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<p>The wait for buffer zones is ongoing </p>
Women

Why are women still being harassed outside abortion clinics?

Lifestyle

Instagram fuels self-doubt more than a catwalk ever could

<p>Catcalling is everywhere – but it’s most likely to occur when women go running</p>
Women

For women runners, catcalling is constant – and most men don’t realise

Lifestyle

Author Ela Lee: ‘We need to take blackout sex more seriously’

Lifestyle

Inside the exhibition at Outernet celebrating influential women

Lifestyle

Behind the scenes of The Influence List 2024 photoshoot

<p>Stamping out police sexism - join our event </p>
Women

Stamping out police sexism: Sign up to our panel event

<p>Mothers warn skimping on heating is causing damp and mould problems in their homes and leaving them with health problems such as respiratory issues</p>
Home News

Ministers urged to double maternity pay as mums choose to heat or eat

<p>Premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms include fatigue, forgetfulness, irritability, anxiety, depression and aggression</p>
Women

PMDD: The hormonal condition that’s destroying women’s mental health

<p>Georgie Purcell (left) and Yoko Kamikawa were both at the centre of sexist rows recently</p>
Lifestyle

Why are female politicians still subject to sexism about their looks?

<p>‘Even though something may happen online, they’re real emotions ... the trauma can be experienced as real,’ says psychologist Dr Daris Kuss </p>
Lifestyle

What should be considered a crime in the metaverse?

<p>Denise Huskins relives the details of her sexual assault and the torment that followed in the new series </p>
Women

American Nightmare explains why women don’t report rape

<p>‘I always thought, if something like this happened to me, that I would go to the police straight away. A part of me feels like I’ve let other women down by not doing that,’ says date-rape victim Sarah </p>
Women

The horrific truth about drink spiking and why it is still rising

Women

The horrific truth about drink spiking and why it is still rising

<p>‘I always thought, if something like this happened to me, that I would go to the police straight away. A part of me feels like I’ve let other women down by not doing that,’ says date-rape victim Sarah </p>
<p>‘Women generally are less likely to die of alcohol-related causes than men,’ says charity. ‘There is always a gap there but the gap is closing, and that is really concerning’ </p>
Home News

Revealed: Huge rise in women drinking themselves to death

<p>Supreme Court Abortion Pill</p>
Home News

Police testing women who have miscarriages for abortion drugs

<p>Sacred space: womb workshops provide room for women to make connections</p>
Women

Inside the woo-woo world of womb whispering

<p>Laurellie Staples says it is ‘heartbreaking to go through labour and know your baby is not with you anymore’</p>
Home News

Bereaved parents ‘in limbo’ waiting months to find out why babies died

<p>Laurellie Staples says it is ‘heartbreaking to go through labour and know your baby is not with you anymore’</p>
Home News

Bereaved parents ‘in limbo’ waiting months to find out why babies died

<p>Lindsey Beveridge, who lives in Manchester, told The Independent she weighed around seven and a half stones at the height of her alcoholism</p>
Home News

‘Menopause symptoms drove me to drink three bottles of wine a day’

<p>In good hands; Sophie with her daughters today </p>
Women

Girl energy makes the world go round – we need it more than ever

<p>Researchers at the National Centre for Social Research discovered the overwhelming majority of Britons are in favour of a more liberal position than current UK laws stipulate (Alamy/PA)</p>
Home News

Support for abortion rights hits record high in UK

<p>Maya Oppenheim’s Pocket Guide to the Patriarchy</p>
Women

How to win a copy of Maya Oppenheim’s Pocket Guide to the Patriarchy

Lifestyle

Lorraine Candy: ‘Perimenopausal rage made me unravel’

<p>A female firefighter had to give up breastfeeding her newborn and return to work 15 weeks after giving birth because she could not afford to live on her maternity pay</p>
Home News

‘I had to give up breastfeeding to firefight weeks after giving birth’

