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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

Hordes of girls dream of becoming glamour models, but are too embarrassed to even talk about masturbation. Sophie Platt rages against a taboo which only affects girls and women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/07/what_a_load_of 2008-07-14T20:27:52Z 2008-07-14T19:32:17Z Sophie Platt

BDSM may set off red flags for feminists, says Kit Roskelly. But so does sitting in judgment on women's sexual preferences

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/07/kink_101 2008-07-05T18:48:37Z 2008-07-05T08:27:01Z Kit Roskelly

In a break from our usual text-based programming, a selection of cartoons on the theme of men and women, by Yvonne Howard

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/06/cartoon_special 2008-06-13T15:44:10Z 2008-06-09T22:38:09Z Yvonne Howard http://cid-9cc99db44088903e.spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-GB&partner=Live.Spaces

The campaign to ban women from terminating pregnancies after 20 weeks is only the beginning, says Kit Roskelly

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/05/a_slicebyslice 2008-05-11T21:22:37Z 2008-05-11T20:20:56Z Kit Roskelly

What use are sex worker groups that give out condoms and showers, but can't help women who want to exit prostitution? Ekis reports from Barcelona on prostitution and the campaign for legalisation

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/03/how_to_get_an_a_1 2008-03-17T00:13:36Z 2008-03-16T23:07:42Z Ekis

Ever been called a 'slag'? How about 'frigid'? Jennifer Drew explains how such derogatory language is used to keep women in their place

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/how_the_word_sl 2008-01-31T23:06:57Z 2008-01-31T08:19:07Z Jennifer Drew

Episode three of The F Word podcast - on the tricky topic of pornography - is out now!

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/the_f_word_podc_1 2008-02-10T21:52:20Z 2008-01-14T21:35:16Z Jess McCabe http://www.jessmccabe.co.uk

Porn should be reformed, not banned, argues Laurie Penny

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/against_censors 2008-01-02T19:30:43Z 2008-01-02T17:46:06Z Laurie Penny http://pennyred.blogspot.com/

Lads' mags are responsible for my eating disorder, says Hannah Whittaker

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/glamour_models 2008-01-02T21:49:02Z 2008-01-02T17:23:31Z Hannah Whittaker

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

Period drama concentrates almost exclusively on the bonnets and Bennets universe of the 19th century novel, while there are few adaptations of more recent material dealing with gender politics and the sexual revolution. Cazz Blase makes some suggestions

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/crinolines_and 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-05T12:12:10Z Cazz Blase

Penetration is not the be-all and end-all of sex, argues Jennifer Drew, so why does the medical establishment seek to pathologise women who just don't like it?

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/sexual_healing_1 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-01T22:15:35Z Jennifer Drew

Is it possible to reconcile an appreciation for porn with feminism? Searching for answers, Abby O'Reilly interviews Anna Span, the UK's first female porn director

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/no_porn_is_good 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-01T21:58:12Z Abby O'Reilly

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 Jen Clayton

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/09/who_me_im_just 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-09-30T10:02:16Z Jen Clayton