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Cuts have become politically popular again, but the new thrift is targeted at the most not least vulnerable, says Clare Gould

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/_thrift_is_a_vi 2009-12-16T22:33:00Z 2009-12-16T15:49:55Z Clare Gould

Girlguides can offer girls a respite from pressure of gendered expectations. Clare Burgess offers her perspective as a late-joiner

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/girls_in_the_le 2009-12-08T16:19:14Z 2009-12-07T20:29:51Z Clare Burgess

Kate Joester explains how breastfeeding helped her understand 'the personal is political'

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/01/breastfeeding_r 2009-01-25T18:45:12Z 2009-01-24T22:03:48Z Kate Joester

Jennifer Gray argues that parental leave laws must become more flexible

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/time_to_end_par 2008-12-08T21:40:54Z 2008-12-08T21:10:50Z Jennifer Gray

A feminist challenge to sexism within the current cult of motherhood is needed, argues Victoria Dutchman-Smith

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/why_feminists_s 2008-12-04T19:46:02Z 2008-12-04T19:23:12Z Victoria Dutchman-Smith

Is feminism reaching women of colour? How about women who didn't go to university, teenage mums, or women who do not have access to the internet? Annika Spalding calls for change

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/09/feminism_of_tod 2008-09-23T13:42:04Z 2008-09-22T20:35:09Z Annika Spalding http://birminghamfeminists.blogspot.com/

For many women, getting married still means changing their name. Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams has an alternate proposal

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/in_the_name_of 2008-08-20T23:09:08Z 2008-08-20T22:09:52Z Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams http://www.slp-a.com

Mothers' issues are feminist issues, argues Ruth Moss

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/sisters_some_of 2008-08-19T21:43:07Z 2008-08-19T20:24:09Z Ruth Moss

At two year's old, Penni F's son happily enthuses over both fairies and trucks. But, she worries, what happens when pressure to be a 'real man' kicks in?

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/why_my_son_wear 2008-08-19T20:16:49Z 2008-08-19T19:51:41Z Penni F

How can I tell if I am a feminist? Can I be a married feminist with children? Check out The F Word's new 'ask a feminist' feature for more

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/ask_a_feminist 2008-01-18T00:01:06Z 2008-01-10T21:46:22Z Jess McCabe http://sugarcrash.co.uk/

Who wants to be told they have an incompetent cervix? Jane Purcell reports from the maternity ward

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/12/feeling_a_bit_u 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-12-04T00:20:03Z Jane Purcell

The Women's Design Service is celebrating 20 years of feminist activism from the planners' office to the building site. Eeva Berglund reports

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/11/architecture_is 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-11-09T23:06:55Z Eeva Berglund

It is 40 years since abortion was legalised in the UK, yet our right to control our own bodies is still under threat. Irina Lester reports

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/abortion_still 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-06T09:54:01Z Irina Lester

Feminism is not just for women with high-flying careers, and feminists must do more to engage women who feel alienated from the movement, argues Samantha Jay

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/09/who_me_im_just 2009-12-11T16:56:35Z 2007-09-30T10:02:16Z Samantha Jay

The word spinster seems woefully out-dated. But, when Emma Hadfield exited a long-term relationship, she found some people still can't come to terms with women who choose to stay single and child-free

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/07/i_did_it_my_way 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-07-07T15:59:38Z Emma Hadfield