Category: Women

Mackenzie Owens and her boyfriend strut toward the camera like models on a catwalk, posing as she takes a dramatic sip from her Stanley cup. “Just a bf and a gf going to cancel each other’s votes,” reads the caption of their TikTok – the couple, who live in Pennsylvania, support separate candidates this election […]

A male friend of mine recently had to appear on camera and asked me how he could look a bit more polished without needing (or appearing) to be “made up”. He hasn’t the time or the skills to do much, but also doesn’t want to look overworked and knackered, which as the father of twins, he usually is. […]

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Donald Trump took his frequent habit of describing himself as a “protector” of women further on Wednesday night in Wisconsin, when he declared he will protect them “whether the women like it or not” if he wins a second term in the White House. “I said, ‘Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women […]

Living in a remote, mountainous region of Tennessee during her teenage years, Alicia remembers feeling lonely. “My parents were missionaries and we moved around a lot,” she says. “I come from a conservative Christian background and didn’t go to school, so my upbringing was very different from that of other kids my age.” By 1997, […]

The big red puma is the focal point of Umeå. The world’s first publicly commissioned statue dedicated to the #MeToo movement depicts a snarling cat atop a steel frame designed to imitate prison bars. Its official title, according to its artist creator Camilla Akraka, is Listen but everyone just calls it “puman” – the Puma. […]

What comes to mind when you think of a witch? A woman with a pointed hat, hooked nose, green skin, long straggly hair and a broomstick? Perhaps she’s older, bad-tempered, evil to children, wreaks havoc. From Macbeth to The Wizard of Oz, that is how witches have been portrayed – and it largely continues today. […]

Imagine a room full of women. Imagine half of them breaking a bone. What will it be? Hip? Spine? Wrist? Neck? Imagine the plaster casts, the metal screws, the pain, the immobility, the grief – a third of those who break a hip will die within a year, according to the NHS. The Royal Osteoporosis […]

I thought it was stupendous, giving birth. I felt like an Amazon, pushing out those wonder-children – long and hefty, smooth pudgy skin, so tender under my hand. It was a miracle of world-making to see a whole human unfurl from my womb. But this other shocking reality: torn flesh, lumpy stitches, burning urine, painful […]

I’ve been writing about beauty for almost two decades, and in that time my ardent pursuit of hacks and game-changing advice has had two goals: to make my routine faster, and to get a better overall effect. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn […]