Opinion
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Why the Queen is totally right to demand that adults and kids sit at separate tables for Christmas lunch
A biographer's revelation that the Queen puts children in a different room for Christmas lunch had Niamh McCollum looking wistfully back on her years spent at the kids' table
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'When did our telephone mania become a phobia?'
We send millions of texts, emails and WhatsApps, but the phone call is steadily dying out. When did it stop being good to talk, asks Daisy Buchanan.
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‘Meghan and Harry are rich royals but they can still feel anguish’
After hinting to struggling with their mental health, many criticised the pair saying they’re too privileged to have problems, Kerry Parnell explains why the bullying has to stop…
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'Child-free by choice: why I'll never want to be a mother'
More women in the Western world are now choosing not to have children. Here, author Catherine Gray reveals the reasons behind her own decision to remain child-free - and why, despite the ongoing stigma, she's happier than ever
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‘I grew up in a sex cult’: surviving the Children of God abuse
When Rose McGowan spoke out about the childhood abuse she suffered within the Children of God organisation, it shone a spotlight on a global cult engaging in the widespread exploitation of children. Fellow survivor Christina Babin tells how she too overcame the trauma to rebuild her life
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'Don't you dare slut-shame women for moving on if you're going to praise their male counterparts'
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'No - we don't need a diet app for eight year olds, thanks'
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Meet the woman who is campaigning for a Compassion Act
Jennifer Nadel is a journalist and barrister. While at ITV in the 90s, she led investigations into global injustices, exposing the use of rape as a weapon in war. In 2018, she co-founded Compassion in Politics, a campaign group aiming to place ‘empathy at the heart of politics'
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How was an app used to 'undress' women even created in the first place?
It's 2019.
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Would you sleep with a 'sex surrogate' to save your love life?
We explore the ultimate ‘hands-on’ therapy...
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Meghan Markle’s postpartum appearance has made me feel better about childbirth
Marie Claire’s Jenny Proudfoot explains…
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We went to Michelle Obama's UK tour last night and here are our most inspirational takeaways
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Mrs Hinch and the great cleaning con: why women should be worried about the rise of domestic influencers
Thanks to an explosion of domestic influencers on Instagram, housework – once feminism’s public enemy number one – is experiencing a resurgence.
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Why wasn't upskirting made illegal years ago?
It's 2019.
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If you’re offended by Gillette’s toxic masculinity advert then you’re part of the problem
Seriously, why are we fighting against progress?
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Activist Virgie Tovar on the realities of 'fatphobia' and why diets don't work
In her new book You Have The Right To Remain Fat, author and activist Virgie Tovar tackles the 'minority stress' caused by fat discrimination and the damaging effects of dieting
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'What I learned from six months off social media - and what brought me back'
Charlotte Philby was feeling strung out and exhausted when, on an impulse, she switched off all her social media accounts. Here's what the experience taught her, and why she's returned for good.
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In defence of Brigitte Nielsen: why having a baby over 40 actually isn't that big a deal
One older mum offers her advice to Janet Jackson who is having a baby aged 50.
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'My right ear was so badly damaged, it had to be removed' - one brave woman's story of her acid attack
Five years ago Katie Gee was travelling in Zanzibar when a stranger threw acid on her, changing her life forever. Here, she tells Kate Graham about that fateful day and how she overcame the trauma to travel again
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A new campaign for less guilt and more support in childbirth has launched and we're so on-board
Yes to this.
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How to argue with a gender pay gap denier (and not lose your cool)
'Hello? 1958 called, they want their opinion back'
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Can we please stop calling maternity leave ‘time off’?
In her first Friday column, Marie Claire's entertainment editor Lucy Pavia tackles the language of maternity leave, Nepal's period banishment and why Cameron Diaz should demand a 'Reese' rider
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‘I’m fed up of just hoping for better for women in politics. It’s time for action’
Labour-party activist Bex Bailey, 25, has served on the party’s National Executive Committee. Last October, she revealed that she was raped at a Labour party event in 2011, aged 19, by someone senior to her, but was discouraged from reporting the attack by a Labour official
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Stacey Dooley's tribute to the women of the world who fight back
This International Women's Day, journalist and TV presenter Stacey Dooley tells Marie Claire about the women who inspire her
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'How Ariana Grande proved that music is power’
How the One Love Manchester concert proved that love really can conquer hate
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Doesn’t every woman in the world have a #MeToo story?
Let's hope the #MeToo movement is the beginning of a seismic shift in the way we talk about and treat the victims of sexual harassment and assault, not just a social media fad
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How a young ovarian cancer survivor lives without fear
Primary school teacher Laura Moss opens up to Marie Claire about her ovarian cancer experience
