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Posted on: Thursday 20th October 2011
Why there's no reason to fear feminism | Jonathan Glennie
With women's rights and gender equality high on the global agenda, campaigners should reassert the importance of feminism – so long as they don't try to impose 'feminist solutions' Read More
Posted on: Tuesday 18th October 2011
Queen of Shops Mary Portas says: 'I’m candid and naughty but I don’t bash other women’
She's accused of criticising the style of the women in the Cabinet - and even the Duchess of Cambridge. Here, Mary Portas, Queen of Shops, sets the record straight. Read More
Posted on: Thursday 13th October 2011
'Bossy women have less sex': not proved by science | Sarah Ditum
Data on African women's decision-making has become journalistic fuel for western gender angst Read More
Posted on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Don't abandon the women of Afghanistan
Join the Green Scarf Campaign and show your support for Afghan women Read More
Posted on: Friday 7th October 2011
Facebook is fine with hate speech, as long as it's directed at women
The social network's 'jokes in the pub' analogy, defending its decision not to take down pro-rape pages, is offensive Read More
Posted on: Tuesday 4th October 2011
Young women now earn more than men
The gender pay gap is being reversed among twentysomethings. By Richard Garner, The Independent Read More
Posted on: Monday 3rd October 2011
80% of Scottish Centenarians are Women
Figures from the Registrar General estimate that in 2010 there were 820 centenarians living in Scotland.
George MacKenzie, Registrar General for Scotland, said:
"The overwhelming majority of centenarians are women. In 2010, women accounted for 690 of Scotland's centenarians (84 per cent) while 130 men had reached the milestone." Read More
Posted on: Sunday 2nd October 2011
Come back 'Superwoman': the lost ideal of combining motherhood and work
The ideal of the 'Superwoman' juggling motherhood and work has been scotched. Now the pressure on women is to be perfect carers, with careers like a dirty secret. Read More
Posted on: Saturday 17th September 2011
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