Debenhams’ size 16 mannequins are great. Now we need even more diversity

Jane Martinson: The high-street retailer's move sets the lead for others to follow. Perhaps now we can hope for a healthier attitude to body shapes

Female genital mutilation is child abuse. We are failing young British girls

Leyla Hussein: Thousands of girls in the UK are at risk of the vile practice of FGM. I'm confident many can be saved, and you could help

Report calls for female genital mutilation to be treated as child abuse

Coalition of health professionals recommends aggressive steps to eradicate the practice in the UK

How the ‘thigh gap’ became the latest pressure point on a woman’s self-image

Once, only models were determined to make sure that their legs didn't touch. Now it has become a widespread, harmful – and often unachievable – obsession

Child marriage could trigger surge in Africa’s under-15s pregnancy rate – UN

UN population survey predicts steep climb in young girls giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa unless child marriage is banned

FGM: ‘It’s like neutering animals’ – the film that is changing Kurdistan

A film made over 10 years with the stories of girls and women affected by female genital mutilation is tackling a taboo subject

Can you be a feminist with a boob job? I am

I'm delighted with the result of my breast augmentation – and don't regret it for a minute. Why should it compromise my feminist credentials?

A good birth experience is more than the baby being delivered alive

Joanna Moorhead: A Mumsnet survey shows the psychological impact of a difficult labour affects the child's future wellbeing as well as the mother's

Waris Dirie: ‘Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls’

Emine Saner: Supermodel Waris Dirie was just five when she became a victim of female genital mutilation. As she collects an award for her campaign against the practice, she explains why it has to stop