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Waiting for an interview can make anyone nervous. After all, a job interview is arguably the most important part of the hiring process. So, how can you prepare to blow your interv...

With the recent release of the 2014 Grammy nominees, it’s hard not to think back on what an amazing year it has been for music. But what kind of year have women in particular...

2013 seems to have been a great year for the representation of women in the media. It has seen the young activist Malala Yousafzai named as Time’s most influential person of the year...

When you are seriously ill with cancer, it undeniably dominates your every waking thought. But Belgian charity the Mimi Foundation set themselves the task of helping 20 cancer...

Every so often something makes us so angry that we are compelled to do something about it, and the thing that's got our blood boiling right now? Women's rights and motherhood...

Last week @EverydaySexism asked their Twitter followers to tweet out their best responses to sexist comments and seriously, they're so good we want to give them a medal. We've...

It’s that time of year again when your diet will be 50% cheese and 50% Cadbury's, your nan will be mildly nationalistic and you'll have to pretend to get excited to play Rapidough...

Most people don't stay in the same job forever. In fact, switching careers is quite common. If you're dissatisfied at work, it's time to consider a change of direction. But before...

A shocking one in four women suffer from domestic abuse in the UK, which is a statistic that desperately needs changing. In light of this, beauty brand Avon UK and singer-songwriter...

Are you fresh out of uni searching for your very first job? Have you been working for the same company for years and just need a career change? Either way, looking for your perfect...

Move over Lily Allen, there’s a new feminist video in town. A badass ad campaign by GoldieBlox aims to get more young girls into engineering while taking down a hella load of...

We’ve all had that brief, curious, contemplation - what it would really be like to work in the sex industry? For most of us, after clearing up those empty bottles of wine and...

Ever feel like your dream job is slipping away from you? Or maybe you don't even know where to start looking. Before you lose sleep over CVs, references and nailing that interview...

A new study has great implications for women around the world, especially those in developing countries. Just one dose of the HPV vaccine Cervarix could be enough to protect women...

Writing your first book? Daunting isn't it. That's why we spoke to debut novelist Hannah Kent who's just had her first novel published to critical acclaim. There's a lot to be...

You might assume that the idea that women should vote, work, or have rights is, you know, obvious - but think again. If you really want to know how much of a sexist place the...

Have you heard of The Conversation? Don’t worry if you haven’t because you soon will, as the hit American series is about to come to the UK. The Conversation featured presenter...

Ever since late Sunday night, Downton Abbey has hit the headlines. Around 10 million viewers were shocked as living room favourite, Lady’s maid Anna May Bates (Joanne Froggatt)...

We've all heard of girl power, but what about the girl effect? This is a declaration for the rights of girls which is being presented to the UN secretary-general this Friday,...

The sofeminine team have been having a story sharing sesh today - you know how it goes - you're walking along the street and a group of boisterous men start shouting nasty threatening...

Break ups are hard enough as it is, but they’re especially traumatic if you have an angry ex who is gunning for revenge and isn't afraid to share intimate pictures of you with...

Fed up of seeing boobs in newspapers? Us too. Which is why we've been fully supporting the No More Page 3 campaign. Since it launched last summer they've had over 119,000 signatures...

A recent survey by MaternityCover has discovered some shocking stats about how women feel their careers are affected by having a baby. From getting overlooked for promotion to...

Sometimes it can feel that as soon as one part of our life is going the way we want (our job, relationship, friends and family) something suddenly happens to throw one of them off...

Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines is definitely an opinion splitter. Whether you think it was the tune of the summer or a slap in the face of feminism one thing's for sure, everyone's...

Feminism doesn’t have to be all straight-faced seriousness. Sometimes it can be more powerful to put a point across by tickling your funny bone rather than by being told off –...

After what feels like a lifetime of renting, you’re finally ready to do it. Ready to take that plunge and become an actual – gasp – homeowner. You’ve saved up and now you’re about...

We're not gonna lie. We find Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines video to be a piece of complete sexist crap - the naked version and the mainstream version. But we're failing to understand...

Imagine taking a year off work to do everything on your 'one day' list? Sounds good right? No wonder sabbaticals are tempting more and more professionals. While taking a year...

Just when you thought the equal pay gap was getting better along comes the bonuses to slap us in the face. This week the results of a new survey for 2013 showed that the existing...

In a decision that has shocked us all, The Sun in Ireland has chosen to take out the bare boobs on Page 3. After a lot of campaigning from ‘No More Page 3’, thousands of signatures...

When you turn on the TV nine times out of ten you’ll be watching a sexy leading lady. That’s of course IF there are any female leading ladies to begin with. But that’s something...

We’ll skip pass the various red paint/wave euphemisms (even though there are ALWAYS new laughs to be had there) and get right to it. Having your period is a pain in the ovaries...

Some days things just seem to go from bad to worse. From the moment you wake up – on the wrong side of the bed, naturally – to the never-ending to-do list at work, sometimes nothing...

J.K Rowling was publicly outed as the author of the brilliant detective thriller The Cuckoo’s Calling. It was revealed that what was at first believed to be a modestly successful...

If you've ever had sex and watched porn then you'll probably be aware there are some BIG differences (how's that for an innuendo?). Thankfully the guys at KB Creative Lab have...

Think Innocent just do smoothies - where have you been? Over the last 3 months Innocent smoothies have been hosting events all around the capital with a load of incredible speakers...

As of today, one of the UK’s biggest supermarket franchises, The Co-op, has given Lads' Mags a deadline of 6 weeks to cover up or get off their shelves. With David Cameron’s war...

Today, due to the major success of the campaign ‘Bank of England: Keep a woman on English banknotes’ on Change.org, The Bank of England will announce that Jane Austen will be...

WADJDA is a ground-breaking film for many reasons. It’s the first full-length feature from Saudi Arabian director Haifaa Al-Mansour, the Kingdom’s first female filmmaker and it’s...

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...

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...

James Cracknell certainly isn’t a man to rest on his laurels. The British rowing champion has won two Olympic gold medals – in Athens in 2004 and Sydney in 2000. He’s also rowed...

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...

It made headlines and sent shockwaves around the world when Savita Halappanavar tragically died in Ireland last October. Just 17 weeks pregnant with her first child, the dentist...

Although Game of Thrones is set in an undefined past age, Daenerys is exactly the kind of woman we passionately want to be in the 21st century. Here’s why we think she's one of...

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...

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas was today ordered to cover up during a debate on media sexism and the No More Page Three Campaign. The MP was called upon by the Chairman to adhere...

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’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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

When you think of a dominatrix what do you think of? Black leather catsuits, whips, chains and an old Etonian boy being spanked? Well, actually, that’s not always the case. We...

Have you ever walked down the street and been wolf whistled by a pervy guy? Has a waiter ever given the bill to your boyfriend even though you asked for it? Everyday sexism: Tell...

We all know that juggling a career and family can be tough, especially for women. MP Louise Mensch resigns to put family first Sometimes, it's just impossible to find the right...

If you're thinking of changing your name and you want to know how it's done then our 'how to change your name' guide will help you get to grips with it all. Changing your name...

Women have been campaigning for equal rights in America since the mid 1800's. The right to vote was brought in as early as 1893 in some states but there is yet to be a female...

Harmless banter or the stuff of sexism? Lads mags are something that every teenage boy and young man dabbles with, flicking through the pages of Loaded, FHM and Nuts can seem...