There is something scarier than dying – and that is not living. Stylish and joyful, the host of You, Me and the Big C reminds us to seize every moment She doesn’t look like a cancer victim; she doesn’t sound like a cancer victim; she...
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Salary: £31,000 – £34,000 dependent on experience and qualification Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Greater London Contract: The post is currently funded until March 2023 Women Only(*): Yes Other […]
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Salary: £33,720 Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week Location: This role requires travelling to London Head Office and Refuge Services whenever needed. Contract: Permanent Women Only(*): Yes Other eg […]
Join us for a day of action to reimagine the criminal justice system for women. A key focus is on pregnant women and mothers in prison. We will be joined […]
Labyrinth Learning Series offers an opportunity for women’s sector practitioners to share learning, network and explore practical and replicable solutions to issues that many organisations in the sector face, over […]
The event aims to tackle how we can strive towards a more peaceful politics. We will discuss the model politics is based on, the manner of debate and how we […]
Beth*, the former girlfriend of an MI5 informant who abused her with impunity as revealed by the BBC, has launched (20 May 2022) a legal complaint and claim in the […]
Some vloggers are tightening their skin with ‘beauty’ tape, but should we have anything to do with this perpetuation of unrealistic ideals? The hack Beauty enthusiasts – and supermodel Bella Hadid – are reportedly using face tape and...
How to approach this will depend on your husband, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Is this an issue of ignorance or motivation? I’m tired of accepting the majority of the domestic load just because I’m technically better at...
The first ever International Day for Women in Maritime kicked off its inaugural celebration on Wednesday with a seminar to “take stock and identify areas where improvement is needed”, the top UN official representing seafarers said. Read...
If Roe v Wade is overturned, it will encourage anti-choice groups – particularly in the developing world, activists warn The probable demise of abortion as a federal right in the US will be a “catastrophe” for women in low and...
Women with dense breast tissue and benign breast disease face an elevated risk of future breast cancer and could benefit from a tailored mammogram screening strategy, according to a large study.
Lucy Worsley, whose BBC TV series focuses on powerless people, says women continue to bear brunt of men’s rage Prejudices that led to witch-hunts hundreds of years ago have not disappeared and women are still on the receiving end of...
Ever noticed how some men make a habit of repeating what women say – and then get all the credit? There’s a word for that Name: Hepeating. Age: Getting on for five years old. Continue reading...
Levels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is likely due to shifts in sex hormones. Women usually undergo menopause at the age of 48 to 52 years, leading to a decline in estrogen and increase in...
Too many people think they have the right to tell you how to do the menopause. If HRT works for me, I’ll keep taking it – if I can find it I’m not panicking about the HRT shortage yet: I’ve still got a couple of months’ worth of...
Life-like organ replicas -- so-called 3D organoids -- are a good way to research disease processes. A team has now presented a kind of blueprint for such a model of the cervix.
Regulator expected to consent to import of hormone replacement pills and patches from France Extra supplies of hormone replacement therapy products could be shipped to the UK from France and Poland as soon as next week, a major...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 12 (IPS) - Pakistan's North Waziristan district authorities have launched an aggressive vaccination drive after a polio case surfaced after 15 polio-free months in the country. Read the full story, “Pakistan's...
Parental permission to end for terminations and up to five days’ leave a month for painful periods Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government is preparing a law that would allow women over the age of 16 to have abortions without...
New York, May 11 (IPS) - A joint UN Women and CARE report on the gender disparities in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis calls for donors and humanitarian partners to take greater care to promote the voices of women and marginalized...
May 11 (IPS) - The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal mortality rates from 342 deaths to 211 per 100,000 globally . But every day, more than 800 women around the world die from complications of pregnancy and...
NEW DELHI, India, May 11 (IPS) - When it comes to gender equality and development, the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and the Arab States region continues to be in a paradoxical situation. While within the region, several laws,...
The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian capital. Read the full story, “High-level UN conference debates precious...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity...
Nearly 60 per cent of women and girls aged 15-49 in Papua New Guinea have experienced some form of physical sexual violence, almost twice the global average. A health support group, backed by the UN, is educating young people and...
When discussing inherently sexed processes such as pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding, there are risks to desexing language, write Prof Jenny Gamble and Dr Karleen Gribble Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s article emphasised the importance of...
From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame After the initial shock, the blame. On Monday, when news broke of the leaked US supreme court draft...
Further attempts to restrict rights should be expected following state abortion bans. And they won’t be limited to women in the US It has taken anti-abortion campaigners a concerted five-decade campaign to get here: the supreme court’s...
Bracing a child for a bad outcome can teach them to expect it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Fortunately time is on your side Read more advice from Eleanor Gordon-Smith I’ve never been happy with my looks and was often...
The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and access to food, according to a UN-backed report focused on the changing gender dynamics...
Women’s rights do not end when wars begin, a senior UN official said in Ukraine on Tuesday, outlining measures towards ensuring justice and accountability for sexual violence committed during the conflict in the country. Read the full...
For everyone who went through a birth in the early days of lockdown, the longer-term effects and anxieties will take years to process Two years ago today a good witch came very close and looked into the blacks of my eyes and said: “Look...
Researchers are studying why neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy and irritability, appear in most Alzheimer's disease patients before the onset of memory loss.
Researchers have developed a technique using sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect salt levels in breast cancer tumors in mice. Imaging salt levels could be a vital new tool to help diagnose and monitor breast cancer, the...
Genetics and other factors that can determine if a woman is at risk for a recurrence of breast cancer have been identified, providing new research avenues for preventing a new tumor from developing.
When cancer cells break away from a primary tumor and migrate to other organs, this is called 'metastatic cancer.' The organs affected by these metastases, however, depend in part on their tissue of origin. In the case of breast cancer,...
Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, according to a preclinical study.
Radiation therapy is a proven approach to destroying tumors. However, it is possible that it might be able to do even more in the future -- namely stimulate the immune system at the same time and so fight cancer even more intensively....
While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk of heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause -- at age 55 or older, according to a new study....
Infants carry a vast assemblage of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their guts. Combined, these microbes make up a complex ecology known as the gut microbiome, which plays a major role in health and disease throughout life. The initial...
Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according to a new study. Inversely, hysterectomy, younger age of first birth, and younger or older than average age at...
Physicians may be able to determine if menopause-related bone loss is already in progress or about to begin by measuring the level of a hormone called anti-Mullerian hormone that declines as women approach their final menstrual period....