After relocating to Manchester’s Contract Theatre, the Mancunion attends the prestigious Forward Prizes for a night of awe and bereavement

The gender of female MPs is still a source of criticism that their male counterparts have never been subjected to

Is gender just about women, or do men have a voice too? Conflicted, this politics student doesn’t know where he stands.

Jessica Hamilton and Katie Bray review Dreamgirls at the Palace Theatre, where it is playing as part of its first-ever UK tour – starring Nicole Raquel Dennis

What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by discovering the severe structural sexism of the UK healthcare system?

The Tennis Association has failed to address multiple charges of domestic abuse against its players

If women could solve the issue of male violence and sexual harassment themselves, we would have done so already

A ‘chilling’ discovery finds that the University of Manchester sets the libraries’ thermostats to 19c-21c, despite the preferred workplace temperature being 24 degrees Celsius for women and 22 degrees Celsius for men. 

Emily Johnston delves deep into how misogyny continues to influence contemporary music, from the dominance of male production, to the safety of women at gigs.

In light of recent news, Victoria Roberts explains why Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates is an essential read

Alexia Pieretti reviews dark comedic social commentary The Shadows, performed at the King’s Arms as part of the Drama Society’s MIFTA season

Fury needs to properly acknowledge his past derogatory comments before he can be treated as a sports hero, argues Kate Jackson

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy and Claudia Langley interview Melanie Blake, ahead of the tour of the stage adaptation of her best-selling novel, The Thunder Girls

Cara Conte delves into the world of Onlyfans and the evolving world of sex work

Claudia Langley and Theatre Editor Jay Darcy review The Thunder Girls, directed by Joyce Branagh and based on the best-selling book by Melanie Blake

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

The Serena Williams cartoon that circulated after her US Open final loss has been cleared of racism and continues to divide opinions

Women make up just 17% of the charts, and sexism in the industry goes much deeper even in our local music scenes, writes Lily Martin

Jay Darcy reviews Cuts of the Cloth as part of the HOME Push Festival

Jay Darcy writes about the need for campaigns for equality with regards to oppressed or minority groups either in race, gender or sexuality to recognise their overlapping aims.