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For maternity discrimination to end, we need to change work culture and the attitude of bosses
This unacceptable discrimination must not be overlooked as Whitehall grapples with Brexit.
Instagram erupts in display of solidarity against France's burkini ban
Women worldwide take to social media in defiance against France's burkini ban.
The burkini is sexist - but ban women from wearing it and we're no better than a dictatorship
This decision mirrors the tactic of Islamic theocratic regimes' morality police.
Digging up Helen Skelton's teenage topless pictures is a gross and disturbing invasion of privacy
There is no way that publishing intimate photographs of a 17-year-old girl could be considered 'newsworthy'.
There's a new sex war happening - men are punishing women for feminism
While we fight for female rights, we must attend to the wounds and rage of the losers.
I was followed by the Yorkshire Ripper in 1980 - we must finally accept he was bad, not mad
Peter Sutcliffe was a sadistic killer who took pleasure in the suffering of his female victims.
'Men in hijab' campaign sees males join the fight against compulsory veiling in Iran
My Stealthy Freedom has seen women campaigning against forced hijab, and men are with them.
Tribunal fees don't prevent 'vexatious' claims – they stop women coming forward about work sexism
This affects access to justice for vulnerable and low-paid workers – who are most likely to be women.
Stella Creasy MP: 'We need compulsory sex and relationships education to fight online abuse'
IBTimes UK interviews Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy on tackling abuse on social media.
Turkey's women need to revolt against sexist dictator Recep Erdogan
Women are the main driving revolutionary force in any society, therefore they are the first to be oppressed.
Rio gang rape: Thousands of Brazliains rally to support teenage girl sexually assaulted by 33 men
Brazilians have rallied in peaceful marches against alleged sex attack of a 16-year-old girl by 33 men.
Actress known as the Natalie Portman of Iran causes uproar with woman power tattoo
The feminist symbol caused Taraneh Alidoosti to be criticised on social media
Generation Trump: Meet the women who think feminism is cancer
In a recent survey Yiannopoulos asked people whether they would rather their child had feminism or cancer
Praise Beyonce and Emma Watson for feminism but don't ignore the fact they're elite millionaires
It would be shocking if they did something to genuinely jeopardise their fortune for socio-economic justice.
Middle-class feminists smash glass ceilings - then leave sisters languishing behind
Influential feminism can become a closed shop and self-reverential, ignoring class divide.
Heels, yes. Make-up, definitely. Cleavage, too far? Women can't win at work
Women's appearance, including make-up, shoes and clothes, are regularly policed across a variety of workplaces.
Feminism and internet cause women to ignore family, Malaysian Islamist group says
The Islamist group believes working women are the cause for increase in divorce rates in Malaysia.
When it comes to oral sex, being a woman sucks
We are still battling the idea that men's sexual pleasure is assumed while women's is a treat or afterthought.
The new NHS doctors contract is great - unless you're a carer, parent, female or disabled
Government thinks the indirect discrimination is 'proportionate' and 'justifiable'.
What is manspreading? Good for dating, bad for public transport
How spreading your limbs makes you more successful at dating
The Triggering: A powerful defence of free speech against the professionally offended
This is a testament to how fed up people are with censorship brought upon by political correctness.
US catalogue stalwart Lands' End yanks Gloria Steinem feature over 'offensive' abortion views
Legendary feminist no longer part of catalog's 'legend series' after customers lambast feature
A lesson for Kanye West: You are not a God and Taylor Swift doesn't need your blessing
West sees women through the Madonna/whore lens. Swift didn't need a man's rude interruption to become a star.
Valentine's Day 2016: When stalking is considered romantic
Society encourages the idea that stalking is a dedicated way for a man to pursue a woman who isn't interested.
Demonstrator who threw confetti and party poppers arrested for 'discharging a firework in public'
Member of Sisters Uncut, protesting against cuts to domestic-violence services, was arrested in Portsmouth.
Bernie Sanders on the Bernie Bros: 'We don't want that sexist c**p'
Sanders slaps down rude crew, careful not to alienate all-important female vote.
Female genital mutilation is something that can and will end, but only by talking about it
In Europe, the UK has by far the highest number of girls and women who have undergone FGM.
Hillary Clinton: Having a female president is not as important as helping poor American women
Middle class feminists who support Hillary don't care that her policies won't help poor women.
Stonehenge: Bones of 14 elite women reveals gender equality 5,000 years ago
Stone Age human remains discovered at Aubrey Hole 7 in 2008 found to comprise 'around half' belonged to women.
Sceptics drop atheist Richard Dawkins for retweeting video mocking feminists and Islamists
NECSS declares that 'hateful speech runs counter to our mission' as group disinvites keynote speaker