The voice of women as a force for peace
The voice of women can be a potent force for peace, so why do we silence it? 29 October 2022 | MAHA AKEEL | Arab Times In the year 2000, a group of women from Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Somalia and…
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‘The hijab is not a symbol of gender oppression’
Wearing a form of head covering is the most visible symbol of Islam in the west – and the most misunderstood. 31 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News It is rather astounding that, after a year of near-universal…
Mexico: Top court decriminalization of abortion hailed as ‘watershed moment’
The decision in the world’s second-biggest Roman Catholic country means that courts can no longer prosecute abortion cases. Photo: A woman holds up a banner which reads “My body, I decide” during a protest to celebrate the decision of the…
And then she tried ‘period pants…’
Previously a niche, expensive product, period knickers are now readily available on the UK high street. Women explain why they are turning their backs on single-use pads and tampons Photo: ‘I feel more confident’ … menstrual underwear by M&S (left) and Modibodi.…
A writer recalls holidays hitching and hiking across England (1930)
Photo: Young women hitch-hike on country lanes, 1956. Photograph: Harry Kerr/Getty Images Hitch-hiking. By now there is likely a generation or two who do not really know what the term means. It is a shame. In 1970, when I was still…
Study: Women have become more ‘sexually fluid’
Photo: Over time, language has evolved to recognise women as sexually non-binary (Credit: Getty Images) 15th June 2021 | Jessica Klein | BBC The way we think about sexuality is changing. Where there was once a single, well-known rainbow pride…
