3 h. ago Conflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN

Report calls on governments to commit to renewed action at general assembly in New York, saying ‘a different path is still possible’Hard-won progress on women’s access to healthcare, rights and employment is being put at risk from global conflict, cuts to aid spending, and a backlash against gender equality, according to a UN equality watchdog.A woman’s chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth is more than a third lower than it was 25 years ago, UN Women said in its annual report, while girls are more likely to complete school than ever before. It also found that rates of intimate partner violence were 2.5 times lower in countries that had introduced comprehensive measures on violence. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Wetherspoon's to cut food and drink prices by 7.5% on Thursday

Move on ‘tax equality day’ is aimed at highlighting different rates of VAT for pubs and supermarkets

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14 h. ago Wetherspoon to cut food and drink prices by 7.5% on Thursday

Move on ‘tax equality day’ is aimed at highlighting different rates of VAT for pubs and supermarkets

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57 h. ago Women’s suffrage is apparently up for debate again in America | Arwa Mahdawi

The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter Should women in the US have the right to vote? You’d be forgiven for assuming this particular issue was sorted out quite a long time ago. But, because we live in hell, it seems the question is once again up for debate.Not by women, though; the fairer sex is obviously too emotional for such muscular discussion. So please sit this one out, ladies, and listen to what America’s finest male intellectuals have to say.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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61 h. ago The mayor of a French village tried to ban smartphones in public. Now he fears voters will throw him out of office

Governments across the world are considering limiting smartphone use in the classrooms and beyond to prevent a growing addiction to screens. But in the sleepy village of Seine-Port, a ban on scrolling has caused a backlash, Harriette Boucher reports

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5 d. ago The Spin | ‘I pray no one lives a life like mine’: Afghan women dream of freedom and cricket

Women’s rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exileSixteen-year-old Fawzia (a pseudonym) is writing to the Guardian from her home in Afghanistan. It is her home and also her prison. She doesn’t leave it much these days.But she does have a bat, and a ball, and spends her days training with her four sisters in the small garden and the courtyard of her house. Sometimes, when the Taliban are in the street outside, they train in the basement, so no one can hear the sound of young women having fun. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Women's rights groups demand answers on how Labour will deliver violence promise

More than 50 organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) have called for reassurance after Labour came to power vowing to tackle the crisis

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8 d. ago Moment women's rights campaigner and journalist Julie Bindel is thrown out of Pride in Surrey 'at the behest of the MP for Guildford'

The journalist told The Daily Mail she was asked to leave by security after Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford Zoe Franklin was seen speaking to officials.

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8 d. ago Cancelled by Britain, Graham Linehan's war with trans lobby ended his career and his marriage. Now he's quit the UK for America

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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8 d. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan seeks asylum in US as a 'free speech refugee' after being arrested by armed police at Heathrow last week over trans tweets

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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9 d. ago Olivia Smith ignites Arsenal’s comeback win over WSL newcomers London City

Smith scoring for Arsenal? It just feels right. There was a standing ovation for the women’s game first £1m signing, Olivia Smith, on 61 minutes as she exited after a phenomenal debut goal in Arsenal’s defeat of London City after her high profile move from Liverpool.Smith is a different profile of forward to the legendary Kelly Smith, who is now part of the Gunners’ coaching staff, but at a club that lives and breathes its rich women’s football history it felt like a moment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghanistan's former health minister who fled Taliban after standing up for women's rights has UK asylum bid rejected while staying at migrant hotel

Feroz Ferozuddin, who has been recognised internationally for his work as a trauma surgeon, fled his homeland for fear of being tortured by the militant group in 2021.

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1 week ago Ella Baron on the hard right and violence against women – cartoon

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1 week ago Leading female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

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1 week ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hostage star Suranne Jones, 47, admits she's 'too frightened' to use Botox as she reveals her secret to looking young

The actress is currently taking centre stage as fictional Prime Minister Abigail Dalton in new Netflix drama Hostage alongside Julie Delphy and Adolescence star Ashley Walters.

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2 w. ago This menstrual leave petition aims to change working rights, now women are protesting the government’s response to it

Gabriella Fertila meets the health campaigners calling for statutory menstrual leave and the people whose lives it might change

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2 w. ago Harry Potter director slams JK Rowling’s trans views as ‘very sad’ ahead of new series

Chris Columbus, who directed two Harry Potter films, said ‘I certainly don’t agree’ with the author’s views on women’s rights and trans issues

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3 w. ago Former Dragons Den star and gym magnate Duncan Bannatyne vows to remove non

Former Dragon's Den star Duncan Bannatyne has vowed to remove a non-binary option for users of his gyms and spas to declare their gender - after criticism from women's rights activists.

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Vicky Pattison's 'painful' health battle that left her spiralling

Vicky Pattison has been a firm advocate for women's rights, particularly when it comes to female healthcare, having been on her own journey battling a painful condition

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