Most democratic governments claim to support equality for women, but none have so far achieved it. Even after decades of struggle and despite significant ...
You’ve just published a book, Honourable Ladies, profiling every woman MP between 1918–1996. It features female contributors such as Mary Beard, Caroline Lucas...
On 4 April 2005, the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) – which allows people who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria to change their legal gender – came into f...
This book starts from the perspective of Jo Swinson's own experiences as a young woman in the male dominated sphere of politics. The author, a Scottish Liberal ...
Since its inception within UK schools, sex education has been a highly controversial subject. It has been typically influenced by a moral and political agenda r...
Following the landslide vote in the Republic of Ireland on 25 May to repeal the eighth amendment in its constitution and effectively end its abortion ban, the f...
Abortion law is being politicised in the broader debate about devolution in Scotland, with serious implications for women’s rights.
In recent years, several de...
At the end of May, the Irish people will vote in a referendum which will ask whether they want to remove the 8th Amendment from the constitution. But the questi...
In October 2017, allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein inspired millions of women around the world to use the #MeToo hashtag to draw attention...
