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  • ‘A liberated rack isn’t ashamed, it does what it wants to do’ … Sarah Thornton at home in California.

    ‘Breasts are a serious political problem’: one woman’s quest to reclaim her chest

    Sarah Thornton had dismissed them as ‘dumb boobs’ until a double mastectomy changed everything. Her new book, Tits Up, explores what our beliefs about breasts mean – from feeding babies to bra design and Baywatch
  • Doreen Baingana.

    I feel the strongest I’ve ever been. Menopause hasn’t slowed me down

  • I was at my desk thinking ‘what is my job?’ … the fog of work.

    ‘I felt like I was losing my mind’: how to keep your career on track during menopause

  • black and white photo of a man and woman cuddling

    ‘I often say the journey time is longer’: how to make sex after 50 work for you

  • A cartoon of a blond woman with very cracked lips.

    I love the look of matt lipstick, but hate that drying effect. What can I do?

  • BUTTERMERE, 21 June 2021 - Five frriends making their longest swim on the longest day, the 1.24 mile length of Buttermere in the Lake District. Christopher Thomond for The Guardian.

    What if HRT isn’t right for me? And is cold-water swimming really the answer to everything? Your menopause questions answered

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News

  • ‘Even executives have dreams’ … Meryl Streep at the Cannes film festival.

    Meryl Streep: it’s ‘hardest thing’ for men to see themselves in female characters

  • Portrait photograph of Shirley Conran

    Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91

  • Saudi Arabia women’s rights activist Manahel al-Otaibi has been sentenced to 11 years for ‘terrorist offences’.

    Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights

  • Arizona governor calls for an Arizona supreme court ruling to be repealed that permits enforcement of an 1864 law banning almost all abortions

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    'A dark day': Arizona governor condemns ruling on near-total abortion ban – video

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Talking points

  • Tara Judah

    I stopped chasing the Hollywood vision of female friendship – and embraced the person I am

    Tara Judah
  • Rachel Cooke

    Shirley Conran’s legacy is not only the filthy bits, but sisterhood too

    Rachel Cooke
    • Emma Beddington

      I love Vogue’s idea of ‘British girl energy’. But what does it involve? M&S knickers? Weaponised politeness?

      Emma Beddington
    • Arwa Mahdawi

      You can get a lot of great products in the US – so why do the deodorants stink?

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • Beatrice Loayza

      Is Poor Things a feminist film? Is Barbie? These have become meaningless questions

      Beatrice Loayza
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Video

  • Carol Vorderman 'absolutely disgusted' by ministers' attitude to menopause – video

  • The Taliban said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women 'within the limits of Islam', as they held their first press conference since seizing Kabul. During their rule between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban implemented their own strict interpretation of sharia law, preventing women from working and girls from going to school.Taliban seek no ‘revenge’ and all Afghans will be ‘forgiven’

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    Women's rights will be respected 'within the limits of Islam', say Taliban – video

    The Taliban said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women 'within the limits of Islam', as they held their first press conference since seizing Kabul. During their rule between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban implemented their own strict interpretation of sharia law, preventing women from working and girls from going to school.

  • Hungary has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe, and the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is spending significant money trying to convince young people to have babies. Leah Green and Ekaterina Ochagavia visit Budapest, where they meet three women of similar age and with very different outlooks on the country’s parenting drive

    Pressure to procreate: inside Hungary’s baby drive – video

    Hungary has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe, and the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is spending significant money trying to convince young people to have babies. Leah Green and Ekaterina Ochagavia visit Budapest, where they meet three women of similar age and with very different outlooks on the country’s parenting drive

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Women in politics

  • Birthday card for a man with a silhouette of a footballer on the front and the words "Happy Birthday"

    The card that’s a sign of eternal friendship

  • Women sewing machinists from the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham taking strike action in June 1968.

    How can women get equality? Strike!

    Sally Howard
  • Tulip Siddiq is the Labour MP for Hampstead & Kilburn. She recently postponed her caesarian section to vote on the Brexit deal - has since given birth to Raphael.

    Tulip Siddiq: ‘I needed a caesarean – instead I was at parliament’

  • Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, Rihanna, Adele and Angela Merkel

    In praise of loud women – the joy and power of being noisy and female

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