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Margaret Atwood Among Finalists For The Women's Prize For Fiction
On #InternationalWomensDay, we're over the moon to reveal the 2017 #BaileysPrize longlist! Which ones have you read? A post shared by Baileys Women's Prize (@baileysprize) on Mar 7, 2017 at 4:22pm PST...
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Zosia Mamet's R29 Essay On The Terrible Boyfriend Who Changed Her Life
“Your ambition is going to break my heart.” I am sitting on my bed next to a boy, my boyfriend at the time, who is sobbing into my lap because I just told him about a job I hadn’t even gotten yet, but...
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Exclusive: Melinda Gates On The Power Of Women Coming Together
When women come together, change happens.I think I’ve always known this intuitively, but I really started paying attention 15 years ago, when I visited a village in the foothills of the Himalayas. I...
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Tampons Might Be Given Away For Free To Tackle "Period Poverty"
Scotland could become the first country in the world to provide women and girls with free tampons and sanitary towels under a new proposal to combat "period poverty”. Monica Lennon, Scottish Labour’s...
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The Surprising Reason Lawyers & Psychiatrists Are Getting Botox
If you've ever gone into work the day after getting dumped or dealt with an asshole boss, you know the struggle that is speed-walking toward the empty supply closet as you hold back tears and pray no...
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4 Young Afghan Women Fighting For The Right To Exist
The right to divorce. The right to make your own reproductive decisions. The right to an abuse-free marriage. As women in Western nations, we take these rights for granted — but it’s taken centuries of...
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Could Edging Be Bad For You?
Timing and orgasms are tricky factors during sex that partners care a lot about: If the sex is too long or too short by one partner's standards, someone could get frustrated. One of the more popular...
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This Marriage Proposal Under The Northern Lights Is Pretty Epic
Lofoten, Norway… ______________________________________ WE'RE ENGAGED! What a better way to propose than in the heart of the Arctic Circle under the Northern Lights. It's taken a few years to plan but...
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The Fearless Journalist Spotlighting Afghanistan's Women
Khaleda Khorsand Devotes Her Career To Women's RightsReporting on Taliban activities was a journalistic effort that was inherently dangerous. But for Afghanistan's Khaldea Khorsand, it was a...
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For This Afghan Woman, Studying Music Is An Act Of Resistance
Meet Afghanistan's First Female Music ConductorFor 20-year-old Negin Khpalwak, music was never just a hobby. It was illegal to play and listen to music under the Taliban, and the regime banned public...
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How To Break Up With Someone If You're An Introvert
Pretty much no human being wants to have a discussion with their partner that will end in a breakup. It's the worst, and you feel like the worst, so finding the courage to do it is half the battle. If...
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This Photo Shows A Breast-Feeding Complication We Don't Talk About
In addition to having multiple benefits, breast-feeding is also a wonderful bonding opportunity for mom and baby. But it's not always easy, and it doesn't always come naturally. And that's not to...
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Justin Trudeau's Tribute To International Women's Day Is Pure Leadership...
Canadian Prime Minister, yogi, and avowed feminist Justin Trudeau posted a video on Twitter today to mark International Women's Day.Trudeau, who famously appointed a 50%-woman cabinet "because it's...
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The Best Introductory Books To Feminism
So, you want to be a feminist? You've come to the right place. There's no better way to get educated, get angry, get inspired, and get impassioned than by cracking open a book.Each of the novels,...
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This Nobel Prize Tweet For IWD Seriously Backfired
Well, it looks like even wise, feminist, forward-thinking Sweden isn't immune to embarrassing faux pas. Today, in the ultimate act of infographic mansplaining, the Nobel Prize in Stockholm...
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Women Over 40 On How They Feel About Their Bodies
I still harbour an idea that I move with grace, despite the quite obvious fact that time is not being kind to my silhouette. I see that my proportions are radically outgrowing my ability to camouflage;...
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Let’s Stop This Offensive Term From Making A Comeback
The other night I was out with a friend, and her friends, and their friends. You know, one of those evenings where you walk into the pub and realise you don’t know anyone. But seeing as this isn’t the...
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Hold Up! Here Are The Best Beauty Products For Psoriasis
Finding the makeup and skincare products that work for you is hard enough but it becomes even more difficult when psoriasis is involved. The autoimmune condition, which affects 2% of people in the UK,...
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What It's Like Dating Across The Language Barrier
You know that feeling when you’re both snuggled up on the sofa and your partner turns to look at you and says, “Is there a word in English meaning ‘to defile corpses’?” No? Well, chances are you’re not...
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I Gave Up Music For A Week & Here's What Happened
In a 2012 study, Audio-Technica estimated that the average person listens to 13 years' worth of music in their lifetime. I am one of those people. Every journey, every jog (I never jog), and pretty...
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