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Malala Yousafzai: End the Education Emergency

Remember Malala Yousafzai? She’s pretty hard to forget, last year she was the girl who took on the Taliban and, by some form of miracle, won. She’s recently been named as one...

Fewer UK women are changing their name after marriage - would you?

Women in the UK are increasingly refusing to take their husband’s name after marriage research shows. In a study by conducted Facebook, of their 33 million UK users, a third of...

The ultimate 10-minute workout for bikini confidence

Fast and effective workouts are every woman’s dream. Nobody wants to be sweating away in a gym for longer than they have to. So when we heard that 10-minute exercises can actually...

This Is What Barbie Would Look Like If She Was Based On A Real Woman

Most of us know that looking like a Barbie doll just isn’t going to happen in the real world…unless you’re pumped full of plastic of course. But new photos of what the average...

What To Do When His Penis Is Just *Too* Big

Normally we’d say you can never have too much of a good thing but once you’ve experienced sex with a larger-than-average penis you’ll know that you actually can. The thing is...

Riot-inducing 'Sluts of Gothenburg' Instagramers forced to pay damages

In what could be a new victory against cyber-bullying, two teenage girls in Sweden have been jailed and ordered to pay damages to victims of their ‘Slut Shaming’ page that sparked...

The Mediterranean Diet

If the research is anything to go by, forget living for the weekend, forget that next holiday, the Mediterranean diet is what we all should be living for. Not only is the Meditterean...

Breast cancer: Preventative drugs to be offered to 500,000 women on the NHS

The fight against breast cancer has had another triumph as thousands of women across the UK with a family history of the disease are set to be offered preventative drugs on the NHS...

Chlorella smoothies: The secret green smoothie that stars and supermodels swear by!

OK we get it, celebrities like sipping on a healthy smoothie or two, but there is something about the latest smoothie-selfie from Millie Mackintosh that has caught our eye. The...

Should sex and relationships education be compulsory?

Today marks the start of a five-day mega campaign by No More Page 3 and Everyday Sexism (and others), to try and make relationships and sex education compulsory learning in schools...

India target "underdressed" shop mannequins in anti-rape effort

India’s latest initiative against rape? To ban the display of bikini-clad mannequins in shops in Mumbai. The proposal, which is supported by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation...

The rise of the male feminist: Why men are finally embracing the F-word

Anyone notice the sea level rising? It could be global warming yes, but another reason might be the icy attitudes towards feminism are starting to thaw, and now more than ever...

Lose the Lad's Mags campaign

This weekend in an open letter to The Guardian, 11 of the nation’s top lawyers and infamous Women’s groups Object! and UK Feminista showcased their new campaign, ‘Lose the Lad's Mags’...

Is Change.org the way for women to be heard

If you’re not happy about something you change it right? That’s why women in their thousands have been signing their way to equality through the UK’s largest e-petition site change...

Slut shaming: Girls, are we really OK about having sex?

If we asked if you’ve ever called someone a slut - despite the fact you’d quite like the right to sleep with whoever you like yourself - the chances are that you have. Slut shaming...

Weekly Wine Tasting: Codorniu Vintage Rosado Brut

We all know that Cava gets a bad rap, but when you can buy a bottle for £3.99, why spend up to £7 right? Wrong. Weekly Wine Tasting: Codorniu Vintage Rosado Brut The...

Soup Diet - Soup can make you thin!

Want to lose 10lbs in 10 days? According to a newly launched diet plan, all you need to do is eat more soup. Soup Diet - Soup can make you thin! Sounds pretty easy doesn't it...

Sugar Daddies: How Far Would You Go For A Sugar Daddy?

Times are hard and we could all do with a bit of extra cash, but how far would you really go for that designer handbag? Sugar Daddies | How far would you go for a sugar daddy...

How To Stop Bad Breath

You've had a great night, you're feeling those butterflies and he's about to go in for the kill when disaster strikes...your breath stinks! How to stop bad breath A survey by...

Date Britain: What's your pre-date ritual?

Who knew that just shoving on those lucky pants and heading out the door isn't what most Brits do when they're preparing for a hot date? Date Britain: What's your pre-date ritual...