International Women's Day 2012: cartoons exploring women's place in society around the world

To mark International Women's Day, we select a series of cartoons depicting…


An open letter to men and boys on International Women's Day | Kevin Powell

This open letter began in my head a few days back as a response to the furor…


International Women's Day highlights hurdles obstructing equality

International Women's Day was marked amid a mood of anger that the struggle for…


International Women's Day: celebrating migrant and refugee women

I came to this country from war-torn Lebanon 25 years ago. I was so glad to be…


International Women's Day 2012: Let's mark it with a commitment to education | Glenys Kinnock and Jo Cox

Women's rights have come a long way since the first International Women's Day…


Sheryl Sandberg - COO: the first lady of Facebook takes the world stage

Sheryl Sandberg was once in a meeting in New York, pitching a deal, when she…


The child I lost | Coping as a Mother

I became an adult at the age of 38 when I held my dead daughter in my arms.…


A Card from Angela Carter

 Twenty years ago I went for the first time into Angela Carter's study. I knew…