<p>Women forced to go back to work early as mortgages soar </p>
Home News

New mothers forced back to work early as mortgage rates soar

Women

Miss Universe Netherlands crowns first transgender winner

<p>A female firefighter had to give up breastfeeding her newborn and return to work 15 weeks after giving birth because she could not afford to live on her maternity pay</p>
Home News

‘I had to give up breastfeeding to firefight weeks after giving birth’

<p>Women forced to go back to work early as mortgages soar </p>
Home News

New mothers forced back to work early as mortgage rates soar

Women

Miss Universe Netherlands crowns first transgender winner

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'Black swan theory' could have sunk tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht, says expert

'Black swan theory' could have sunk tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht, says expert

viral

In Pictures: All creatures great and small called upon for annual zoo weigh-in

celebrities

Kylie Jenner fans concerned about 'dangerous' detail in bikini photos

lifestyle

Expert shares seven mental health benefits of intimacy

gaming

2025 called 'greatest year in gaming history' after major new titles announced

gaming

2025 called 'greatest year in gaming history' after major new titles announced

gaming

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game releasing on PS5 has players saying the same thing

gaming

Borderlands 4 reveal at Gamescom has fans losing their minds

Home News

Unemployed men prefer their partner to be out of work, study finds

Home News

Unemployed men prefer their partner to be out of work, study finds

<p>Frozen eggs need to go through a thawing process before they can be used</p>
Home News

‘It takes pressure off’: Why more single women are freezing their eggs

<p>Abortions can legally be carried out within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy in England, Scotland and Wales</p>
Health

What are the abortion laws in the UK?

<p>Researchers discovered that some 8 per cent of those who struggled to afford period products had reused throwaway one-use pads</p>
Home News

Poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health

<p>Remains of pregnancies were sometimes not being stored in a way that tallied with the provider’s policies, the review found</p>
Health

Women are waiting too long for abortions, health watchdog finds

<p>Remains of pregnancies were sometimes not being stored in a way that tallied with the provider’s policies, the review found</p>
Health

Women are waiting too long for abortions, health watchdog finds

<p>The study examined more than 7,800 MRI scans from men and women across 29 countries</p>
Health

Stress caused by gender inequality ‘damaging women’s brains’

<p>Campaigners warn that the ‘trauma’ of losing a baby can be worsened by ‘hostile employers’ </p>
Home News

Women having fertility treatment report unfair treatment at work

<p>Researchers said the extra healthcare scan in the third trimester of pregnancy could curb the number of unexpected breech births by 70 per cent as well as the risks of newborn babies having severe health complications (Andrew Matthews/PA)</p>
Health

Calls for change to pregnancy scans that would ‘save lives’

<p>Joeli Brearley, chief executive of Pregnant Then Screwed, a leading campaign group, said the announcement demonstrates how much childcare has climbed the political agenda</p>
Home News

Free childcare plan a ‘big win’ for women but campaigners urge caution

<p>The proposed plans will enable women will to access the contraceptive pill without having to get a doctor’s appointment</p>
Home News

Women to get contraceptive pill and implants direct from pharmacists

<p>The report, exclusively shared with The Independent, discovered 54 per cent of women lack confidence the police will properly investigate their reports of domestic abuse</p>
Home News

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will investigate sex abuse claims

<p>Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu urged people to understand the ‘toxicity of intersecting inequalities’ of race, gender, and class</p>
Women

Meghan Markle critics ‘in denial’ about their misogyny and racism

<p>Join The Independent’s panel event to mark International Women’s Day </p>
Women

What does being a woman in 2023 mean? Sign up to our panel event

Royal Family

Camilla crowned Independent’s most influential woman of the year 2023

<p>Mandu Reid, leader of the Women’s Equality Party, told <em>The Independent</em> it was ‘inexcusable’ the fact Ms Bulley was going through the menopause is ‘being weaponised’ by the police to ‘justify’ her disappearance</p>
Home News

