Ending female genital mutilation, one household at a time

For major social change, you have to educate and motivate communities to act differently. One Senegalese chief achieved just that. The NGO he worked with shares the lessons learned

The 40-week pregnancy myth has popped

Viv Groskop: We now know pregnancy can vary by up to five weeks – so why aren't 'overdue' mothers given more information?

‘Half the mothers I know have been driven from their jobs’

Anne Richardson's experiences of her antenatal group backs up the findings of a survey into the problems faced by female employees

Why is skinny-shaming OK, if fat-shaming is not?

Emma Woolf: I have never been fat, but I know exactly what it is like to be judged for my size and hear unkind comments about my appearance

Pregnancy changes women’s bodies shock

Naomi McAuliffe: Instead of making ignorant remarks about the Duchess of Cambridge's post-baby weight, we should celebrate women's remarkable bodies

Duchess of Cambridge baby weight coverage disgraceful, says minister

Jo Swinson singles out OK! magazine for criticism and says media needs to rethink its attitude towards women's bodies

Body not beach-ready? So what?

Alex Clark: The whole joy of being on holiday is feeling free to eat, drink and let it all hang out

Armpits4August is making women’s body hair a feminist issue

Chloe Marshall: How a month-long campaign giving women the opportunity to grow their body hair will help to challenge gender assumptions

Why these female Apprentice finalists give me nothing to cheer about

Lara Whyte: Both Luisa Zissman and Leah Totton's ideas for profit, like their grooming regimes, are profoundly dispiriting

Abortion reform: changing Ireland

Editorial: The ultra-cautious bill has caused great controversy and become to some extent a lightning rod for other discontents