5+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (484+ words) Documentaries and TV shows have revealed those espousing problematic views of masculinity and the treatment of women in the manosphere, but what about the women preaching those same ideas to young girls? Lois Shearing reports But it isn’t just young…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (744+ words) The ‘Hamnet’ star reunites with her ‘Lost Daughter’ director on this playful and imaginative yet somewhat baffling experiment Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) The singer’s philanthropy – half a billion dollars given to charitable causes – stands in stark contrast to the generation of tech billionaires who might be characterised, in the words of her famous song, as ‘all takin' and no givin'’, says Sean…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (161+ words) The case has become an international firestorm and attracted fierce criticism from both feminists and anti-feminists. Holly Baxter writes about why the jury may have remained divided...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (245+ words) This latest marketing wheeze – a line of ‘faux hair micro string thongs’ – is less about making women feel comfortable in their natural bodies and more about making piles of dosh, says Olivia Petter Surely nobody has upheld society’s increasingly restrictive…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (223+ words) On the anniversary of a movement that sought to give young women and men a chance to speak up about sexual assault on university and school campuses, Chloe Combi says we need to bring that conversation back – but with a…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (10+ words) Shania Twain revealed she does not consider herself a feminist...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (635+ words) Time and again it is women who are left behind by a healthcare system that fails to spot the telltale signs of ADHD, says Kat Brown. If specialist NHS services across England are excluding patients by age or otherwise closing…...

4+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (163+ words) As horrific reports around the Gisele Pelicot case and the emboldening of the manosphere show, there is more of a polarised divide between genders than ever before, says Chloe Combi. The solution is for all the strong males to become…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (458+ words) The Trump administration tried to withhold Title X funds in 2025 but was forced to release the money after losing a legal challenge brought by abortion rights activists The Trump administration has restored family planning grants to Planned Parenthood just months…...