Nicola Bulley police accused of pushing ‘crazy women’ stereotype

<p>Gynaecologists say delays are placing their physical health at risk as well as harming women’s mental health - leaving them desperate to alleviate their symptoms</p>
Health

Third with women’s health condition waited ‘3 years’ for diagnosis

Health

Third with women’s health condition waited ‘3 years’ for diagnosis

<p>Gynaecologists say delays are placing their physical health at risk as well as harming women’s mental health - leaving them desperate to alleviate their symptoms</p>
<p>Actor Penn Badgley has often replied to tweets to remind viewers that his character isn’t a hero but a dangerous killer</p>
Women

The problem with Netflix’s You and its depiction of stalking

<p>Ministers’ decision to reject five key menopause policies constitutes a ‘missed opportunity’ to stop ‘vast numbers of talented and experienced’ women from quitting their jobs, the Women and Equalities Committee in the Commons said (Alamy/PA)</p>
Home News

Rejection of menopause leave trial could ‘drive women out of work’

<p>Pamela Anderson</p>
Women

Pamela Anderson says sex tape leak reminded her of when she was raped

Women

Women’s Aid criticises Love Island for ‘disregarding women’

Women

Women’s Aid criticises Love Island for ‘disregarding women’

<p>One gynaecologist told The Independent ‘patient choice was being taken away’</p>
Home News

Women seeking abortions face ‘cruel’ delays due to NHS funding row

<p>Thanks to Disney characters like Snow White’s Evil Queen (left), the wicked stepmother trope has endured</p>
Royal Family

Harry comparing Camilla to a ‘wicked step mother’ is a cheap shot

Women

Lena Dunham says she’s ‘f***ing sick’ of ‘trying’ in New Year post

Women

Paulina Porizkova shares inspiring bare-faced selfie to mark new year

<p>Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Kate Walsh in ‘Emily in Paris’ </p>
Women

Why do women bully other women at work?

Women

Philosophers have a theory about men and household chores

<p>The Tories have been accused of ‘failing women’</p>
Women

Tories blamed on grim update for record gynaecology wait times

<p>A report for the National Police Chiefs Council and the Home Office also exposed failures to check if suspects had already been reported</p>
Home News

Victim blaming by police officers ‘impacting rape investigations’

<p>Joanna Lumley in 2018</p>
Women

Joanna Lumley says it’s become fashionable to be a ‘victim’

Women

JK Rowling criticised for funding women-only service for abuse victims

Women

Expert explains what you need to know about freezing your eggs

Women

Expert explains what you need to know about freezing your eggs

<p>Cara Delevingne in ‘Planet Sex’ </p>
Love & Sex

Conversations about female pleasure can’t come quick enough

<p>Claudia Winkleman in 2019</p>
Women

Claudia Winkleman ‘loves 50’ despite ‘things falling apart physically’

<p>Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush arrive at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022</p>
Women

One Tree Hill cast claim they were ‘threatened’ into Maxim cover

<p>Women’s Aid has released a campaign highlighting domestic abuse around the World Cup</p>
Women

People praise campaign highlighting domestic abuse around World Cup

<p>Women’s Aid has released a campaign highlighting domestic abuse around the World Cup</p>
Women

People praise campaign highlighting domestic abuse around World Cup

<p>Fearne Cotton </p>
Women

‘In my thirties, I was too quick to ask for help’, says Fearne Cotton

<p>Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) in ‘She Said’ </p>
Women

Meet the women who turned the Harvey Weinstein story into a movie

<p>Michaela Jae Rodriguez at the 2022 Met Gala</p>
Women

Michaela Jaé says childhood bullies didn’t bother her

<p>Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones in<em> Sex and the City </em></p>
Women

Candace Bushnell: ‘Women’s sexuality looks a lot like Samantha Jones’

<p>Waking up in the middle of the night is a common symptom of the menopause </p>
The Longer Read

