Women

On a mission to present the more nuanced, humanised face of sex work to the public, National Ugly Mugs recently hosted an exhibition at the Vagina Museum, showcasing visual art, photography and zines from former and current sex workers.

South Carolina Republicans are preparing to fast-track an extreme anti-abortion ban through the legislative process. If passed, the bill would outlaw abortion in almost all cases, including in circumstances of rape and incest, and patients accessing abortion services could face murder charges. The bill further proposes to redefine certain birth control methods as illegal. 


The new Senate Bill 323, also known as “the unborn child protection act”, is scheduled for a hearing on 1 October and wil...

One small squat for women, one giant leap for peequality. Peequal is the world’s first women’s urinal, and it has already done wonders for women’s festival experiences by reducing the dreaded queues for the toilets by a third. Not to mention, Peequal spaces – which support women, AFAB and trans people – are parties in themselves. 


Bathrooms and who should have access to them has been a topic of great debate since the UK Supreme Court ruled on 16 April that the terms “women” and “sex” in the E...

Finding yourself naked at a party, on a walk in the woods or on stage in front of hundreds of people sounds like the topic of a recurring nightmare. To some. But to Jenny Eells, Estelle Keeber and The Bare Project creators, these are activities that had a life-changing impact on the way they view their bodies.

Body image, especially female body image, is a topic that the media always has at least one eye on.

Whether its TikTok trends promoting largely unhealthy skinny ideals or AI being used to create unrealistic naked beauty standards, women are bombarded with images of what one person’s fantasy female looks like but are presented less often with what other “real women” actually look like.

The solution is simple. Girls, it’s time to get naked.

The monstrous idea of a female beast and why gender bias, desirability politics and commercial profitability won’t let her exist.

One of this century’s most popular romantasy series and BookTok phenomena, A Court of Thorns and Roses, celebrated its tenth anniversary on 5 May. The people who think you are referring to “a guitar” in a weird accent are getting harder to find as the popularity of Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series continues to surge ten years after the first book’s publication.

When I was younger, I always fantasised about being a strong, butt-kicking hero. It was these fantasies that were the original spark for getting me into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. However, for a long time, they really were just that: fantasies.

Whispers that became conversations are now turning into shouts: why is there still a divide between male and female athletes regarding opportunities and pay on Jiu Jitsu shows?

With only one day to go until our second-ever Women Who Fight Invitational (WFI), we are seriously struggling to contain our excitement. So, to prevent any too-hyped-up-induced accidents, we have channelled our excitement into a nostalgic recap of last summer’s inaugural WFI.

Something really, really exciting has been happening at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Wherever I go, whatever I watch, whoever I talk to, the recurring theme has been: women, women, women in the Olympics.

Should female grapplers ramp up the trash talk to increase viewership and potentially improve competitive outcome?