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Call For Public Inquiry Into Savita's Death To Be Taken To Human Rights Court

2012-11-29T13:41:10Z

Calls for a public inquiry into the death of a woman in Ireland after being refused an abortion are being taken to the European Court of Human Rights....

Read more: Abortion, Women, Savita Halappanavar, UK News, Womens Issues, Ireland, Savita, UK Women, News, Abortion Savita, UK News

Josh Okungbaiye: Ad Review: Morrisons - For Your Christmas

2012-11-27T18:21:31Z

Although the advert does have some faults I still think it was well executed in terms of its messaging and aesthetic direction. Just remember that some of our mothers may be stressed out about Christmas, but at least they can find comfort in the fact that Mother's day is well on its way.

Read more: Advertising, UK Business, Morrisons, UK Women, Asda, UK Christmas, Women's Issues, Christmas Adverts, Video, UK TV, UK Media, UK News

Monira Rahman: End Violence Against Women by Improving Their Rights

2012-11-26T05:19:22Z

International Day of the Elimination of Violence against women, on Sunday 25 November 2012, was an opportunity to discuss how to stop women from experiencing discrimination, abuse and torture.

Read more: Women, International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, World, UK Women, Acid Survivors Foundation, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Cherie Blair: Putting the Rule of Law Behind Women's Rights

2012-11-25T19:00:00Z

All over the world, the infrastructure of justice is failing women. In some cases, it is the laws themselves that legitimise discrimination - whether on property rights, freedom of movement or women's control over their own bodies. In many more societies, however, the problems stem from a justice system which fails to recognise the informal and often unconscious bias against women. I was shocked to read the statistic reported by UN Women that women across the world are three times more likely to report a robbery than a sexual assault. It is equally shocking that female circumcision is still widely practiced in African countries, even where it is illegal.

Read more: Women, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, UK News, Women's Issues, Cherie Blair, UK Law, Fgm, UK Women, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Lana Citron: The Marmite Mother Versus Lady Gaga

2012-11-25T19:00:00Z

I was out having lunch with an aunt when the phone rang. "You are not going to believe this." It was the Glam Rocker sounding jubilant. "Believe what?" "The band have been offered a world tour supporting a huge international female artist. Guess," he said, "Guess who?" I ran through the usual suspects Madonna, Rihanna, Beyoncé?

Read more: Lady GaGa, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Single Mothers, Relationships, Women, UK Relationships, Unexpected Pregnancy, UK Women, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Kiran Kaur: The Pressure for Young Girls to Be 'Sexy' Is Only Getting Worse

2012-11-20T07:16:32Z

We are constantly bombarded with messages in society that suggest, either directly or indirectly, that 'young' and 'sexy' go hand in hand. The new Kingsmill advert is a good example and it's already stirred up some controversy.

Read more: Reality TV, Schoolgirls, Body Image, Pressure, Social Media, Women, Sexualisation, Sex, Young Women, UK Students, UK Women, Instagram, UK Lifestyle, UK Universities & Education News

Baroness Mary Goudie: The Importance of Women on Boards Without Quotas

2012-11-13T19:00:00Z

The 30% Club believes that quotas are harmful to the ongoing gender debate. We believe that quotas do not work, that they are counter-productive and can be harmful to the development of diversity. We believe that voluntary change is the right approach to achieving a balanced board.

Read more: Women, UK Business, Women in Business, Business, Women on Boards, Women's Issues, UK Women, UK Lifestyle, UK News

B.J. Epstein: '70s Bush': Women and Pubic Hair

2012-11-12T19:00:00Z

Since when did it become the norm for women to be bald or, at the very least, tidily trimmed in their pubic regions? Since when is it okay for people to tell their friends just what they think of their body hair?

Read more: The Graham Norton Show, Women, Graham Norton, Women's Issues, Movember, Pubic Hair, Cameron Diaz, Feminism, UK Women, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Irna Qureshi: No Sex Education Please, We're Muslim!

2012-11-08T19:00:00Z

When I was introduced to the facts of life in a science lesson, I simply dismissed it as some repugnant English method of procreation which couldn't possibly apply to Pakistanis. I reasoned that Muslims didn't need these procedures because I'd heard babies were divinely ordained.

Read more: Rochdale Child Grooming Case, Muslim Women, Kabhi Kabhie, Nath Utarna, Indian Cinema, Sex Education for Muslims, Bollywood, Bradford, Sex Education, Relationships, UK Women, Modern Parenting, UK Universities & Education News

Filling In The Gender Gaps

2012-10-18T09:55:26Z

A marathon session of Wikipedia by a group of pioneering women in science aims to correct the staggering omissions of female scientists on the referen...

Read more: Wikipedia, Ada Lovelace Day, Women, UK News, Ada Lovelace, Women's Issues, Royal Society, UK Media, UK Women, Zoology, Women in Science, UK News

Dr Janet Reibstein: How to Create a Positive Breast Habit for Life

2012-09-30T19:00:00Z

Breast cancer has taken up a large part of my life. My mother and two aunts all suffered from the disease, all diagnosed when mothers and relatively young women - and - as cases can be linked to genetics, so did I.

Read more: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, UK Women, Lifestyle, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Checking Breasts, UK Lifestyle News

Gates Cambridge Scholars: Are We Protecting the Well-Being of Egg Donors?

2012-09-07T06:57:00Z

The predominant regulation debate regarding egg donation has centred on whether or not egg donors should be compensated. And if so, how much? Making compensation debates the dominant focus, however, has perhaps misconstrued our perception of the problem by diverting our attention from all components of the issue.

Read more: Egg Donors, Women's Health, Ivf, UK Women, Lifestyle, UK Universities & Education News

Pursewhipped: Are Women Really Likely To Outearn Men Soon?

