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July 31, 2025
'We're really excited about votes for 16 and 17-year-olds'
The Government has announced plans to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote across the UK by the next general election.
June 16, 2025
MI6 appoints first female chief in 116-year history
MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history.
May 26, 2025
Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’
Theresa May, Britain’s ex-prime minister, says that rather than reaching for social media the second major news breaks, former world leaders would be better off taking a step back and bringing
May 21, 2025
Labour cancels its women’s conference after supreme court gender ruling
Labour has cancelled its national women’s conference and restricted all-women shortlists as it awaits full guidance from the equalities watchdog, drawing criticism from transgender rights and gender-critical campaigners.
April 17, 2025
Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy
As Liberal MP Pam Damoff prepares to leave politics, she joins other Canadian women MPs in warning that growing threats and harassment are
April 17, 2025
Women's campaigners celebrate court win - but what will it change?
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously and unambiguously backed the argument that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.
January 27, 2025
Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square
British MP Jess Phillips describing the online attacks she has received from Elon Musk in recent days as “very, very, very tiring” will have struck a chord with many women.
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