Why do girls want labiaplasty? They’re told to hate every inch of themselves
Despite all the feminist progress we’ve made, women and girls are still subject to mixed messages about how their bodies must be perfect
Liberia needs to muster the courage to ban FGM
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called on others to ban female genital mutilation, yet her country is poised to miss an opportunity to end the practice
Staying healthy: why a fitness buddy is all you need
You’re much more likely to lose motivation if you exercise alone, according to research. From boxing to running to going to the gym, three writers on the joys of getting fit with their friends
Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list
US campaigner made Obama take action on female genital mutilation, and got practice banned in the Gambia
IUDs, the pill and sterilisation: your experiences of contraception
Accessing family planning is not easy for many women, who face cultural or religious opposition, supply shortages and doctors who won’t listen
Has Transport for London found a way to stop you being groped on the tube?
A year on from the launch of the powerful Report It to Stop It campaign aimed at tackling sexual harassment, the team behind it weighs up the impact
From FGM victim to teacher: ‘You are always running from it. But you get tired. You have to confront it’
When Hibo Wardere was six, she was forced to undergo female genital mutilation. She suffered in silence for many years. But an encounter with a 10-year-old girl in London changed her life – and led her to write a searing memoir about her fight against the barbaric practice
All British women have the right to a caesarean – they’re not ‘too posh to push’
Maternity figures have again prompted stigmatising comment. The rules are clear, and British mothers must defend their hard-won freedom to choose
Continuing to limit access to birth control would wreak economic havoc
Subsidized contraception is under attack – and this is the result
Painkillers, hot water bottles – and a day off work: the benefits of a period policy
The Bristol company allowing female staff time off for painful periods is leading the way in the UK, but the principle is already established in other parts of the world