2012-09-07T10:31:32Z

Watch out, men. We’re about to enter a brave new world. Women will earn more than you. They will continue to get a better education, and perform bet...

Read more: Women's Earnings, Dr Amy M. Russell, Women, UK Business, UK Women, UK News, The Spectator, Liza Mundy, UK Politics News

Yvonne Ossei: Female Genital Mutilation: A Crime Against Women

2012-08-26T19:00:00Z

A seven-year-old girl is screaming hysterically in a secluded room. She has just had her clitoris cut off, her vagina sewn together and the surrounding areas of her genitalia burnt with corrosives. Her legs have been tied together and for months she will not be able to walk.

Read more: Fgm, Project-Azure, Female Genital Mutilation, UK Women, UK Impact, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

How Police Failings Contributed To The Murder Of Two Women

2012-08-22T09:04:45Z

Essex Police has apologised for systematic failings which contributed to the brutal murders of a woman and her two-year-old daughter.

David Oakes, ...

Read more: Christine Chambers Murder, David Oakes, Christine Chambers, UK News, UK Crime, Ipcc, UK Women, Domestic Violence, UK News

'We Are Seeing Our Rights Rolled Back, Make No Mistake About That'

2012-08-21T10:23:51Z

Sometime in the last week, the phrase "it's politically motivated" became the new "she was asking for it."

It might have been when MP George Gallow...

Read more: Terry Jones, Dr Amy M. Russell, Women's Rights, Women's Equality, Video, Rape, UK News, Julian Assange Rape Allegations, Julian Assange, George Galloway, UK Women, Monty Python, UK-Womens-Issues, UK News

Teacher 'Naming And Shaming' Students Who Have Had Abortions

2012-08-01T09:58:10Z

Teachers are telling students abortion is murder and aborting a foetus is "evil", with one even naming and shaming a girl in front of her class, a cha...

Read more: Religious Education, Abortion, UK Students, UK Women, UK News, Abortion Education, UK Lifestyle, UK Universities & Education News

Shan Ellis: Why We Shouldn't Forget the Legacy of Jade

2012-07-04T19:00:00Z

My diagnosis was cervical cancer. I was 32, had a five-year-old and a one-year-old who were reliant on me. Very quickly during the following weeks I had a partial hysterectomy, and intense chemotherapy which intensified over the space of the following six months.

Read more: Cervical Cancer, Smear Test, Smear, Health, UK Women, Jade Goody, Cancer, Womens Health, Jade Goody Cancer, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Cambridge Student Who Sat Exams One Day After Giving Birth Gains First

2012-07-02T09:49:41Z

A student has gained a first in English from Cambridge despite sitting her exams, with catheter still attached, 28 hours after giving birth.

Gradua...

Read more: UK Students, UK Women, UK Exams, UK News, Cambridge Students, Babies, Giving Birth, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News

WATCH: Is This Video Sexist? It's Raising A Few Shaped Eyebrows

2012-06-22T08:43:05Z

A video which has been made to encourage more girls to consider science as a career has been branded "offensive" and "sexist".

Science: It's A Girl...

Read more: Women, Video, Stem, STEM Subjects, Sexist, Science Students, Sexism, Science, UK Women, Slideexpand, Women Jobs, Women in Science, UK Universities & Education News

The Guyliner: Don't Put it Away, Madge! It's Time We Got Over Our Horror at Madonna's Refusal to Act Her Age

2012-06-21T19:00:00Z

But now Her Madgesty has displeased her once-devoted flock. But what could it be? The slow degeneration of her music material? The ever-increasing cost of tickets to see her perform live? Well, perhaps, but Madonna's crime seems to be the one that most of us commit eventually, if we're lucky - she got old.

Read more: Ageism, Mdna Tour, Gay, Madonna, Sexism, Madonna Ageing, Madonna Nipple, UK Entertainment, UK Celebrity, UK Women, Home News

Should Girls Be Taught How To Find Good Husbands?

2012-06-14T06:45:39Z

Girls should be taught to find ambitious husbands, just as they are encouraged to apply to top universities, the head of independent girls' schools ha...

Read more: Girls, Women, Education, Husbands, UK News, Relationships, UK Students, Poll, UK Women, Feminists, UK Schools, Feminism, UK Universities & Education News

Eleanor Prescott: The Glass Ceiling Lurking Over the Bedroom

2012-06-06T19:00:00Z

Sometimes I wonder if the glass ceiling we should be most worried about smashing is actually the ceiling at home - because the pane that lurks over the bedroom has nothing to do with salary or status...it's about who puts out the bins and worms the dog.

Read more: Women, Glass Ceiling, UK Women, Work-Life, Relationships, Work/Life, Sex, UK Lifestyle, Parenting, Men and Chores, Parenting Equality, UK Lifestyle News

Art Teacher Sacked After Getting Pregnant Wins Employment Tribunal

2012-06-06T11:09:18Z

An art teacher at an independent girls' school who was sacked after becoming pregnant has won her case of unfair dismissal.

Rebecca Raven, 32, said...

Read more: Pregnancy, UK Women, UK News, Dr Philip Dixon, Teachers, Rebecca Raven, Howell's School, UK Universities & Education News

Rachael Simpson: I Feel Like a Fraud Not a Froude! Marriage and Changing Your Name

2012-05-28T19:00:00Z

The nuptials are impending and soon I must choose a moniker. Or not. My fiance and I are in the middle of 'Simpson VS Froude: The 2012 surname showdown' ahead of our wedding this July.

Read more: Marriage, Wife, Names, Identity, Husband, Weddings, Family, Changing Your Name, Naming Children, Marital Names, UK Women, UK Lifestyle News