Men 50% more likely to be online than women in least developed countries, hampering economies and fuelling gender inequalityA failure to ensure women have equal access to the internet has cost low-income countries $1tn (£730bn) over the past decade and…
‘GPs fob us off’: most trans people avoid the doctor when they’re sick
Survey shows need for training to ensure patients are listened toWhen Ellen Mellor’s doctor said that her severe headaches were caused by the stress of being transgender, it did not sit right. “My life was at the calmest point it had been in a long tim…
Theatre in UK faces exodus of women after pandemic, study finds
More than 60% consider leaving jobs amid concerns that ‘safe’ work by men could be prioritisedLeading women in British theatre have expressed concern that cash-strapped theatres could prioritise staging “safe” work by men and face an exodus of female t…
Tory peers to defy Boris Johnson with push to make misogyny a hate crime
Exclusive: Lady Newlove confident of cross-party support for amendment, despite PM’s stance Conservative peers and MPs will defy Boris Johnson’s stance that misogyny should not be a hate crime and push ahead with attempts to change the law, the Guardia…
‘It was unheard of’: UK’s first cathedral girls’ choir marks 30 years
Current and former members of Salisbury Cathedral’s landmark choir to sing together at gala“Singing is definitely a big part of me,” said Mary, an 11-year-old Salisbury Cathedral chorister. “I love being part of the girls’ choir. If girls weren’t allow…
Female in Focus photography awards 2021 – in pictures
The Female in Focus award from 1854 Media and the British Journal of Photography addresses the gender imbalance in photography. Globally, 70-80% of photography students are women, yet they account for only 13-15% of professional photographers. This sel…
The 81 women killed in 28 weeks
Since Sarah Everard’s brutal murder, only one thing has changed – the death tollPeople said something had changed with the awful death of Sarah Everard. But the message certainly hasn’t reached the men who rape, harm and kill women. And I can’t see a d…
We must fight gender inequality in healthcare research | Letter
Less is known about women’s health than men’s – that’s because research on the former is underfunded, says Silvia HummelJessica Nordell raises several important issues facing women and people from ethnic minorities in accessing quality healthcare …
Anita Hill on sexual harassment and survival: ‘You have to think: what is my life for?’
Before Christine Blasey Ford and Monica Lewinsky, there was Anita Hill, shamed for exposing the actions of a powerful man. She explains how she withstood the tumultAnita Hill sits so still that, when she is not speaking, I worry that the screen through…
Turner prize 2021: a collective effort to make art radical again
Pickled cows and unmade beds: the art award has always challenged convention. But in 2021 it is going further, by abolishing individual artists altogetherThe Turner prize has given us some great characters. Grayson Perry was a little-known alternative …