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FGM Zero Tolerance Day: we mustn't forget prevention is more crucial than...
As the UK's first trial for female genital mutilation ends this week, we must remember that education is key to ending the practice.FGM survivor. Photo: GettyThis week, the verdict was announced for...
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I'm sorry Tristram Hunt, but careers education won't make girls more ambitious
Tristram Hunt's plans for careers education for girls won't make us more ambitious - and I should know.The damage these do can't be undone through careers advice. (Image: Getty)At the London Festival...
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It's time for women to take a lead in British politics
Women! British politics needs us.A boy's club? Photo:Flickr/ juliaboynardIt is 2015. Yet out of the 650 MPs in Parliament, only 148 are women. Perhaps what is more shocking is since the first female MP...
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Where are the ethnic minority women in politics?
Ethnic minority women are rarely seen or heard in politics - that has to change.One of a kind? Photo:GettyFatin, 17, is currently studying for her A-Levels in Bristol. When asked about whether she felt...
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2015 was the first election I cared about. It didn't end well
Five years ago, the election was thousands of miles away in both sense. This time, it was up close and personal. The worst thing is, I'm one of the luckier ones.They are the masters now. Photo:GettyI...
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A male rape charity has had its funding slashed to zero. Where are all the...
A vital service for men who have been affected by sexual abuse has lost funding, and yet so-called “Men’s Rights Activists” are still more interested in bringing feminists down.In 2014, in London, 307...
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Why I’ll be livetweeting my next period
The only way we can break the stigma around periods is if we all talk about it.The Twitter hashtag #LiveTweetYourPeriod is honest and hilarious. Photo: Quinn Dombrowski on Flickr via Creative...
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How long can Northern Ireland’s draconian abortion laws survive?
The 1967 Abortion Act was never extended to Northern Ireland, and women there still have to make the expensive and difficult journey to England to access this basic right.An anti-abortion demonstration...
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Rihanna's success is inspiring - but her new video is violently misogynist
To see a black woman use her body the way she wants is a revolutionary act in itself. But there are also violently misogynist moments in Rihanna's new video, and she should do better.Rihanna's Bitch...
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How far have we come in a year in the fight against FGM and child marriage?
A year after the Girl Summit's commitments were made to end female genital mutilation, it is time to assess the progress against the practice in Britain and globally.A woman in Kenya walks past a Stop...
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If we care about liberating women, then we need a united sisterhood in the...
To make the world a better place for women, we not only need an intersectional approach to our feminism, but we must find a way to stop fighting and start working together.A Women's Liberation march in...
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The lack of funding for sex abuse charities should be a national disgrace....
None of the 46 Rape Crisis organisations have secured funding beyond March 2016. When will the government start caring for women's needs?A woman holds a banner during he 2012 'slut walk'. Access to...
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Donald Trump's comments on periods prove why we desperately need to talk...
Donald Trump's comment that Fox's Megyn Kelly was "bleeding out of her wherever" proves why we need to tallk about periods and do away with the stigma and silence. Donald Trump's comment about periods...
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An 11 year old was raped and denied an abortion in Paraguay. This doesn’t...
An 11-year-old Paraguayan girl was raped and denied an abortion. This kind of dehumanisation is also the reality for women much closer to home.An anti-abortion protester holds up a sign. Women deserve...
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Adama Jalloh interview: “I wanted black girls to see the photos and to see...
As part of the Black British Girlhood exhibition, Adama Jalloh created the Identity project to show what's it like for black girls getting their hair done in South London.A young black girl gets her...
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The Tories shouldn't blame young people for being unemployed when all they've...
Unemployed young people will be forced to attend a three week intensive scheme, or they see their benefits scrapped. But we shouldn't be pointing fingers at those most vulnerable. Job seekers queue...
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After receiving 393 emails from the leadership candidates, I'm losing faith...
If there's anything that Labour could learn from this, it's that spamming us doesn't make us want to engage in party politics. It only turns us off. Labour have sent me 393 emails since the leadership...
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