‘Purity’ culture: bad for women, worse for survivors of sexual assault
Jill Filipovic: Virginity has no bearing on a person's worth, yet 'purity balls' and shaming victims make our culture more medieval than modern
PIP breast implant campaigners question findings of independent report
Two scientists say they are worried about chemical in the silicone filling that could affect the development of a foetus
Female genital mutilation campaigners face death threats and intimidation
Women who speak out against barbaric operations against young girls face danger and abuse from their own ethnic groups
FDA must comply with Plan B morning-after pill ruling, campaigners say
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund will move for contempt if government does not make contraceptive pill available to all
Cosmetic surgery trends show how the female body is constantly fetishised
Hadley Freeman: In case you missed the memo, upper arms are the new trophy female body part, the one that signifies belonging to a certain class
Listen to mother: time to change NHS practice on umbilical cord-cutting
Christina Patterson: Pregnant women need to feel medical staff are on their side – the nation's health suffers if people don't have faith in doctors
Casualty was right to take on female genital mutilation
In an agenda-setting episode, Casualty featured a storyline that squared up to one of the most culturally sensitive issues in Britain – female genital mutilation
Bras: a male professor is no expert
Deborah Orr: A French sports academic reckons that bras are unnecessary for medical reasons, but women don't need bras for medical reasons, and we don't need some fool's advice
Casualty turns spotlight on female genital mutilation
Campaigners hail move by BBC soap to take scandal out of the shadows on to peak-time TV for first time
The pros and cons of going braless
Emer O’Toole: Scientific research on the effect on bras on the sagging of boobs backs up the old feminist call for women to ditch the harness