Not in the name of marriage
When a woman takes her husband's name in wedlock, she consents to a bizarre ritual and surrenders her former identity. When and if I get married, I'm sure there'll be a few customs that I…
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Headscarves: the wrong battle
Excluding Muslim women who wear headscarves from the public sphere does nothing for gender equality or peaceful integration Throughout Europe, over the past decade, there has been a loud …
Equal pay is a step too far in recession
The body responsible for safeguarding equality in the UK will tell the government that the economic climate is too fragile to impose equal pay reviews on business. With women's pay on ave…
Girls do better without boys, study finds
Girls do better without boys, study finds Single-sex schools improve GCSE results and help struggling pupils Girls are far more likely to thrive, get GCSEs and stay in education…
Men, women: do we have a problem?
I suppose I became a feminist when I witnessed domestic violence at close proximity. Within Asian families, I'm sad to say, violence against women can be rife. How that statistically compares with …
Cleanliness, Godliness
Cleanliness may be next to godliness... But someone should tell the pope that what really liberates women is education, not washing machines Of course the pope couldn't say contracept…
Celebrating Intelligent Women
The University Challenge sensation Gail Trimble is not the first intelligent woman to face prejudice and slander Some men define themselves by which part of the female anatomy they prefer…
