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'Here we don't have to hide our ambition': the rise of the women-only workspaceIn-house yoga, comfy sofas, film nights: is a new breed of women-only members’ clubs the way to get ahead at work?
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Serena Williams and the realities of the 'maternal mortality crisis'The tennis superstar revealed her own health scare after having her first child, and is highlighting how US childbirth deaths disproportionately affect black women -
Linda Fisk: 'If you can survive foster care and prison, you’re pretty special'What does it take to offer help with little expectation of reward? Our series The altruists focuses on those, such as this advocate for female ex-prisoners, who do that -
How the fallout from Mary Beard's Oxfam tweet shines a light on genteel racismAnother ‘mouthy woman’ has called out the classicist’s comments on the Haiti scandal. But the respectful exchange that followed has been heartening
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A century of women at work – in picturesDress Like A Woman, with a foreword by Roxane Gay and introduction by Vanessa Friedman, features more than 300 pictures showing women at work across the world – and examines their evolving roles, from domestic servants to astronauts
News
Talking points
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Sorry, Jane Seymour, getting your kit off at any age is hardly ‘liberation’The actress feels empowered by her photoshoot, but she is perpetuating a long discredited message
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As a female firefighter, I've had to tackle sexism as well as firesWhen I joined the fire service, the lack of facilities for women was a shock. That’s changed, but too many girls still see firefighting as a man’s job -
Video
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Pole dancers and hostesses: ICE Totally Gaming conference – video
Gambling firms use pole dancers at ICE Totally Gaming conference despite calls from industry regulator to stamp out sexist behaviour
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Rally against sexual harassment held in London – video
Crowds gathered in central London on Sunday to protest against sexual harassment
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Thousands rally across US one year after Women’s March – video report
Tens of thousands of women turned out across the United States on Saturday to mark the one year anniversary of the Women’s March
Women in politics
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Diane Abbott on feminism in the 1980s: ‘It was so exciting being in a hall full of black women’The rise of black feminist politics was of particular importance in a decade that saw inspiring council leaders ensure a voice for radical feminism and real change in the mainstream -
‘Women’s equality still doesn’t centre on women of colour – and it needs to’In the 2010s, the internet changed the way we campaign, and helped me create the gal-dem community. But there are still massive gaps – feminism needs to be more inclusive -
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Osborne juggling jobs is just what women have always doneWhy all the fuss about handling more than one job, asks Katharine Whitehorn
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A day in the life of an executive coach‘My job is helping people become aware of their strengths and the mindsets that sabotage them.’ -
Obama on feminism and other lessons from the first United State of Women summitThere are more people fighting for gender equality than ever before. We need to harness this power while there’s still time -
Breaking the cycle: women are learning to love their hormones