Opinion
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Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu: 'We can’t talk about the dehumanisation of Black women without talking about colourism'
In the wake of the Candice Braithwaite and Rochelle Humes controversy, we hear from activist, attorney and author of This is Why I Resist, Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu – who says we must not pit Black women against each other, but instead hold our TV Networks to account.
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After the Candice Brathwaite TV show storm: 'Are we finally ready to talk about colourism?'
Ateh Jewel, Marie Claire's beauty columnist, talks about the Candice Brathwaite and Rochelle Humes docu debacle and why colourism - the preferential treatment of lighter-skinned individuals compared with darker-skinned Black people - must finally be acknowledged and action taken
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‘Kamala Harris’ inauguration as US Vice President is a watershed moment for women’
Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot explains why this is a turning point that we will never look back from…
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Washington insider Kate Andersen Brower on what to expect from Kamala Harris
Journalist Kate Andersen Brower has interviewed Trump, Obama, Biden and many other presidents in her time covering the White House. In this exclusive dispatch, the leading CNN contributor and NY Times best-selling author predicts how Kamala will operate inside the White House
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'We cannot ignore the white privilege on display at last night's Capitol Hill riot'
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Why watching your favourite period dramas is good for your mental health
During a difficult year, Lizzy Dening found solace in the cinema with Emma, David Copperfield and Little Women. Here's why a watch of your favourite period dramas might prove a mental health boost this very different kind of Christmas break.
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US Election 2020 - An Insider Tells All: ‘There’s no coming back from this, is there’
Days before the most consequential election ever, Becca Andrews, a journalist at US news site Mother Jones, reveals what it's like living in Trump’s America and why, along with tens of millions, she’s holding her breath expecting the worst
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Instagram turns 10: but is it breaking us or making us more human?
Happy birthday Instagram! A simple photo-sharing app was born on 6 October 2010 and changed the world for better or worse. Now home to more than a billion active users, author Daisy Buchanan examines her complicated relationship with it
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'How dare people shame Chrissy Teigen and John Legend for publicly mourning the loss of their baby'
Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot has never been more disappointed in the Internet
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This Black History Month, we're amplifying the voices of black women
It's time to celebrate the stories and successes of women who have for too long been overlooked and unheard
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'How have the police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing not been charged?'
Digital Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot joins protestors around the world in calling for justice...
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Is conscious consumption the new normal?
With research showing that we're slowly but surely changing our daily habits to live more sustainably, Alex Morgan, Chief Markets Officer for Rainforest Alliance, sheds a light on the next steps to take together
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'I was cyberbullied after Trump attacked me on Twitter'
When President Trump targeted 18-year-old Lauren Batchelder on Twitter after she questioned him about women's rights at an event, her life became a living nightmare. This is her story
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The Domestic Abuse Bill isn’t ‘groundbreaking’ if it leaves migrant women out
After two years of waiting, the new domestic abuse bill has finally passed through parliament. But does it go far enough to protect all victims of domestic violence? Niamh McCollum investigates
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Only 6% of us want to return to pre-pandemic times, and it's obvious why
The only way to make a comeback is for it to be stronger, fairer and greener
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'Coronavirus is increasing LGBTQ+ mental health inequalities' says trans woman Abi Giles
NHS pathology lab scientist and trans woman Abi Giles shares her story in a bid to promote understanding and equality
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Hunger strikers demand justice for Breonna Taylor
Black Lives Matter protests are still reverberating and now protesters in the US are on hunger strike seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, a woman killed at home by police in March. Marie Claire's Dami Abajingin asks why the killing of black women is rarely centre stage in narratives about police brutality and why #SayHerName matters
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Dear White Mumfluencers, we need to talk about being an anti-racism ally
My name is Zeena Moolla. Like you, I'm a part of your world, albeit my Word To The Mothers occupies a far less frequented space. I apologise for the unsolicited nature of this address, but I felt we needed to talk...
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'Now we’ve acknowledged racism, we must all stamp out injustice'
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'I'm 24, blind and self-isolating - this is how I'm coping'
YouTuber Lucy Edwards - who became the first blind presenter to host a show on Radio 1 at the end of last year - says she is familiar with the crippling feelings of isolation and anxiety caused by coronavirus
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'A masked stranger with good intentions': an NHS midwife on the frontline
Stephanie, a 25-year-old midwife based in a hospital in the Midlands, details her worries about how her vital role providing care for women and their babies being born during the Covid-19 pandemic has changed
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Supermarkets are still failing the vulnerable with home deliveries
Restrictions may be easing for the rest of society, but the at-risk continue to suffer, says shielding transplant survivor Pippa Kent
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Living in lockdown has taught us many memorable lessons
As we start to re-enter society, Olivia Adams pens her hopes for the future – plus what she’d like to leave behind
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What it feels like to be Chinese during coronavirus
COVID-19 has triggered prejudice and abuse towards Asian Americans across the country. How do we stop the infection?
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A teacher on the frontline: 'wellbeing - not education - will be our focus post pandemic'
Katie Weighell is a teacher at a primary school in south London. Here she describes her new normal, her worries for vulnerable children and how government cuts are affecting these critical safe spaces
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Exhausted and disheartened: a doctor on the NHS frontline speaks out
A 37-year-old consultant anaesthetist in central London (who has to remain anonymous) reveals exclusively to Marie Claire the truth about NHS working conditions and helping the sickest coronavirus patients
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How it feels to be dating in the age of coronavirus
Being single during coronavirus gives lovesick new meaning, says Features Writer Olivia Adams
