The age of consent is a contested number around the globe, with laws ranging from country to country. Last year, the government in Iraq lowered their age of consent for girls to as young as nine, and once again the global laws over a girls body are brought back into question.

New Supreme Court ruling under The Equality Act says that under the law, a woman is now solely defined by biological sex. While some women see the news as a huge triumph, others are devastated and feel that the law has a darker side, including Daniella, trans women, and a drag queen known as Empress Dynasty. 

“They don’t want the truth, they want a villain. For some reason, they picked us.” – Unravel how the scapegoating and abuse of trans women in the women’s safety epidemic, while overlooking the real threat against women, dangerously mirrors the dystopian world of ‘1984’.

Who determines our right to healthcare, the safety of our streets, or our bodily rights? Men continue to make the majority of those decisions in the UK. We expose how men still shape laws that impact women’s lives without having women at the table.

Female politicians are breaking ground, but are we ready to listen to their minds? From catcalls to derogatory comments, the recent General Election in Singapore put women candidates under an unfair spotlight.

Traditional Wives (tradwives) is a term that refers to women who encompass traditional gender roles, wife duties, and fantasize about a 1950s-style life. Social media influencers such as Nara Smith and Ballerina Farm have taken the internet by storm, and the number of women choosing to leave their careers at the door and convert to this lifestyle is growing. But what is a tradwife? An anonymous social media account dedicated to sharing tradwife content answers some of our questions.

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale is set in the fictional Republic of Gilead, a dictatorial government in the USA. While Atwood’s work is often lauded for its stark warning against authoritarianism and the erosion of women’s rights, the reality unfolding in Afghanistan today surpasses fiction in its severity. For some, it feels less like a prediction of the future and more like a grim reflection of the present.