The perpetrators: inside the minds of men who abuse women
A pioneering project in Cumbria aims to change male behaviour and work towards ending violence against women and girls in the UKAndy*, 30, a painter and decorator, says he has known violence for much...
View ArticleDaring to Hope by Sheila Rowbotham review – on the frontline of 70s feminism
The historian recounts her fight for liberation in a memoir that underlines her radical credentials and her refusal to forsake utopiaSheila Rowbotham, co-founder of the first Women’s Liberation...
View ArticleReview of mother and daughter’s murders could save lives, family hopes
Relatives want an official review of the killing of Laura Mortimer and Ella Dalby to spark better collaboration between police, social services and othersElla Dalby would have been 16 this summer. She...
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors: Why We Break Up Families and How to Mend Them by Polly...
This investigation of the UK’s dysfunctional care system exposes many painful truths about the treatment of vulnerable childrenThe key question comes towards the end of this fine investigation into why...
View ArticleSuicide by domestic violence: call to count the hidden toll of women’s lives
Hundreds of suicides a year could be linked to abuse at home. Experts want to collect better data to bring about real changeEight months before she took her own life, Abigail Patterson, 29, was...
View ArticleAn Autobiography by Angela Y Davis; Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y...
Two books by the radical and scholar – one a reissue of a 1974 memoir; the other a howl of despair at the penal system – reveal her tireless eloquence and rageAngela Yvonne Davis was born, in 1944,...
View ArticleCall that decor stylish? Great-aunt Rose might agree…
If only we’d held on to our parents’ avocado bathrooms and swirly carpets, we’d now be as fashionable as Carrie Johnson In the 1950s, a bestselling carpet – 2,000 miles of it – was produced by...
View ArticleA TV star, a chief inspector: abuse survivors look the world in the eye in...
As the I Am project by photographer Allie Crewe launches in Manchester, actor Sam Beckinsale and Chief Inspector Sharon Baker talk about the impact of domestic abuse on their livesThe actor Sam...
View ArticleKilling us softly every day: why the UK must wise up on air quality | Yvonne...
The news that almost all of us are breathing in unacceptable levels of pollution shows the government’s complacencyIn these inflationary times when money is tight, are you preoccupied with rising – or...
View ArticleAll strangulation of women is serious – and it’s time for the law to step up
Strangulation is the second most common method used to kill. As our campaign draws to a close, we find out what is – and isn’t – being doneJamie Read, 31, attacked his girlfriend so ferociously, she...
View ArticleEngland’s new strangulation law – and why it’s needed – podcast
A new law specifically targeting non-fatal strangulation comes into effect this week in England and Wales. Yvonne Roberts explains why it is necessaryFor Rachel Williams, it started with a single...
View ArticleFeminist magazine Ms turns 50: a beacon for rights, sex equality and Roe v Wade
The radical periodical has been fighting for feminism since 1972 – and now it’s as relevant as it ever wasThe first issue of Ms magazine was published 50 years ago this month. The cover featured a...
View ArticleWhen is it time to call it a day? Even for Serena Williams, the choices can...
From tennis courts to Ambridge, the debate rages about when to give up work… and whyJune Spencer, aged 103 – an extraordinary example of being as young as they think you are, as the columnist Katharine...
View ArticleFab abs, Nicole Kidman. But this frantic effort to look half your age is...
Trying to stave off the advancing years is fine for a superstar. If only we mortals had the timeNicole Kidman, 55, is not only an excellent, award-winning actress and reportedly good company, witty and...
View ArticleCall it trivial, but we still need to master the art of small talk | Yvonne...
Four minutes of idle chat with a stranger could lead to new connections, a study by economists findsThe golden rule of small talk, as anyone who has worked behind a bar can testify, is don’t say what’s...
View ArticleSo which decade was better? Battle of the 1960s v the 1980s
Pattie Boyd, face of the swinging 60s, last week said that, in truth, the 80s were better. We asked two Observer writers who grew up in those decades to fight it out…In October 1962 the 60s began for...
View ArticleWhen exactly do everyday fantasies go from ‘little white lies’ to a mental...
Billy Liar’s loose grasp on reality is common today but experts say it is less benign. That is, if you believe themBilly Liar, created in the 1950s, is a fantasist; a teller of tall tales who lives...
View Article‘You had better be careful in your bed tonight’: shock rise in women killed...
Violence by children against parents and grandparents is Britain’s hidden abuse, often misunderstood or ignored – until too late. Pioneering research aims to bring it into the open*Jane, 51, has six...
View ArticleCan victims of crime hope for justice from a crumbling system? | Yvonne Roberts
As every police force in England and Wales begins reviewing abuse allegations against its officers, the underfunded legal system is already buckling under a vast backlogChannel 4’s drama series, The...
View Article‘I got a brain injury and a life sentence’: the hidden legacy of male...
The effects of head trauma on athletes are well documented. Finally, a UK study is examining the long-term brain health of females abused by their partnerThe violence began long before Freya Doe*...
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