Feminism

  • CelebrityThe Telegraph

    How the world’s most powerful women really ‘have it all’

    This week, Lily Allen became the latest celebrity mother to dispel the “having it all” myth. The 38-year-old singer has told The Radio Times podcast that having her two daughters, Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11, “totally ruined” her pop career. “I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all,” she says. “Because quite frankly you can’t.”

    8-min read
  • CelebrityThe Telegraph

    ‘How has my ex-husband ended up living off me for the rest of his life?’

    It was only when they divorced that the financial gulf between them became so apparent. Jackie had been a CEO for a decade before they met, while Charlie “never had a particularly notable career”. Charlie seemed “very charming, very good-looking, gregarious and I was a little under-confident and shy,” Jackie says. They quickly began dating. Dating turned serious, in their early 30s, serious turned to marriage.

    8-min read
  • CelebrityThe Telegraph

    ‘How has my ex-husband ended up in a situation where he’s living off me for the rest of his life?’

    It was only when they divorced that the financial gulf between them became so apparent. Jackie had been a CEO for a decade before they met, while Charlie “never had a particularly notable career”. Charlie seemed “very charming, very good-looking, gregarious and I was a little under-confident and shy,” Jackie says. They quickly began dating. Dating turned serious, in their early 30s, serious turned to marriage.

    8-min read
  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    I escaped life as a nun because of bullying and the convent’s toxic culture

    Arriving at Akenside Priory in early autumn had been beautiful, but, as some had warned me, challenging. We postulants would have to survive a full monastic winter before receiving the habit and enjoying our first summer. And this was the Cruel North. ‘Bricks before bedtime and ice on your water jug in the morning,’ Sister Ellen, my newcomer’s guide, had said.

    16-min read
  • CelebrityThe Telegraph

    How Mormon women found an audience online – and hid abuse in plain sight

    Not long ago, 42-year-old Ruby Franke had an audience of millions. The Utah-based Mormon mother of six was the host of a popular YouTube parenting channel called 8 Passengers. Before its deletion, it had amassed 2.5 million subscribers and one billion views. Now, Franke faces up to 30 years in prison for child abuse.

    7-min read
  • HealthThe Telegraph

    Patronising and unhelpful or a leap forward? What women think about the new menopause legislation

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new guidance on menopause in the workplace, saying that symptoms can be considered a disability and employers face being sued if they do not make “reasonable adjustments”.

    10-min read
  • EntertainmentThe Telegraph

    Suranne Jones: ‘I’m away a lot, so playing Hot Wheels with my son is precious to me’

    How do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Suranne Jones

    3-min read