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What are the biggest challenges for women in 2017?
We asked our columnists - here is what they had to say.
Pussy-grabbing, Brexit and abortions: How women's rights fared in 2016
It has been a rollercoaster of a year.
Manthreading, mansplaining, manflu - man I'm sick of this misandrist nonsense
Manthreading is apparently the latest way men are letting down their side.
Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway suggests her feminist critics are childless cat ladies
The political strategist had been slammed for insinuating a mother should not have a White House role.
Istanbul Convention: Five things to know about the 'gold standard' of gender violence legislation
MPs will vote on a groundbreaking international treaty on domestic violence today.
Government appoints anti-gay-marriage, anti-feminist Tory MP to Commons' Women and Equalities Committee
Phillip Davies has spoken out against gay marriage, political correctness and "feminist zealots" previously.
Faryal Makhdoom Khan isn't alone – my in-laws made my life a misery
They took my phone and bank card, I was beaten, treated like a slave and refused access to friends and family.
The burqa is wrongly used to combat sexual violence - banning it won't solve that problem
As Angela Merkel calls for a burqa ban in Germany, the lives of Muslim women are once again an election issue.
Google Doodle commemorates 184th anniversary of the birth of writer Louisa May Alcott
Her classic novel Little Women has been a children's staple book for 150 years.
Boys school teacher 'surprised' after Milo Yiannopoulos talk is cancelled
Humanities prof 'somewhat surprised' by call from the Department for Education's counter-extremism unit.
Women are dying because of domestic refuge cuts - that's why Sisters Uncut are blocking bridges
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, we demand a secure funding plan for domestic violence services.
International Men's Day: Some issues affect men more than women - why is that hard to accept?
From suicide to homelessness, there are vulnerable men who need help, but don't feel they can ask for it.
Five reasons women should vote for Hillary Clinton
Women should not automatically vote for woman, but think what a Trump presidency would mean for feminism.
Five reasons women should vote for Donald Trump
If you are a woman voting for Clinton because she's a woman, you've fallen prey to the Democrats' sexist ploy.
Here's what Trump is teaching young women and men about their place in the world
Misogyny is presidential, disrespect should be expected.
Men have problems – but men's rights activists aren't solving them
The movement is too busy attacking women to fix issues like suicide and unemployment.
Is Donald Trump acting like a stereotypical 'emotional' woman?
Campaign is about emotions, say professors, as gender politics loom over campaign.
Why being asked about Beyonce and feminism irks Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Formation singer sampled one of Adichie's speeches on feminism for her 2013 fifth studio album.
Trump's misogyny hasn't pushed men to vote for Clinton
Analysis shows that in the key swing state of Florida, 32% of men are pro-Trump and 21% of women are pro-Trump.
Abortion, surrogacy, prostitution, mail-order brides: The erosion of women's rights across Europe
There is no country in the world in which women enjoy total legal, social and economic equality with men.
Controversy erupts as the first Muslim woman in a hijab appears in Playboy magazine
'Get the hate out of your systems' says Noor Tagouri after she's attacked by Muslims and feminists.
Men are increasingly invading feminism – excluding them isn't 'man hating'
It is not the role of feminism to offer a motherly breast for men to sob on.
14,000 Saudi women call on government to end male guardianship in ultra-conservative kingdom
The system is the 'most significant impediment' to women's rights in Saudi Arabia, HRW tells IBTimes UK.
'Pig, slob, ugly': Trump's own body-shaming insults against women feature in Clinton's new advert
Lin-Manuel Miranda of Broadway musical Hamilton, meanwhile, mockingly sings GOP candidate's tweets.
Women shouldn't vote for Jeremy Corbyn — him and his cronies are no feminists
He should listen to feminists about how Labour can rid the party of horrendous institutionalised sexism.
Paying for a woman's drink doesn't mean she owes you sex
Sexism is mistaken for chivalry when it comes to men picking up the tab on a date.
Nemesis of communists, feminists and Democrats, Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
Tough-as-nails conservative housewife left her mark on American politics and helped kill the Equal Rights Amendment.
If Keith Vaz paid for sex, his prostitution report is biased and worthless
A report that backs decriminalisation is questionable if its chair has a vested interest to protect buyers.
From shoulders to knees: Why should schoolgirls' bodies be subject to sexist adult rules?
Uniform policies insult boys by implying they lack control, and girls by saying they must avoid 'asking for it'.
Expecting Lily Allen and other mums to stay home sober is good old Sexism 101
Since Britney's unfortunate breakdown in 2007, the world has distastefully waited for a successor.