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December 31, 2025

Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos

PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representationNearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan,...

December 16, 2025

Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

Since Trump’s second term began in January, global healthcare, especially for sexual and reproductive health, has been under constant attackThis time...

November 27, 2025

Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claims her employer gave her immunity from complaints by pro-choice campaigners

University of Adelaide, which employs Howe as a law professor, states that it ‘considers each matter on its merits’

October 24, 2025

Women launch class action against ADF alleging widespread sexual violence, misogyny and harassment

Female members of the military shouldn’t have to fight off their colleagues on a daily basis, lawyer says

October 15, 2025

Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in...

September 10, 2025

South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years

Choi Mal-ja’s appeal gained momentum after #MeToo movement inspired her to seek justiceA court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six...

August 14, 2025

Thursday briefing: How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry

In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage linked to bleaching creams, as colourism...

August 07, 2025

Blackadder star Tony Robinson vents anger over ‘heightism’

The 5ft 4in actor says shorter than average frame has been a problem in life as debate rages over dating apps’ height filterAs dating apps using...

August 06, 2025

US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says

Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions, IPPF saysA decision by the US...

August 05, 2025

Trump officials look to block abortion services at veterans affairs hospitals

Rollback on Biden-era policy would prohibit abortions for veterans, even in cases of rape, incest or health threatsThe Trum...

August 04, 2025

Denmark to reportedly remove ‘ugly and pornographic’ mermaid statue

Danish agency for palaces and culture requests removal of 14-tonne sculpture from Dragør Fort in CopenhagenA debate has erupted in Denmark over the...

August 04, 2025

Sall Grover begins federal court appeal against Roxanne Tickle’s gender discrimination case win

Lawyers for founder of Giggle for Girls app says ‘special measure’ under Sex Discrimination Act allows for ‘women-only safe space’

Women Articles

​Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos

Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claims her employer gave her immunity from complaints by pro-choice campaigners

Women launch class action against ADF alleging widespread sexual violence, misogyny and harassment

Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years

Thursday briefing: ​How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry

Blackadder star Tony Robinson vents anger over ‘heightism’

US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says

Trump officials look to block abortion services at veterans affairs hospitals

Denmark to reportedly remove ‘ugly and pornographic’ mermaid statue

Sall Grover begins federal court appeal against Roxanne Tickle’s gender discrimination case win

Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos

Thursday briefing: How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry