- StyleCaroline Allen
So long, sexist adverts: 'Harmful gender stereotypes' in commercials banned
It marks the end of adverts showing a woman doing the housework while the man puts his feet up.
StyleDanielle FowlerActivist Laverne Cox praised 'vulnerable' video protesting transgender violence
"Let's continue to plot how we are going to make change in our parts of the world, in our communities, in our hearts and minds and in our public policies"
StyleMarie Claire DorkingMum-to-be left disappointed after baby's gender was accidentally revealed at her baby scan
The mum-to-be thinks she saw the gender on the screen.
StyleFrancesca SpecterRoyal baby name conspiracy theory doing the rounds again
Fans have narrowed it down to three possible names – and one gender.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Waitrose comes under fire for selling 'sexist' children's cakes
Waitrose is advertising fairytale castles for girls and fire engine sponge for boys.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Co-op launches gender-neutral 'gingerbread person'
In a bid to promote gender equality, Co-op Food is planning to stock a ‘gingerbread person’ on its shelves this spring.
- StyleYahoo Style UK team
Greeting card about making sandwiches for boys slammed as sexist: 'Is it still 1955?'
The cards are said to reflect gender stereotypes.
- StyleLauren Clark
School children given pronoun stickers to help transgender classmates
A selection of UK schools are handing out pronoun stickers and badges in a move to help transgender pupils feel more supported. In an effort to tackle ‘misgendering’ – the act of addressing a person using the wrong pronoun – in the classroom, Brighton and Hove City Council has this week launched a campaign across secondary schools and colleges. According to the Independent, the stickers and badges will indicate whether the wearer would like to be addressed as “he”, “she” or “they”, with some left blank so people can write their own pronoun.
- StyleThe Independent
Antidepressant prescriptions nearly double in a decade
Antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed over 70 million times in England last year, figures show, nearly doubling in a decade. A total of 70.9 million items used to treat conditions such as depression and anxiety were given out in 2018, according NHS Digital data. The overall cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community in England decreased by 3.7 per cent last year, from £9.2bn in 2017 to £8.8bn in 2018.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
As Sam Smith reveals he identifies as non-binary, how to support children questioning their gender
Being non-binary can mean different things to different people.
- StyleFrancesca Specter
Female GP calls sexism after Barclaycard form suggests women can't be doctors
Social media users were outraged.
- StyleEvening Standard
The Gendered Brain: why boys will be boys and girls will be girls
It's poignant reviewing a book after it’s been debunked, but that’s the case, I fear, with Gina Rippon’s The Gendered Brain. The institutions with a vested interest in pink for girls and blue for boys are the companies that produce, say, toy pianos in those colours (they exist, alas) — it suits them if parents can’t let the boy inherit his sister’s but have to buy the blue one… ditto gendered babygros.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
"It's a beautiful thing": Nine-year-old who was born a boy now lives as a girl full-time
“I want other parents to know that if their child is going through this, they're not alone and it can be a beautiful thing.”
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
The rise of the next gen feminists: how to raise your child as a feminist
"We should teach our children to respect women and the core idea of gender equality."
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
7 reasons why it's better to be a woman now than last International Women's Day
We're making progress, but more needs to be done.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Virgin Atlantic ditches mandatory make-up rule for female cabin crew
The airline is giving women the choice.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Mum-to-be's reaction to sex of unborn child sparks gender disappointment debate
“Gender disappointment is real."
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Some hospitals no longer revealing the gender of unborn babies
Postcode lottery for parents-to-be as some Scottish health boards no longer reveal gender at baby scans.
- StyleFrancesca Specter
Super Bowl fans outraged over half time show double standards: ‘Why can Adam Levine show his nipples but not Janet Jackson?'
People accused the network bosses of being "inconsistent" in their rules.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Women are sharing everyday sexism experiences: how many can you relate to?
“Assuming a woman is dressed up to impress someone, specifically a man."
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
All the ways Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's feminist Prime Minister, is breaking boundaries
And we couldn't love her more for it.
- StyleFrancesca Specter
People are going crazy over a gender reveal lasagne - complete with pink or blue cheese
Worth every penne?
- StyleFrancesca Specter
Gillette called out for #PinkTax hypocrisy days after advert backlash
The shaving brand is being told to put their money where their mouth is.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Women's March 2019: Everything you need to know about this month's protest
The annual Women's March has become a huge global event!
- StyleFrancesca Specter
A transgender woman on coming out to her Pakistani family: 'Words like transition don't exist in Punjabi'
It took her 27 years to confess her true identity.