Why it was a shock to learn I am perimenopausal and need HRT

<p>Ulrika Johnson has suggested she feels self-conscious about her image</p>
Women

Ulrika Jonsson avoids mirrors because her ‘face is collapsing’

<p>The study, carried out by the Labour Party, found working women who are in their 30s have witnessed their real-terms wages plummet by £3,000 a year during the last 12 years of Tory rule</p>
Home News

Tories ‘sluggish wage growth’ mean female workers losing out

Women

Louise Thompson ‘can’t remember’ first five months of her son’s life

<p>Campaigners report ‘more boundary-pushing’ from clients</p>
Home News

Cost of living forces more women into sex work and dangerous clients

<p>Toni Duggan in action against Chelsea this month</p>
Women

Toni Duggan first in Women’s Super League to take maternity leave

<p>Lauren Wasser</p>
Women

Lauren Wasser on how she found hope after legs amputated due to TSS

Women

Lauren Wasser on how she found hope after legs amputated due to TSS

<p>Lauren Wasser</p>
<p>Kim Cattrall at Glamour Women of the Year awards</p>
Women

Kim Cattrall says overturning of Roe v Wade was a ‘devastating blow’

<p>Julia Fox, Emily Ratajkowski and Amber Heard</p>
Women

Julia Fox tells Emily Ratajkowski why she supports Amber Heard

<p>Samantha Womack</p>
Women

Samantha Womack was diagnosed with breast cancer after ‘random check’

<p>Most women need three close friends</p>
Women

This is how many close friends most women need, survey suggests

<p>Most women need three close friends</p>
Women

This is how many close friends most women need, survey suggests

<p>Over a quarter of the current cabinet voted against implementing nationwide ‘buffer zones’ outside abortion clinics in England and Wales but the vote still passed</p>
Home News

PM and top ministers voted against abortion access

<p>That was when she realised: there was a tampon stuck inside her</p>
Women

A wake-up call for Miss Flo: The unspoken danger of lost tampons

Women

Ashley Graham says she appreciates ‘new tummy’ after birthing twins

Women

Sally Hawkins says women being dismissed as emotional is ‘frustrating’

Women

Jamelia says birth of fourth child was ‘incredibly traumatic’

<p>Mother-of-two Sarah Solemani warns it is often the woman whose career takes more of ‘a hit’ than the man’s after having children</p>
Home News

Childcare crisis damaging couples’ relationships, Sarah Solemani warns

<p>Penny Lancaster</p>
Women

Penny Lancaster says she was ‘in denial’ of menopause symptoms

Women

Do we all want to be sexy babies?

<p>Mother-of-two Sarah Solemani warns it is often the woman whose career takes more of ‘a hit’ than the man’s after having children</p>
Home News

Childcare crisis damaging couples’ relationships, Sarah Solemani warns

<p>Penny Lancaster</p>
Women

Penny Lancaster says she was ‘in denial’ of menopause symptoms

Women

Do we all want to be sexy babies?

<p>Girls in Wales were the most likely to say they did not feel safe in schools </p>
Education News

One in five girls don’t feel safe in British schools, survey finds

<p>Rishi Sunak is the UK’s next prime minister</p>
Women

Where does Rishi Sunak stand on women’s issues?

Women

‘Vampire facials’ for the vagina could cure the worst of the menopause

<p>Paulina Porizkova </p>
Women

Paulina Porizkova explains why she stays away from filler and Botox

<p>Madonna on stage</p>
Women

Madonna says she paved the way for women to embrace their sexuality

<p>Women feel ‘freer’ after menopause</p>
Women

Third of women feel ‘freer than ever’ after menopause

<p>Emily Ratajkowski </p>
Women

‘I feel anger’: Emily Ratajkowski discusses her divorce

<p>Naomi Watts</p>
Women

Naomi Watts says women are ‘most authentic’ after menopause

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