabeth II, UK News

Ed O'Meara: Women Aren't Funny... They're Hilarious

2013-05-21T19:00:00Z

Some people may dread that women will come on and talk about periods. I don't. I dread that the next 20 something white middle class male will come on and do some inadvisable and ill-conceived material on rape or pedophilia or something being LITERALLY the funniest thing that ever happened, when it LITERALLY is not.

Read more: Funny, Women, Leslie Knope, Kath and Kim, Ava Vidal, Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, 30 Rock, Gina Riley, Women's Issues, UK-Film, UK-Tv, UK-Comedy, UK Comedy News

'The Bible Says Women Wearing Trousers Is An Abomination'

2013-05-22T09:06:14Z

A major donor to the UK Independence Party has defended his view that woman should not wear trousers - because the Bible says it is an "abomination".
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Read more: Women, Party Finance, Demetri Marchessini, Ukip, UK News, Trousers, UK Politics, Sexism, UK News

IN PICTURES: The Stateless Women Denied Healthcare, Passports And Education

2013-05-22T08:42:43Z

Dancing in front of the mirror, or lounging in the living room smoking a cigarette, nothing seems to set these women apart from their Lebanese neighbo...

Read more: Beirut, Women's Rights, Women, Lebanon, UK News, Human Rights, France, Palestinians, Statelessness, Refugees, UK News

Danielle Lowe: Twitter Hashtag Disgrace to Society

2013-05-22T05:50:00Z

#thingsworsethanrape. That's right you read it correctly. This is not the kind of thing that victims of rape should have to deal with and read. It is the kind of thing that so many members of society should be protected from, because even if it doesn't directly affect you it may affect somebody you know.

Read more: Women, Women's Rights, Twitter, Rape, Hashtags, Violence Against Women, Violence Against Men, Women's Issues, Violence, Society, Social Media, UK Issues, UK Universities & Education News

Martina Milburn: What Makes a Great Role Model

2013-05-21T19:00:00Z

Sadly, thousands of the young people we help at The Prince's Trust do not grow up surrounded by positive role models. Many have had difficult childhoods, or grown up in workless households, with no one to turn to for advice about how to apply for a job or do well in an interview. They may look up to successful people they see in the media, but without the right support, they feel that their own dreams are out of reach. At The Prince's Trust, however, we are determined to prove them wrong.

Read more: First Women Awards, Women, The Princes Trust, Unemployment, Inspiration, fwa2013, Mentoring, Graduate Jobs, UK Business, Role Model, Entrepreneurship, Prince's Trust, UK Universities & Education News

Gideon Burrows: Both Sexes Are to Blame for Unequal Parenting

2013-05-21T19:00:00Z

I hear all the time that the woman has chosen to stay at home and look after the children, while the man has chosen to go to work. Given all these overt and subtle pressures, I wonder whether these are really free choices at all. The only solution is for men to actively take up the mantle of childcare, right from the very earliest days of our children's life.

Read more: Gender Equality, Women, Fatherhood, Parenting, Modern Parenting, Equal Parenting, Child Care, Sexism, Feminism, UK Lifestyle News

Obese Mothers Could 'Program' Children To Become Fat Adults

2013-05-21T03:23:49Z

The likelihood of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to a report published today.

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Read more: Pregnancy Weight, Women, Obesity Crisis, Weight, Obesity, Mother, UK Lifestyle News

Grainne Gillis: Is Masculinity in Crisis?

2013-05-20T19:00:00Z

The real issue here is that men are finally starting to be held accountable for their bad behaviour (as a gender) - and they don't like it. It is akin to children throwing their toys out of the pram, because they are asked to share them.

Read more: Diane Abbott, Feminism, UK Labour Party, Barack Obama, Affirmative Action, Victims, Quotas, Women's Rights, Women, Rape, Women's Issues, Masculinity, UK Lifestyle News

Amy Abrahams: Finding My Funny (Or, How I 'Learnt' to Do Stand-Up in Three Weeks)

2013-05-20T19:00:00Z

People keep giving me pity eyes. "You're very brave," they say, rubbing my shoulder, as if I'm ill. But I'm not ill. What I am, though, is terrified. Because this week I'll be making my stand-up comedy debut in front of about 300 people. Am a comedian? No. I'm a sub editor

Read more: Women, Challenges, Lifestyle, Greenwich, Stand-Up Comedy, Funny Women, Comedy Courses, Monkey-Business, London, Comedy, UK Comedy News

Cynthia Lawrence: Why Are All the Nice Guys Given No Love?

2013-05-19T18:31:44Z

Pepa, one half of the 90's rap duo, Salt n Pepa, revealed a few years ago that she once dated Will Smith back in the day. And that the only reason that she didn't pursue anything further was because he was too nice and wasn't thug enough!

