Natasha Walter is halfway through explaining how she came to be politically radicalised when a young woman approaches the cafe table. We two middle-aged women look like “the most trustworthy people here,” she says, so could we watch her baby while she grabs a coffee? Like the solid citizen she is, Walter doesn’t take her…
Labour MPs have called for a Reform UK election candidate in Essex to be suspended after he allegedly celebrated the rape of two Sikh women in the Midlands. A joint investigation by the Mirror and the anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate alleged Stuart Prior, who is standing for Reform in Rayleigh West (for Essex…
Since the original film came out, the girlboss arose as a cultural icon, then plunged into ignominy. Two highly qualified women lost the presidency to Donald Trump. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, once venerated by millennial feminists, foolishly held on to her job so long that she cost Democrats a Supreme Court seat. The corporate feminism of…
Ella Langley performs Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” at Billboard Women In Music 2026. At the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langley, Thalia, Zara Larsson, Laufey and Tate McRae. Source: www.billboard.com
(RNS) — More Muslim women across the United States are turning to the courts to challenge prison and police policies that force them to remove their hijabs for booking photos, arguing the practice violates their religious freedom and leaves them exposed to lasting harm. In the last two months, at least five such cases have…
Violence against women is “at breaking point” and the justice system needs to change, according to the writer of new ITV drama Believe Me about the survivors of “black-cab rapist” John Worboys. Jeff Pope, who is also writing a BBC drama about the murder of Sarah Everard, said he wanted to tell these stories because…
It means Afghan players will be able to represent their country in official matches with full recognition. “Our team has always been known as an activist team,” Popal told Reuters. “But this opportunity, with the right support from Fifa, will be the time for us to also show some skills and develop the youth talent…
Stress from racism and deprivation could explain why black women are more likely to die during childbirth, a study has found. Researchers reviewed 44 existing studies that examined three physiological pathways associated with worse pregnancy outcomes: oxidative stress, inflammation, and uteroplacental vascular resistance, and found black women had higher levels of the three metrics. Such…
US President Donald Trump claimed that his intervention helped save eight women arrested in Iran from the death penalty. Iran responded by saying that none of the women Trump mentioned were never facing execution and accused the president of fake reports. The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet explains what we know about the women…
(RNS) — Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will travel to Rome this weekend to meet Pope Leo XIV — a visit she calls a pilgrimage, akin to the one she took to prepare for her installation at Canterbury. Her four-day visit, which will include an audience with the pope at the Vatican on Monday morning…
