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…
Women’s March targets US supreme court, with abortion on line
Thousands gather in Washington DC and other cities protesting against Texas’s new law which has banned most abortionsThe first Women’s March of the Biden administration was heading straight for the steps of the supreme court on Saturday, part of nation…
Shouldn’t progressives be in favour of people wanting to speak their mind? | Nick Cohen
Solidarity at work used to be the governing ethos. Why do we now snitch on each other?Where once the left fought the bosses in the workers’ name, today its loudest voices lobby bosses to police workers. If you are trying to understand why this section …
The Metropolitan police canteen culture that shielded Sarah Everard’s killer
The murder of a woman by a serving officer has exposed the Met, once labelled institutionally racist, to accusations that it is also institutionally misogynistWithin the vast neoclassical headquarters of the Metropolitan police in central London, the f…
Fear on the ward: UK mothers threatened with social services for refusing maternity care
Women who turn down advice from health service staff say they are being coerced with threats of referrals to agencies and policePregnant women and new mothers are being referred to social services by midwives for refusing to follow their advice, patien…
‘I don’t know where to go’: uncertain fate of the women in Kabul’s shelters
Women in refuges have been sent home to their abusers or to prison since the Taliban takeover. Those in the few shelters still open fear what lies aheadZari was seven years old when her parents died, forcing her to move in with her uncle. But when he d…
The Guardian view on the police and women: face up to the problems | Editorial
The murder of Sarah Everard has crystallised a crisis of faith in the service. It is time for a wider reckoningThe disappearance of Sarah Everard in London in March sparked a wave of outrage at the violence women face. Following the sentencing of her k…
HRT not linked to increased risk of dementia, says study
UK researchers studied 600,000 women over three decadesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the largest study of its kind.The treatment is used by millions of women worldwide to relie…
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…
Japan urged to abolish third-party consent from abortion law
Restrictions amount to ‘sexual assault’ on women by Japanese state, say rights campaignersWomen’s health campaigners have urged Japan’s government to amend a law that forces married women to seek consent from their husbands before they can have an abo…