Femtech flourishing: how women-led health technology is changing the sector for good

From kegels apps to feminist chatbots, digital solutions led by women aim to improve periods, pregnancy and mental health

Parenting guides teach us everything – except how to be parents

From breast feeding to sleep training, there is a manual to help new parents. But how useful are they really? And don’t they just make us feel even more stressed? By Eva Wiseman

Senior Islamic cleric issues fatwa against child marriage

Deputy grand imam of al-Azhar calls for marriage based on mutual consent with minimum age set at 18

Three to tango: the pregnant dancer duetting with her husband

A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump

It’s time for men to step up and share responsibility for birth control

Why does the onus of birth control always fall on women? With access to contraception and abortion under threat, men must do their part

Bluetooth your bladder: the hi-tech way to beat incontinence

Urinary leakage affects millions of women, who have often suffered in silence. That may change with Elvie, a new way to strengthen the pelvic floor – involving an app

‘I’m such a big fan of the menstrual cycle!’ – the women asking whether it’s possible to have a better period

Exhausted with doctors not taking periods seriously, a new wave of authors is asking whether menstruation can ever be tolerable – even enjoyable

Women are happier without children or a spouse, says happiness expert

Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan says traditional markers of success no longer apply

Trump takes war on abortion worldwide as policy cuts off funds

Sexual health organisations warn women will die if they are forced to seek DIY abortions

What gets you hot? The sweaty, brutally honest show about bodies

They were a couple doing a performance about women, sex and bodily fluids. Then they broke up – and made it more explicit. Meet the duo behind Hotter