What my mother taught me about being a woman

// "The voice spoke loud and clear: 'You are my child, and I am pleased with you.' You learned that, actually,...

Written by Esther Rich

Activism and narcissism and the ‘no make-up selfie’

// "If going out without make-up is a biggie for you and you’ve braved it this week, then truly and unsarcastically,...

Written by Mim Skinner

5 thoughts on women in church leadership

// "All of you – please, please, please be nice when you talk about this. I don't care how wrong you...

Written by Hannah Malcolm

When girls go missing

// "Why were these two girls collateral for such a large sum of money? Why does an already tragic tale of...

Written by Felicity Cowling

Why are we so afraid of women bishops?

// "I'm not naive. I understand that women in ministry is a hot topic, but what is it that makes it...

Written by Jody Stowell

Is Church an empowering place for women?

// "As girls we were told that our call is as mothers and wives, a call that is external to us,...

Written by Natalie Collins

Egalitarian marriage: who wears the trousers?

// "Egalitarian marriage is not about role reversal. It is not about women, rather than men, wearing the trousers – it...

Written by Ruth Wells

Simply because I am a girl

// It’s a time for men and women to speak up with and for the generation of silenced, oppressed, unloved, unseen,...

Written by Claire Rush

Let’s talk about circumcision

// "But FGM is an Islamic issue, so it’s just the Muslim mind-set that needs changing, right? Wrong. Tragically, it turns...

Written by Tomi Ajayi

Why Christian men should tell women they are hot

// "That was the moment when I realised that Christian culture had messed with my head. Of course being told you’re...

Written by Sarah Lewney

Breaking the shame of femininity

// No woman in the Bible particularly liked flowery things.

Written by Katie Purser

I’ve seen enough ‘Strong Women’

// "Write it for a male and just change the name to a girl."

Written by Sophie Lister

Are you a commitment-phobe?

// I'm pretty sure the label of ‘eternal fence-sitter’ is something with which a lot of us could identify.

Written by Luke Briggs

Miley, Sinead and attention-seeking open letters

// Does an open letter do more harm than good?

Written by Hannah Mudge

Why the furore over Blurred Lines?

// Last week, five UK universities banned the playing of ‘Blurred Lines’ in campus bars and unions.

Written by Annie Carter

Girl About Town: Can you fall for someone you’ve never met?

// Do you only truly know someone when you've smelt them?

Written by Girl About Town

Can you be a Christian and not be a feminist?

// I was once told by a Christian summer camp leader that “feminism is nothing to do with equality; it’s all...

Written by Claire Jones

On freedom and armpit hair

// The average woman shaves 7,718 times in her life for an average of 10.9 minutes a-go.

Written by Mim Skinner

Real men don’t drink fruit tea

// Carl Beech kicks off his all-male guest editor week with a challenge to all of us to realise that we...

Written by Carl Beech

Beauty and the stretch marks

// This morning, I found myself sitting beside my two-year-old, staring at my phone, with tears streaming down my face.

Written by Charis Gibson