All news on the topic: Feminism

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Meghan Markle wears £2,700 outfit and £140,000 engagement ring at SXSW event
Meghan Markle chose a simple but stylish outfit while taking part in the opening day keynote event at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, during which she gave a passionate speech
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Women’s Institute meeting sees burlesque dancer strip off in membership drive
The Women’s Institute, famously portrayed in the 2003 hit movie Calendar Girls, has boosted its membership hugely in recent years with a range of unorthodox techniques
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Angelina Jolie praised for 'vocal support of Afghan women' by viral star Zahra
With over $1 million donated to the cause, Angelina Jolie has proven to be an ally for young Afghan voices and TikToker Zahra has nothing but praise to offer
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'I was a happy young mum until I posted a selfie and my whole life changed'
Georgia Croud, now 26, recalls the day five years ago when her life was irrevocably altered by "intense and sustained" body shaming after she posted what she thought was a harmless snap
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Campaigners blast efforts to boost gender equality in Parliament
A report from a cross-party group has identified recommendations from previous studies which have still not been implemented - hampering attempts to boost diversity, it says
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Personal trainer horrified by gendered barbells with women given smaller weights
A pro surfing fitness influencer posted a video about gendered weights at the gym which garnered 25k views and a plethora of comments from men arguing that it was standard - but she says they're missing the point
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Public pools in Spain must let women to swim topless in major win for feminists
The Catalan government rolled out an equality law in 2020 which enshrined a woman's right to sunbathe topless in public - and now any local authority found to be breaching the statute can be fined £430,000
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Stay-at-home mum says she's still a feminist despite dressing like 50s housewife
Lisa Pontius, 35, from Charleston, South Carolina, US, is the "home maker" of the house she shares with her husband and believes people should stop belittling her domestic work
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'I'm a single mum and I hate Miss and Mrs titles - they should be banned'
A woman has sparked a fierce debate after highlighting that a woman's marital status shouldn't be so obvious through her title, saying it felt "outdated" to be judged in that way
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Use our interactive map to find the gender pay gap in your area
In a country where women earn almost 15% less than men on average, there appears to be a long way to go still when it comes to the fight for economic gender equality - on International Women's Day use our interactive map to find out the pay gap for women in your local area
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‘Dear Jacinda Ardern - can you ever forgive me for my post-feminist cynicism?’
Maybe it was a mistake for women to turn up our noses at "girlboss" feminism just as a wave of misogyny threatens to wipe clean the slate of 50 years' worth of achievements, writes Sophie Bateman