Read more: Women, Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Marriage, Relationships, Dating, Marriage, Relationship Advice, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

Grainne Gillis: The Misunderstood Crime Part 2

2013-05-19T06:28:41Z

We have heard of the horrendous gang-rape in India. There have been several articles on how it is indicative of a patriarchal society. But this problem is not India's alone; and at least Indian citizens, both male and female, have been outraged enough to protest and demand change from their government - can we say the same?

Read more: India Gang Rape, Kenneth Clarke, Independent on Sunday, Dr Jane Monckton-Smith, Todd Akin, Julian Assange, Women's Rights, Women, UK Crime, Women's Issues, Rape Victims, Feminism, UK Lifestyle News

Grainne Gillis: The Misunderstood Crime Part 1

2013-05-19T06:19:33Z

It was taken as part and parcel of a girl growing up that she would get some "hassle" from "lads". Boys will be boys, and all that. It seemed like boys' "misdeeds" were all part of them growing up, whereas if a girl had "hassle" - well, there was a good chance she might have brought it on herself.

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Ivan Pavlov, Bbc, Rape, Ryan-Coleman-Farrow, Rape Crisis Center, Women's Rights, Women, UK Crime, Women's Issues, Rape Victims, Feminism, UK Lifestyle News

LOOK: 'Malibu Barbie' Mum Addicted To Tanning

2013-05-20T05:45:13Z

Mum-of-two Sarah Willman has been addicted to tanning since she was 14 and cannot stop because she loves 'the Barbie look'.

Sarah was nicknamed 'Ma...

Read more: Sunbeds, Women, Barbie, Sun Exposure, Body Image, Body Confidence, Health, Human Barbie, Tanorexic, Beauty, Tanning, UK Lifestyle News

Kirsty Lemare: Does Sex Sell? Or Does Letting It All Hang Out Simply Sell Us Short?

2013-05-19T19:00:00Z

I like to consider myself a red-blooded woman. In the last couple of years though, I have experienced a total sense of ambivalence about the increasing levels of in-your-face sexuality that seem to have pervaded every waking moment of modern life.

Read more: Women, Rihanna, Women's Issues, Sex, Sexism, Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Modern Parenting, Sexuality, Fhm, Boots, UK Lifestyle News

Amanda Callaghan: An Open Letter to Rakhi Kumar: Michelle Obama and I Think Beyonce Is a Great Role Model

2013-05-17T09:03:59Z

Dear Rakhi Kumar,

As I write this letter to you, my 7 week old daughter is asleep on my shoulder. Having her was and still is the scariest and harde...

Read more: Women's Empowerment, Women, Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Sex Trafficking, UK Music, Women's Issues, Music, UK Entertainment News

Imogen Clements: For Real Women, Scarred and Stitched, Consider Rucquoi's Take Over Rankin's

2013-05-19T07:19:20Z

Ione's current aforementioned project is her most ambitious yet. 'Sanctae' - a Portrait of Secular Saints features 21 eight-foot portraits of female nudes, each of whom will bear a gold-leaf halo

Read more: Photography, Women, Art, Rankin, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Women's Bodies, Ione Rucquoi, Mixed Media, UK Photography, UK Art, UK Culture, UK Entertainment News

Women Shouldn't Wear Trousers? Try Telling This Lot

2013-05-17T10:11:50Z

It turns out that Ukip donor Demetri Marchessini doesn't think women should wear trousers.

The former shipping tycoon, who has given Nigel Farage's...

Read more: Women, Party Finance, Ukip, UK News, Demetri Marchessini, Trousers, Nigel Farage, UK Politics, Sexism, UK News

Women Shouldn't Wear Trousers, Says Ukip Donor

2013-05-17T07:55:07Z

One of Ukip's top donors has criticised women for wearing trousers - saying they are deliberately making themselves look unattractive.

Demetri Marc...

Read more: Women, Party Finance, Demetri Marchessini, Ukip, UK News, Trousers, Nigel Farage, UK Politics, Sexism, UK Politics News

Helena Horton: Women and Politics - The Gender Divide

2013-05-16T06:03:36Z

We are being bullied out of politics. No one can handle that burden, that perfect trope, that men do not have to embody at all. Men can be total shits in politics and people see them as strong, they can be sexual abusers and no one bats an eyelid.

Read more: Margaret Thatcher, Feminism, Hollywood, Women, Activism, Politics, UK Universities & Education News

Jo Cheetham: Dear The Sun (Do Men Like Me Naked?)

2013-05-16T15:28:30Z

Or maybe it's because, actually, a woman's opinion of her own body is nowhere near as important as the judgement of strangers (particularly men). Maybe that's why you chose to call the online version of the article 'Do men like you naked?'

Read more: The Sun, No More Page 3, Everyday Sexism Project, Blachman Tv Show, Sexism, Women, Page 3, Women's Issues, Body Image, Feminism, Women's Right, UK Lifestyle News