Let’s see menopausal women on screen – in all their glory

The absence of the menopause in popular culture shows that it remains taboo – and women pay the price, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore

‘Society shrouds birth in shame’: challenging Instagram’s ban on women in labour

The social network removes graphic images of women giving birth, which it categorises alongside pornography. Can the Empowered Birth Project force a change of heart?

Lift your way to strength – and help your body stay young

Weightlifting isn’t just the preserve of musclebound hulks. Now women of all ages are increasingly turning to barbells as a way of staying healthy and warding off the effects of getting older

Ireland to confirm abortion referendum details as activist vows to fight on

Ailbhe Smyth, who leads the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, says it is time for change

Why Britain’s attitude to breastfeeding is still a disgrace

A magazine cover in India featuring a woman feeding her baby has caused outrage. But, before we feel too smug, we should remember we’re not much more enlightened here

From periods to pregnancy – the sexual health crisis for Calais refugees

Female volunteers for Gynaecology Without Borders are providing urgent care for women in need

Exercise is more precious than ever. So let’s stop scaring kids off PE

Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – especially as we now know physical activity aids academic performance, says the sports writer and author Anna Kessel

Discriminating against pregnant women is not just wrong, it’s foolish

Women are still hit by the motherhood penalty at work, with lower wages and stalled careers. If men did more childcare this would change, says Rowan Davies, head of policy at Mumsnet

Five things you probably shouldn’t say to someone who has had a miscarriage

For most people, miscarriage is a loss that society is not great at talking about. Here’s advice from experts on how to change that

Do not intervene to speed up birth unless real risks involved, advises WHO

Women in labour are increasingly being subjected to unnecessary and unwelcome interventions such as caesarean sections, warns WHO