This Khloé Kardashian campaign finally strips ‘empowerment’ of all meaning
Protein World’s marketers may not be the first to cynically co-opt the word that once symbolised hope, but they have succeeded in reducing it to an empty husk
Women’s sport, space probes and protests – reasons to look forward to 2017
The turbulence of this year might seem set to continue well into the next, but there are good things to come too. From mass protests to comfort telly, there’s something for everyone – and lie-ins are positively encouraged
How I ended up in the jungle with deadly hornets in my hair
When a swarm of giant hornets descended upon me in West Papua I feared I was going to die. Fortunately, a local was at hand with an antidote. Or so I thought
Half of adult women in Brazil put off pregnancy by Zika virus – survey
Fifty-six per cent of women of reproductive age taking part in research say they are avoiding pregnancy over health concerns
Many of our beliefs are not chosen, we are born into them
Loose canon: From faith to football, it is naive to imagine that people can be raised without partiality or commitments
Breastfeeding: how one group fought the spread of formula milk in refugee camps
The head of a breastfeeding charity explains how refugee mothers in Greece are turning their camps into formula-free spaces
The hygge conspiracy
The Long Read: This year’s most overhyped trend is a wholesome Danish concept of cosiness, used to sell everything from fluffy socks to vegan shepherd’s pie. But the version we’re buying is a British invention – and the real thing is less cuddly than it seems
Trolls, killers, watchers in the woods: Danes chill to the dark side of hygge
In Denmark they also embrace Scandinavian style’s scary antithesis – uhygge
A moment that changed me: meeting my late love Denise, who gave me the courage to come out
We met at university and through her I took my first step on the path to living openly and happily as a lesbian
US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat
Under Trump, campaigners say, $600m in aid could be ‘cut drastically’, costing maternal lives, as they predict return to anti-abortion stance on health funding