Features

In-depth features from around the globe on issues affecting underrepresented and underserved communities.

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Beauty

Why I’m Dreading This Week’s Sunny Weather

Mollie Goodfellow

30 Jul 2020

Beauty

The Makeup Industry’s Darkest Secret Is Hiding In Your Makeup Bag

Lexy Lebsack

1 Jun 2020

Books & Art

I Wrote A Gothic Novel — Now Life Feels Like It Is One

Elisabeth Thomas

12 May 2020

Coronavirus

I’m Dating Someone I’ve Never Met — & I’m Falli...

My brother and I spent an hour on the phone this morning; most of it was consumed by my descriptions of the man I’ve been seeing. He’s passiona

by Julia Bainbridge

Work & Money

Let 2020 Be The Year We Get Rid Of Girlboss Culture For Good

At the start of this year an advert from People Per Hour – an online platform that connects businesses and freelancers – was banned by the Advertising

by Vicky Spratt

Features

He Spat, Slapped & Choked Me: How Sex With My Boyfriend Turned In...

Warning: The following includes details that some readers may find distressing. My ex-boyfriend was lovely. He’d met my family, been my plus-one for my b

by Anonymous

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Pop Culture

Why I Have A Difficult Relationship With Black History Month

Don’t you think it’s strange that in the era of pro-wokeness, a time when “diversity” is the world’s favourite buzzword, conversations ab

by Jazmin Kopotsha

Features

How To Build A Better Bro

I spent the weekend with Aubrey Marcus, a wellness guru soothing the souls of modern men.

by Amelia Harnish

Features

What Do We Do With The Women Who Go Out With Problematic Men?

Hillary Clinton. Melania Trump. Carrie Symonds. They’re all women who are in relationships with problematic men. Powerful men who have treated other wome

by Vicky Spratt

Celebrity Beauty

How Kim Kardashian's Facialist Joanna Czech Became A Celebrity In...

"You can't imagine what I hear on a daily basis, how often my clients and I cry together and laugh together."

by Lauren Mechling

Relationships

Women Who Won't Settle: Meet The Self-Confessed Commitment-Phobes

Those who’ve spent any time on dating apps will know the scenario all too well: You go on a number of dates, see someone for a few months, but when it co

by Jenn Selby

Work & Money

Confessions Of A…Flight Attendant

We asked a flight attendant to tell us what her job is really like, from handling drunk passengers to dealing with jetlag.

by Grace Allen

TV Shows

Stranger Things Star Natalia Dyer On The Upside-Down Of ...

Nancy Wheeler goes full Nancy Drew in season 3. But will prying eyes let Dyer retain any mystery in real life?

by Ariana Romero

News

Working & Struggling To Make Ends Meet? You Are Not Alone

Twenty-eight-year-old Laura* is on the cusp of being in a situation known as 'in work poverty', ie. she has a job but is still on the poverty lin

by Vicky Spratt

Politics

Here's What Each Of The Tories Running For PM Thinks About Aborti...

While Kylie Jenner was throwing a Handmaid's-Tale-but-make-it-sexy themed party, the rest of the world was genuinely wondering whether dystopian fact

by Vicky Spratt

Fashion

29 Big (Fashion) Ideas For 2019

The Clothes The Styling Tips The Politics The Buzz The Transformations The Clothes The Styling Tips The Politics The Buzz The Transformations The practical

by Landon Peoples

US News

Her Father Murdered My Mother. Then, We Became Friends.

Thirty years after my mum's murder, a Facebook message from a stranger would change my life in unexpected ways.

by Leah Carroll

International Women's Day

Authoritarian Governments Are Rolling Back Women's Rights. These ...

In Turkey, secular and religious feminists are joining forces to fight for their freedom

by Fariba Nawa

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Fashion

JoAni Johnson, The 67-Year-Old Model Defying Every Fashion Stereo...

How a happenstance, only-in-NYC moment & tragedy led to her new life before the camera

by Landon Peoples

Politics

Let Me Tell You About My Friend Maria Butina — Who Might Be A Rus...

In 2015, my friend and I went to Disney World. Three years later, she went on a solo trip to prison.

by Elena Nicolaou

News

It Started With A Shooting At Their School. But They Know It's Ab...

Not every type of gun violence gets as much attention as school shootings. The Parkland teens want to change that.

by Natalie Gontcharova

Beauty

Hair Checks, Jiggle Tests, & Gaslighting — Is Pro Cheerleading Wo...

Body shaming and harassment plague the world of pro cheer, but women are still putting everything on the line to make the team.

by Lexy Lebsack

Living

Losing Everything In A Fire Made Me Realise How Little 'Stuff' We...

It takes less than five minutes for a tiny spark to grow into a roaring fire and engulf an entire home. I know this because years ago it happened to mine a

by Anna Bonet

Work & Money

What If Women Had Designed The World?

We asked female architects and designers to imagine what 3 things would look like had they been made by and for women.

by Bourree Lam

Matriarchy Rising

Women, Music & Power: 10 Artists, 10 Songs That Changed Everything

The music industry, more than any other aspect of the entertainment industry, remains male-controlled, and seemingly impervious to a significant reckoning

by Courtney E. Smith

Fashion

The World Isn’t Ready For Adesuwa

From Nigeria to Maryland, to the catwalks of New York, Paris, London, and Milan — home is where the heart is for this model.

by Landon Peoples

US News

Parkland Sparked A Movement — But Will It Get Young Americans To ...

The midterms are upon us, and many young people are fired up to vote for candidates who will actually do something about school shootings. The problem: Eve

by Tristan Offit

Politics

'When They Go Low, We Go Hard': How Black Women Are Seizing This ...

Black women have been on the frontlines of social change in the United States for decades. Now, they're building a progressive movement to remake the

by Tristan Offit

Work & Money

How Crochet Became More Than A Craft

Kehiana London aged out of the foster care system at 21, and she was on her own in New York City. In her chaotic world, she found a calm sense of community

by Gianna Doxey

Books & Art

Rebecca Traister Says Women Have Every Right To Be Angry — And St...

It’s been one year since the New York Times and New Yorker investigation into the sexual misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein unleashed the #MeToo movement and a

by Ludmila Leiva

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