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Double Academy Award winning Hilary Swank has travelled to Ethiopia to learn more about the importance of education and the opportunities that it brings in some of the more disadvantaged ...

FactsMost rapes are committed by people known to the victim, NOT strangers. Rapists choose victims based on their vulnerability, rather than how they look. Both men and women can be raped. Having non ...

After the Delhi assault, more rapes had been reported by Indian media, which would have usually been left out. These attacks drew public attention to the whole situation of how ...

In order to progress in our careers we must be willing to take a chance. These famous women have taken a chance to get ahead in their careers. JK Rowling JK Rowling ...

Seeing celebrities (or not) posing nude in the media is very common and acceptable nowadays. However, part of public still doesn’t seem to be so comfortable with seeing photos of ...

It is a yes and a no at the same time, I would say. Firstly, forums are great places to pass time for pregnant women and to get some advice ...

Actress Nastassja Kinski has applauded her half-sister Pola for going public with allegations their father, celebrated actor Klaus Kinski, sexually assaulted her from the age of five. The Cat People star ...

An official inquiry into disgraced British TV icon Jimmy Savile has concluded he raped at least 30 children and abused 450 victims. The late star, who died in 2011 aged 84, ...

It seems today girls are being forced to grow up at an alarmingly fast rate. At fourteen I was interested in hanging out with my friends and concentrating on my ...

Becoming a mother is one of the most precious moments in a woman’s life. After the birth of a child some mothers may choose to give up work and focus ...

In a society where women are fighting for equality, we should be sticking together, but instead women are turning on each other. Over recent years there has been a rise in ...

New research by Scottish whiskey company, Chivas, has highlighted the different ways in which men and women interact on social networking sites and showing that women outnumber men on nearly ...

By 2050 low self-esteem could cost the nation 16% of our British female Olympic medalists with 53% of girls avoiding certain activities because they feel badly about the way they look. According ...

Global children’s charity Plan UK, which works with children in the world’s poorest countries, has created a one off interactive public installation to raise awareness for the first ever International ...

The search to unearth the brightest of Britain’s rising female stars begins today with the launch of the Women of the Future Awards 2012. Founded by Pinky Lilani OBE in 2006 ...

The ‘We Are Women’ campaign is in aid of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and there is a charity auction running now on ebay to aid the campaign. Watch the video from ...

British weather isn’t exactly reflecting that it is summer at the moment, but new research shows that most women would be pleased with the rain as it means that they ...

This weekend Frankie & Benny's are embarking on a nationwide fundraiser to help Susanna walk again.  A waiter who works at the Frankie & Benny’s restaurant in Widnes has a beautiful ...

They recently took the UK airwaves by storm, and now they hope to cast a little gloom towards the cruel circus industry. Britain's Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey – ...

Is all this warm weather making you reach for a bottle of something cool and refreshing?  Whether at London's sporting events, your local Jubilee celebration or watching the spectacles from ...

Celebrity culture makes women feel worse about themselves as they cannot afford to emulate the ideal, according to a paper published in the Journal of Gender Studies. In the study, which ...

AN SIR Patrick Stewart, Cynthia Nixon and Meryl Streep are among the stars backing an open letter urging U.S. President Barack Obama to support women's rights in Afghanistan. The note from ...

Aries (March 21st - April 20th) are said to be hungry for success and want to be good at everything they do, whether it be sports or their studies. They ...

It is estimated that up to 100,000 children run away from their homes or from care each year in the UK - most with nowhere else to go to, leaving ...