The UK may acknowledge that sex without consent is rape in ours laws, but many still believe the damaging myths about rape and sexual assault, argues Kate Jackson

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Proper Job Theatre’s Dorian

Plenty of women choose not to have children and it is not always about choosing between a career or a family, argues Kate Jackson

Podcasts have become increasingly popular, writer Eliza Robey shares a couple of her favourites

Writer Mabel Banfield discusses the need for feminism to become intersectional and include other marginalised groups

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews & Juliet, a jukebox musical reimagining Romeo & Juliet, ahead of its West End transfer

Chess Bradley ponders whether we have collectively reduced Frida Kahlo into a pop feminism icon

Kayleigh Crawford reviews the RSC’s gender-swapped adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew at the Lowry

Georgia Charlton-Briggs does not avoid tackling taboo subjects straight on; in her works she examines how women become entrapped in modern beauty standards which define attractiveness based on the state of being hairless.

Urussa Malik reviews ‘It’s not about the Burqa’ a collection of intersectional essays by Muslim women, edited by Mariam Khan

In the wake of International Women’s Day, The Mancunion takes time to recognise the outstanding contributions female scientists have made

Alexia Pieretti reviews Swish Swish, a story of strong women and friendship, as of the Drama Society’s MIFTA season

In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell looks to the new Emmeline Pankhurst Statue; only the second statue of a female in Manchester… does this mark a moment of change in the representation of women?

Jasmine Taylor talks about the enlightening and empowering discussion on female pleasure run by Sexpression Manchester.

Mia Edwards reviews an intimate night of feminist spoken word performance, reflecting upon the power of mutual support and the sharing of stories

Victoria Evans explores the wide-reaching impact of FGM and the importance of women’s sexual health globally

Tallulah Brennan searches for a new narrative of masculinity in the recent Gillette advert which sparked so much controversy

Anuli Changa reviews ‘SIX’ The Musical, the new smash hit by Marlow and Morris, fresh from the West End

Bella Jewell reviews ‘Bloom’, an exhibition by the Feminist Collective which challenges modern perceptions of body hair

Countless films involve women receiving a make-over in order to be deemed attractive, but does this effect women’s self-consiousness?