Opinion
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'Black people need everyone, regardless of colour, to do better'
Following George Floyd's killing, Hanna Davis, a 28-year-old TV producer, says she's lived her life seeing black people treated with less value than white people
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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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'Thank you for everything you have done Meghan Markle - you are too good for us'
Digital Features Editor Jenny Proudfoot has her say...
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Caroline Sakwa: 'People from the slums have historically been marginalized, I'm determined to change that'
Next in our Women Who Win series is Caroline Sakwa, the Gender Director for Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) inside Kibera, one of Africa's most notorious slums
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London court ruling 'step towards' captured Dubai princesses' freedom
Dubai princesses and sisters Sheikha Shamsa al-Maktoum and Princess Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum have not been seen in public since their failed escapes from the palace
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It's 50 years since the Women's Liberation Movement, so what's changed?
Half a century ago today, hundreds of fed-up, badass women united to write down their seven basic demands for gender equality. So in the lead up to International Women's Day, we're taking a look at how far we've come
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#useyourvoice: ‘Masturbation has made me more confident with every soaring orgasm,’ says fashion influencer Style Me Sunday
Natalie Lee, founder of the Warrior Women project and co-host of The Everything Project podcast, was crippled with feelings of shame surrounding sex up until her thirties. Now she's advocating why we all need to take control of our clitoris
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#useyourvoice: 'I want to hear about Muslim women who are politicised without being labelled jihadi brides,' says author Sairish Hussain
Born and brought up in Bradford, Sairish has felt the dehumanisation of Muslims from the age of eight. Here she explains why she was compelled to write her debut novel and banish the devastating tropes of racism and radicalisation
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Is it time we admit Love Island is outdated?
Even before Caroline Flack’s tragic death there were questions over the brand, linked to former contestants' suicides and reduced ratings. Here, Olivia Foster asks if it’s time we admit it’s run its course
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Random Acts Of Kindness Day reminds us to check our own reflections
As Caroline Flack's tragic death prompts #BeKind to go viral, Olivia Adams says it is us - not the media - who needs to be better
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Why don't we talk about the emotional labour of being a single woman in the 'new normal'
Contemplating what post-lockdown life will bring is draining, but what about the women facing it without emotional support from a partner? Writer Olivia Foster is living it and, quite frankly, she's exhausted...
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#useyourvoice: 'Why I boycotted London Fashion Week' model Felicity Hayward explains
Model and body positivity activist Felicity Hayward didn't attend the London Fashion Week shows. Why? She believes a lack of diversity is damaging the industry and leaving London lagging behind in the fight for equality
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#useyourvoice: 'Embracing activism means being accountable' says women's rights campaigner Seyi Akiwowo
The founder and director of Glitch became an activist at early age. Here, she explains what activism means to her and why we have a duty to be held accountable for the way we express ourselves
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#useyourvoice: ‘Accessing therapy should not be a middle-class privilege’ says mental health activist Grace Victory
At a time when we're more open than ever before about discussing mental health, Grace argues we still have a long way to go until vital help is immediately accessible for all - not just for those who can afford it
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#useyourvoice: ‘Disabled people are not your inspiration porn’ says BBC presenter Kat Hawkins
Director, journalist and dance artist Kat Hawkins (aka @kats.bailed) lost both legs to meningitis at university, and uses her platform to show what life with a disability is like. Here Kat explains why she’s had enough of being pitied, and how we can change the way we talk about disability
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‘Why is no one protesting Prince Andrew’s return to royal life?’
It’s 2020 and we should make exceptions for no one.
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Why are we still so fixated on what powerful women are wearing?
Niamh McCollum is so over this
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'Sometimes, in my lowest moments, I wish I lived in a time when women had fewer choices'
Everywhere we go we’re bombarded by the Things We Need, Things We Need To Be, Things We Must Remember or Do Before We’re Dead. Author CJ Skuse argues why are we always made to feel we’re never fully enough...
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'The #MeToo movement needs to stay angry, if we are to deliver real change for women'
As the accused sexual abuser Harvey Weinstein's trial gathers pace, Shivonne Graham, Managing Director of Women for Women International, says his Hollywood ending is not enough for the global #MeToo movement
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How Prince William and Kate's marriage will take the strain of the Megxit effect
Harry and Meghan's decision to quit may have serious repercussions for Wills and Kate's family routine, so how will the Cambridge clan cope with the fall out?
