Hadley Freeman: what is a beach body anyway?
The ‘Are you beach body ready?’ advertising campaign backfired spectacularly earlier this week. Which just goes to show women are not as stupid, or as weight-obsessed, as we’re made out to be
I wish I didn’t have to rely on Google to help me breastfeed
Women who have little to no lactation support turn to the search engine for advice. That is not sustainable
Women still do most of the cleaning: is it putting their health at risk?
A California proposal to label all ingredients in cleaning products draws fire from manufacturers and support from women’s health advocates
The medical research gender gap: how excluding women from clinical trials is hurting our health
When it comes to health research, large gender gaps limit how much we know about the difference between women’s health and men’s
Not so pretty: women apply an average of 168 chemicals every day
On average, women use twice as many personal care products as men, applying far more chemicals to their bodies. What’s the impact on their health?
Female genital mutilation increase in England ‘only tip of iceberg’
Number of girls being treated for FGM rises to 578 in March, as campaigners warn month-on-month increase looks set to continue
Extreme fitness: are you tough enough?
Forget spinning and Zumba, gyms are now filled with chains, hammers and tyres. When did work-outs get so hardcore? Stuart Heritage joins the men and women going primal
I had an abortion because of extreme morning sickness. Spare others that pain
Hyperemesis gravidarum must be taken seriously. If I’d been supported more by my GP, or had access to better medication, I probably wouldn’t have made the choice I did
Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss review – engaging, multifaceted
GrrlScientist: Bodies of Light is a powerfully evocative exploration of the history of medicine, of feminism, and poverty in Victorian England
Fitspo: how strong became the new skinny
Health has become fetishised on social media by ‘fitspiration’ devotees posting pictures of ‘clean’ food and gym-tight abs. But does the trend inspire better living – or is it promoting a new form of body fascism?