As AI-generated sexualised images proliferate and app-facilitated abuse spreads, we are sleepwalking into a new age of gender inequality. It is time to regulate properly
The heroes of Bondi Beach should be celebrated in an era of ‘toxic masculinity’
Do social freedoms come via resistance to the Islamic regime or are they concessions that will ensure its survival?
Chancellor says male-led investment committees too often back founders who are ‘like them’
Social media, inheritance and new attitudes to luxury timepieces are drawing more women into watch collecting
From the Enlightenment to today’s ‘tradwives’, three books look at the tension between production and reproduction
American conservatives don’t seem to recognise that the world will need more of what women bring
Sanae Takaichi’s ascendancy seen as historic in country where women remain under-represented in business and politics
In a quiet Parisian square, the radical writer proposes a new way of understanding the world
As the gender investment gap rises, it’s time to make lazy gender categorisations a thing of the past
Women would no longer face a criminal prosecution for ending their pregnancy after 24 weeks
After high-profile pitch stand-offs, players can finally wear shorts
At the turn of the millennium TV, film and music aped pornography to pander to the male gaze. What were the creative industries thinking?
Constitutional judges, in separate ruling, recognise parental rights for both women in same-sex partnerships
Public perception of stereotyped discrimination has one surprising outcome
Boys remain twice as likely to follow course as girls at A-level, Bank of England study shows
UK prime minister no longer believes ‘trans women are women’, Downing Street says
Unanimous decision by judges is a blow for transgender rights campaigners
An animation showing how women have been fighting for their place in our democracies
Funding should nurture the efforts of female-led, grassroots organisations to counter the Taliban’s restrictions
The old-fashioned competition, now the subject of a documentary, shows how far the country has come
A rise in the number of single people is becoming a key driver of falling birth rates
We are now a tribe, turbo-charged by friendship — and a lot of righteous anger
This year we celebrate the women remaking the world we live in today
We asked you to nominate those who have shaped this year — here are the names you picked
