18 h. ago 'I spent a day with Queen Camilla and her emotional remark left a deep impression on me'

The Queen has long been a champion of survivors of domestic abuse, and has been there to help survivors through her support of Women's Refuge in recent years

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3 d. ago A common drug used to treat heart attacks may not help and could have fatal consequences for women, bombshell new study finds

Beta blockers are medicines that are used to lower blood pressure and cause the heart to beat more slowly and with less force and have been used to treat cardiovascular issues for years

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6 d. ago The London community group helping women with ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’

The London community group helping women with ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’  Middle East Eye

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6 d. ago Tems is uplifting women to smash sexism in music. Can the industry change its tune?

The Grammy-winning singer has launched a pioneering platform to empower the next generation of African talentDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Eromo Egbejule, the Guardian’s west Africa correspondent. This week, I spoke to Tems about her latest project: the Nigerian singer-songwriter and producer has been helping African women overcome many hurdles in the music industry. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago A day with the Revenge Porn Helpline: ‘You can sense the callers’ desperation’

Intimate image abuse is a crisis in the UK – with a fortyfold increase in calls to this service since it opened in 2015. Thankfully, there are effective ways to help those being victimisedBy midday, Jessica has dealt with five calls from highly distressed young women in their 20s, all close to tears or crying at the start of the conversations. She absorbs their alarm calmly, prompting them with questions, making sympathetic noises into her headset as she digests the situation. “Are these images sexual in nature?” she asks the last woman she speaks to before lunch. “Do you want to tell me a bit about what happened?” She begins compiling a tidy set of bullet points in ballpoint pen. “It’s all right. Take your time.”Jessica is sitting on a bank of desks with three other women, responding to calls to the Revenge Porn Helpline. For the past decade, the helpline has been offering advice to callers whose partners or exes have uploaded nude images or footage of them without their consent. “...

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8 d. ago Genetic testing on IVF embryos could help women over the age of 35 conceive sooner, trial finds

Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) - which is not currently offered on the NHS - screens embryos for the correct number of chromosomes, 46.

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8 d. ago Hero tourist 'stabbed in face' protecting two women on tram in Germany

John Rudat, 21, has been identified as the Good Samaritan who stepped in to help two women being attacked on a tram in Dresden, Germany, before he was then knifed in the face

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9 d. ago Genetic tests on IVF embryos ‘could help women over 35 conceive faster’

It could also ‘help reduce the emotional toll’ of repeated IVF cycles by slashing the risk of unsuccessful implantation and miscarriages.

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1 week ago Common supplement taken by thousands could help protect women against Alzheimer's, research suggests

A supplement already taken by thousands and costing less than 10p a pill on the high street could help protect women against debilitating dementia, promising new research suggests.

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1 week ago Frankie Bridge reveals her secret to flawless makeup on Loose Women with £34 setting spray

Frankie Bridge has a go-to setting spray that she uses as part of her makeup routine before appearing on Loose Women, and it helps keep her look flawless all day long

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2 w. ago The ‘schools for husbands’ training men to help with household chores

The UN-backed initiative has been training men on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores

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2 w. ago Pete Davidson admits 'I feel bad' after sharing girlfriend's pregnancy news

Former Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson and girlfriend Elsie Hewitt announced their pregnancy in July this year - but now the comedian regrets making the news public

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2 w. ago Senegal's ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying

Senegal's “schools for husbands” have been training hundreds of men in largely conservative communities on issues ranging from women's rights to the need to help with household chores

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2 w. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cricket must get on the front foot in helping women and girls to feel accepted | Isa Guha

The charity Take Her Lead is striving to get more South Asian females taking up the sport, and cut the number of them dropping out due to feelings of alienationNearly a quarter of a century has passed since myself and Ebony Rainford-Brent made our England cricket debuts. It was awesome for us to win World Cups together as the first two female internationals from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Since then there have been only four others, two with an Indian heritage. When you think of the interest shown in the game by the South Asian community, it is a staggering number.In 2022 I founded a charity, Take Her Lead, in honour of my mum, with the aim to increase the number of women and girls playing and staying in the game, and advance equity and diversity in cricket. We do this through connecting young players from under‑represented groups to aspirational role models through life-skills workshops, to build the mental and social skills required to stay in the sport (girls ...

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3 w. ago 'Please help us': Why Scotland must hear voices of Afghan women suffering under Taliban's gender apartheid

As Susan Dalgety listens to young Afghan women describe how they have been all but erased from society, she begins to cry. But her tears soon turn to anger

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4 w. ago Meghan Markle’s birthday 'gimmick' quietly shelved after major mistake

Meghan Markle launched a birthday campaign in 2021 to help women get back to work after the pandemic, but the project fizzled out almost as quickly as it began

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4 w. ago Bonnie Blue reveals her desire for new TV career after Channel 4 documentary

Bonnie Blue has revealed she wants to help to both men and women improve their sex lives – despite this she claims she's not a 'world educator' – but the former host of naked attraction thinks otherwise

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