2 h. ago Women are almost twice as likely to organise Christmas than blokes

The vast majority of Brits have one partner who does the bulk of Christmas planning, gift buying and wrapping, and it typically tends to be women who pick up the workload

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1 week ago Mosque that blocked women over 12 from taking part in charity run forced to lift 'regressive' ban

The 5km event held in East London last month was billed as 'inclusive' and 'family-friendly' but organisers insisted that female teenagers and women were forbidden from joining in

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2 w. ago Girlguiding North Lanarkshire representatives among 250 volunteers at national leadership conference

Lead 2025 is dedicated to supporting and celebrating leaders within Girlguiding Scotland, the country’s largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women.

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3 w. ago These three women expected to be convicted for organising a march for Palestine. Then something extraordinary happened

Three young women were prosecuted for leading a pro-Palestine protest in Singapore, a country with an extremely low tolerance for activism and high conviction rate. They tell Maroosha Muzaffar they had already prepared speeches railing against the system when it found them not guilty, stunning the nation

Politics

3 w. ago These three women were sure they would be jailed for organising a march for Palestine. Then something extraordinary happened

Three young women were prosecuted for leading a pro-Palestine protest in Singapore, a country with an extremely low tolerance for activism and high conviction rate. They tell Maroosha Muzaffar they had already prepared speeches railing against the judicial system when it found them not guilty, stunning the nation

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3 w. ago Women’s tennis thriving on the court as season wraps but WTA must catch up

Sabalenka and Swiatek head to Saudi finals after epic year yet organisers remain dire at marketing their productThe final weeks of the women’s tennis season showcased one last twist in the furious race to determine the qualifiers for the WTA Finals. Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, finally caught fire after a year of near misses, bulldozing through her opponents to win a title in Ningbo, China that solidified her spot in Riyadh among the eight best players in the world.Just as significant as Rybakina’s qualification, though, was its consequences for the player she usurped. Mirra Andreeva, the 18-year-old prodigy who won WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells this year, had seemed like a sure bet to qualify in singles for the WTA Finals. Her failure to do so underscores the fact that this year has been the toughest and most competitive women’s tennis season in years. Continue reading...

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