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Hungary’s Vote To End Legal Recognition Of Trans People Has Very Dangerous...
Britni de la Cretaz
21 May 2020
Wellness
My Smear Test Was Cancelled Because Of The Pandemic – Now What?
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
19 May 2020
Coronavirus
What It’s Like Having A Partner In Prison During Coronavirus
Naomi Attwood
18 May 2020
Global News
Why Calls To The Revenge Porn Helpline Have Doubled Since Coronav...
While Britain has been in lockdown, with work and social life on pause for so many of us, from domestic violence to revenge porn, abuse against women has a
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Vicky Spratt
Coronavirus
Inside Nightingale Hospital: An NHS Nurse Tells Us What’s R...
“You never forget that moment you put on your gown and walk into the ward,” an NHS Nightingale nurse tells me. “You think, Holy crap, I c
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Jessica Morgan
News
“Do You Know How Gross It Feels?” – The Truth About Period Povert...
“I’ve had three periods in 28 days and I haven’t been able to afford sanitary products. I’ve not used anything,” 20-year-old
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Jessica Morgan
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Women Are Still Being Harassed In The Streets During Lockdown
“With everything going on, men are still deciding to waste their energy on making women feel small in public?” When we’re only allowed to
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Jessica Morgan
Coronavirus
So… When Will Coronavirus End?
UPDATE: Some (sort of) good news if you live in Ontario or Quebec. This week, both provinces announced plans to reopen their economies — eventually. In Q
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Courtney Shea
Work & Money
“The Mood Is Eerie” – Key Shop Workers On Life ...
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Jessica Morgan
Global News
PPE Doesn’t Fit Women & It’s Putting Them At Risk
“I work with babies that are about 400-600g. They’re really vulnerable,” says Maria, 29, who herself uses a steroid inhaler for asthma. She a
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Sophie Wilkinson
Global News
Who Is Kim Yo-Jong & Could She Be North Korea’s First Woman...
As the world awaits news on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, conflicting reports have emerged about his poor health and whether or not he is alive. South K
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Sarah Midkiff
News
The Hidden Horror: The Women Scared For Their Life In Lockdown
Update (27th April): Calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline have risen by 49% and domestic abuse-related killings have doubled, weeks after the UK e
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Jessica Morgan
News
Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority Healthcare Workers Open Up About T...
As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, it shows that no one is safe. As of 23rd April, over 19,500 people have died in hospitals in the UK and th
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Jessica Morgan
Global News
On Earth Day, See How Climate Change Is Affecting Pregnant Women ...
Photographer and anthropologist Alegra Ally has travelled across the globe in search of women’s stories, from Papua New Guinea to the Philippines, Namibi
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Joanna Cresswell
I'M A CRIMINAL
Like Everything Else, Abortion Needs To Change After This
Was the Health Secretary Matt Hancock gaslighting women in Britain when he allowed draft legislation permitting at-home abortions during the pandemic we’
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Vicky Spratt
Global News
I Live In A Syrian Refugee Camp & I’m Terrified Of Coronavirus
Fatim Khaled Al-Othman is 45 years old. She lives in southern, rural Aleppo in a beat-up, rusty truck which she and her family were given. They are displac
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Samantha Jones
Women's Health News
My IVF Has Been Cancelled Due To Coronavirus. Will I Ever Be A Mo...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in every corner of society, including by those undergoing fertility treatment. For all the jokes about a
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
News
Domestic Violence Has Surged Under Lockdown, But Help Is Available
The UK’s leading domestic violence charity, Refuge, has reported a 700% increase in calls to its helpline in a single day as lockdown “aggravat
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Nick Levine
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Global News
I’m An A&E Doctor & This Month Feels Like An Episode Of
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Amile Inusa is a junior doctor from London in her fourth year of work. Here, she shares what it’s been like tackling COVID-19. Some pa
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Amile Inusa
News
From Trudeau To Boris Johnson: Every Politician Exposed To Corona...
The coronavirus pandemic has brought life as we know it to a halt as more and more people across the world are staying home in an effort to prevent spreadi
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Erin Corbett
Global News
How Online Coronavirus Scams Are Thriving
Tanya* was scrolling through her Twitter feed last week when she spotted an enticing giveaway: free money for those affected by COVID-19 for the first 500
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Natalie Gil
Wellness
Should You Wash Your Groceries? COVID-19 Food-Safety Myths, Busted
COVID-19 is changing the way we handle everything from work to play to fresh produce and other groceries. With so much uncertainty and anxiety in the air,
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Courtney Shea
Work & Money
The Women Who Don’t Qualify For Financial Aid
When Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £350 billion bailout package to help British companies cope with the coronavirus lockdown, the government was heav
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Jessica Morgan
Global News
The Scary Reality of Family Purity Day In Georgia
LGBTQI rights in Georgia: How can a vulnerable but resilient movement overcome the powerful joint forces of church and state? While officially a secular na
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R29 Team
Wellness
I’m 27 & I Was Hospitalised With Coronavirus
Millennials haven’t been too concerned about contracting coronavirus. While we aren’t all as irresponsible as the young people caught on camera during
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Jessica Morgan
Global News
It’s Worse Than You Think: Inside Elmhurst Hospital, New Yo...
Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York is one of the oldest in the state and serves one of its largest and most diverse populations. It’s a public hospita
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Leah Carroll
Coronavirus
How To Convince Your Family To Take Coronavirus Seriously
Along with the obsessive hand-washing, cabin fever and existential dread, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a whole new whack of awkward interpersonal s
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Courtney Shea
News
Prince William Jokes About Coronavirus In Shocking Video
Following the news that his father, Prince Charles, tested positive for COVID-19, a video from earlier this month surfaced of Prince William making light o
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Sarah Midkiff
News
From Abortion To Domestic Violence: How The Coronavirus Crisis Hi...
“Things will never be the same again.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard people say that in recent weeks. We’ve heard it befor
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Vicky Spratt
Living
I Quit My Friend’s Wedding Party Because Of COVID-19 & Our Friend...
Being a bridesmaid in a close friend’s wedding can be an exciting (if sometimes drama-filled) rite of passage. Being a bridesmaid during the COVID-19 out
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R29 Team
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