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Archive: Women
Comment: Why Britain needs a pro-male party
A few weeks ago a new British political party was established, Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them) I'm the party's leader - and this is our plan to change the face of British politics.
politics.co.uk podcast: Not enough women MPs?
Comment: Getting women into politics is about fixing the problem, not the numbers
Comment: The Empress' new clothes
Wife Samantha nags Cameron to get more women into politics
Britain needs more senior women in politics, the judiciary and in company boardrooms, David Cameron has said, after admitting his wife pesters him on the issue.
Comment: Time to review the abortion act
Most abortions conducted in the UK are technically illegal.
The Political Week Online: Making policy on the hoof
Meat market: horse burgers, transphobia, Atos, and a David Cameron tantric sex cartoon. Who needs the print media?
Magazines told to scrap 'fad diets'
Women's magazines should drop articles encouraging miracle weight loss diets from their January issues, a minister has said.
Osborne risks wrath of the mummies
Working mothers face a real-terms cut in benefits as a result of George Osborne's autumn statement, prompting Labour to attack the chancellor's 'mummy tax'.
Coalition digs in against boardroom quota for women
Women should not be forced into boardrooms via the quota system currently being considered by EU officials, Maria Eagle has said.
Worsening economy linked to more domestic violence
The recession is making domestic violence worse, statistics show.
The politics of Skyfall
WARNING: SPOILERS. Can a womanising imperialist ever sit comfortably with a 21st Century cinema audience?
Nadine Dorries: Westminster is making me lose my faith
Nadine Dorries' Christian faith is waning because of the culture in Westminster, she has said.
Dorries: Left's pro-choice stance inspired by 'eugenics'
The left's support for abortion rights stems from its historic relationship with the "eugenics movement", controversial Tory MP Nadine Dorries has said.
Interview: Nadine Dorries
Controversial Tory MP Nadine Dorries talks frankly about abortion, Cameron's leadership and her Christian faith.
Comment: Maria Miller is right - it's time to lower the abortion limit
Maria Miller's call to lower the time limit for abortions fits with a country which is slowly changing its attitudes around ethics.
Comment: Just because a woman performs better than a man doesn't mean she's on drugs
As Ye Shiwen’s victory demonstrates, it is time to stop separating the performances of men and women in sport.
politics.co.uk podcast: Not enough women MPs?
Westminster's political parties are adopting very different approaches as they try to increase the number of female MPs in parliament.
Miliband and Cameron woo women voters
The political battleground shifted to women voters today as both Ed Miliband and David Cameron made bids to court the female vote.
Women's rights 'under unprecedented attack'
Equality campaigners have launched a devastating attack on the coalition's treatment of women, saying the government is "turning back time".
Why those wanting more women MPs are playing the long game
A fresh campaign to push for more women in politics faces challenges from both crisis-driven news cycles and the forces of the right.
'Calm down, dear': Cameron apologises to women
David Cameron has apologised to anyone offended by his use of the phrase 'calm down dear', in a further sign of concern at gender relations in No 10.
Comment: The Empress' new clothes
Righteous and radical feminism is making a thoroughly undemocratic lurch for power.
Comment: Women are shock absorbers for cuts
For all the government's faux concern about women bearing the brunt of the cuts, actions speak louder than words.
Coalition to woo women voters
Plans to win over wavering female voters have been revealed in a leaked government document.
Cameron humiliates Dorries ahead of abortion debate
David Cameron issued a humiliating retort to Nadine Dorries ahead of a debate on abortion today, in a further sign the Tory backbencher has irritated Downing Street.
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