Women

Can you give yourself a temporary facelift with tape and elastic?
Some vloggers are tightening their skin with ‘beauty’ tape, but should we have anything to do with this perpetuation of unrealistic ideals?
Anita Bhagwandas
20, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

I’m tired of accepting most of the domestic load. How do I tell my husband? | Leading questions
How to approach this will depend on your husband, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Is this an issue of ignorance or motivation?
Eleanor Gordon-Smith
19, May, 2022 @5:30 PM

‘Gorgeous is my business’ … how blond billboard bombshell Angelyne became an LA icon
Mystery has shrouded Angelyne ever since her giant ads besieged LA. Now a new drama starring Emmy Rossum and Martin Freeman is telling her astonishing story – and she’s furious about it. We track down the pink-Corvette-driving star
Sian Cain
19, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

US supreme court abortion reversal would be global ‘catastrophe’ for women
If Roe v Wade is overturned, it will encourage anti-choice groups – particularly in the developing world, activists warn
Lizzy Davies
18, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Every guy was hitting on me’: actor Rosie Perez on Botox, boxing – and the casting couch
Spike Lee championed her, but she still had to battle misogyny and racism to make it to the top. Now, more in demand than ever, she talks about her trailblazing career
Steve Rose
18, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Tell us: have you faced anti-abortion protests across the UK?
We would like to hear from those who have faced anti-choice protests around abortion clinics
Guardian community team
17, May, 2022 @3:02 PM

Prejudices that led to witch-hunts still affect women today, says historian
Lucy Worsley, whose BBC TV series focuses on powerless people, says women continue to bear brunt of men’s rage
Tobi Thomas
17, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

From the toxic culture that gave us mansplaining and manterrupting, here comes … hepeating
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
16, May, 2022 @1:49 PM

Alone under siege: how older women are being left behind in Ukraine
With many living alone in dire conditions or unable to care for themselves, these forgotten women are among those least able to escape
Angelina Kariakina in Kyiv and Luba Kassova
16, May, 2022 @6:30 AM

‘Goddesses, I yield to you!’ Marina Warner on the volcanic power of witches, she-devils and divinities
The writer has always resisted deity worship but she found her senses sparking at the British Museum’s gripping show about female superbeings – one wearing a necklace of severed heads
Marina Warner
16, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

There’s no such thing as a textbook menopause – and taking HRT isn’t ‘cheating’ | Jenny Eclair
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
Jenny Eclair
15, May, 2022 @1:00 PM

1973: how a year became a subtle way to rally for abortion rights
As Americans protest the possible overturning of Roe v Wade, the year of the landmark decision is being emblazoned across shirts, caps and tote bags
Lauren Cochrane
14, May, 2022 @10:00 AM
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