5 d. 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

Politics

9 d. ago Mum raped by best friend's husband as children slept upstairs

Sarah Glen, 39, was raped by evil David Devine, 44, at his home in Busby, East Renfrewshire, in December 2022.

Society

1 week ago Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon

Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the jobIn today’s social media age, one version of events spreads like wildfire. So it is fast becoming accepted in the national conversation that all men risking life and limb to cross the Channel in flimsy vessels are dangerous people who are likely to abuse women and girls. The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, went so far as to say that, because of rising numbers coming in small boats, women had “stopped jogging in the park because there are men lurking in bushes”.As the political rhetoric has become more toxic, and especially this week, the real-world consequences for those inside the hotels and for organisations like my own and many others in the charity and statutory sector become more dire.Enver Solomon is chief executive of the Refugee CouncilDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a r...

Events

1 week ago When girls were married off aged 12 and men could hit their wives: Rare book lays out the 'rights' of women in 17th century Britain

The landmark legal tomb, titled The Lawes Resolutions of Women's Rights, gives an extraordinary insight into the laws that shaped women's lives in 17th century Britain.

Events

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

Culture

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

Events

3 w. ago Rape survivors go head to head with controversial mens’ rights group outside Parliament

Members of Justice for Innocent Men Scotland (JIMS), who have been slammed for targeting women speaking out on abuse, are to be met with a counter protest at Holyrood.

Events

3 w. ago Why did it take so long for Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez to get engaged? Portuguese footballer proposes years after rape allegations and media speculation

Is there ever a right time to propose? Probably not, but as wise men famously say, only fools rush in, and as many fans across the world will testify, Cristiano Ronaldo is no fool.

Events