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Beyond Birth Control: Why Contraceptive Counselling Should Include Mental Health
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its new evidence brief in July 2025 on contraception, one recommendation stood out:...

The Female Body
Sep 272 min read


Why Is President Trump Issuing Medical Advice?
When President Donald Trump stood behind the White House lectern this week and warned Americans about Tylenol and autism (the statements...

Grace Carter
Sep 273 min read


Why the NHS Must Retire the Misleading Term 'Morning Sickness'
For decades, pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting has been casually described as “morning sickness.” The phrase is so deeply embedded in...

Grace Carter
Aug 254 min read


Meta and Flo's Betrayal Shows Us: Women’s Bodies Are Still Up for Sale in 2025
Meta just got caught. A jury ruled in early August 2025 that the company had accessed sensitive reproductive health data from the Flo...

Grace Carter
Aug 223 min read


Periods Taught Me How Gender Shapes Spending
If you had told me a few years ago that my period would teach me something about economics, I would have laughed. But here I am, a...
Alice Tooley
Aug 154 min read


How Tampons Stopped Me Swimming on My Period
Swimming has shaped pretty much my entire life. The early mornings, late nights, competitions, and that familiar smell of chlorine – it’s...
Alice Tooley
Aug 114 min read


What Sabrina Carpenter and Sydney Sweeney Reveal About Feminism in 2025
Sydney Sweeney What happens when pop culture turns femininity into a product, and women play along? From Sabrina Carpenter’s risqué album...

Sienna Jay
Aug 85 min read


The Return of “SkinnyTok”: Why Are We Still Chasing the Summer Body in 2025?
Tiny meals, clean eating, work-out routines, I thought it was self-improvement. The algorithm called it “wellness.” Calorie counts...

Sienna Jay
Aug 65 min read


Why Waiting 7 Years for an Endometriosis Diagnosis Is Unacceptable
When a doctor told me it could take up to seven years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seven...

Sienna Jay
Aug 25 min read


The Flaws in Women's Sportswear
Like many women, I didn’t grow up thinking of sportswear as political. Leggings were leggings. Bras were bras. You picked what looked...

Maddie Hughes
Aug 15 min read


What Cambodia Taught Me About Gendered Silence
I went to Cambodia expecting to talk about gender. I was there to conduct women’s empowerment workshops, learn from local leaders and...
Alice Tooley
Jul 314 min read


Are My Wider Hips Causing Higher Risks of ACL Injuries?
A few months ago, a friend told me she was having ACL surgery. She’s not an elite athlete. She’s just someone who enjoys regular training...

Maddie Hughes
Jul 315 min read


Am I Voting Left Because I’m a Woman?
Growing up in an all-girls secondary school, politics wasn’t something we often debated – partly because of our age, but also because...

Maddie Hughes
Jul 306 min read


Why ‘Strong Female Lead’ Is No Longer Enough
Murray Close/Lionsgate I’ve always loved cinema – the snacks, the screen, and the magic of getting lost in a story. And, like many...
Alice Tooley
Jul 294 min read


I Didn’t Know It Was More Than Insecurity: Living with Body Dysmorphia
For years, I believed my daily rituals, scrutinising every mirror, checking my reflection in shop windows, begging friends not to post...

Sienna Jay
Jul 234 min read


Taking Back My Health After Kids: How an Allergy Test Helped Me Reset My Body and Mind
After having my two daughters, something shifted - mentally, emotionally, physically. It’s hard to explain unless you've been there, but...

Grace Carter
Jul 74 min read


"Nearly Parents" — and Nearly Informed: Jamie Laing’s Fertility Wake-Up Call Says a Lot About Our Generation
On a recent episode of Nearly Parents , Jamie Laing—former Made in Chelsea star turned podcast host—shared something that stopped us in...

The Female Body
Jun 233 min read


Every Crisis Is a Women's Health Crisis
When the world falls apart—through war, climate disaster, disease, or systemic injustice—women are the first to suffer, and the last to...

The Female Body
Apr 93 min read


The Sober-Curious Movement: Why Young Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Drinking
Alcohol has long been marketed as a symbol of empowerment, fun, and even sophistication. From the glamorous cocktail culture to the rise...

Sienna Jay
Apr 34 min read


AI Models at H&M—A Step Forward or a Step Back for Body Representation?
H&M’s decision to introduce AI-generated models raises important questions about the future of fashion, representation, and inclusivity....

The Female Body
Mar 312 min read
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