6+ day, 25+ min ago   (306+ words) From going undercover as a Playboy bunny to founding Ms Magazine, Steinem brought feminism into the US mainstream. Carter Sherman explains her legacy By the time she died last week at the age of 92, Gloria Steinem had become almost synonymous…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (376+ words) In an era when feminists were stereotyped as unattractive, the pioneering writer’s style created a Trojan horse Gloria Steinem: A life in pictures When people wanted to dismiss Gloria Steinem, they spoke about how she looked. Talking about the pioneering…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1078+ words) Each year, people from across the world gather in a grove sacred to the Yoruba goddess Osun to be healed, conceive or realise their deepest wishes. But toxic lead, mercury and cyanide is leaching into the river 7Devotees in white clothing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) I was told to keep my diagnosis private but I am determined to show the reality of breast cancer and reject the stigma that prevents women seeking treatment ‘Madam, this looks like breast cancer, and if it is, we will…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (939+ words) The Guardian Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a miracle. Mifepristone, then called RU-486, was synthesized…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) Three new products – and one old favourite – achieve a glazed sheen in one easy applicationAs you will no doubt have noticed, “glass” skin – that is, a complexion with a smooth, glazed sort of sheen – has been fashionable for ages. Until…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But the solidarity is still there, if you look hard enough…...