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A record number of women have won seats in congress following the US mid-term elections. There were also several historic milestones in the midterm results: the first ever Muslim congresswoman, the first two Native American congresswomen, Massachusetts’, Connecticut’s first black congresswomen, and at 29, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become the youngest women […]

The UK’s state pension age for women has risen to 65 to match men for the first time.  The former pensions minister Ros Altmann said: “The state pension age may be equalising but there is no pensions equality for women.” The accelerated timetable for equalising then raising the state pension

A blog post published by Swim England in 2010 has resurfaced this week on social media. The article included guide and tips with the aim to help women choose ‘the right’ swimwear and for this has been widely criticised for body-shaming. The advice was found by PHD student Simone Webb,

Meghan Markle has given a speech in New Zealand celebrating the achievements of women for the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage there. Championing equality, feminism and family values, the Duchess commended New Zealand for the ground-breaking move made by the country 125 years ago, allowing women to vote. She said,