This Photo Series Gives Teenage Mums The Respect Society Doesn’t
The rhetoric surrounding teenage pregnancy frames it as a social dilemma. If it’s not a stigma to be stamped out, it’s an epidemic sweeping through communities – one of the greatest cultural taboos....
View ArticleYour New Instagram Stalk: Apphia Michael
Photo: Via @apphia____You might not know Apphia Michael but you should. Apphia's Instagram is a delightful mix of her beyond cute children (two-and-a-half year old Tallis and 6 month-old Byron), and...
View ArticleMaternity Clothes Don't Have To Be Baggy Or Boring
Considering that women have been having babies since the dawn of time, it's remarkable that our sartorial options for the nine months that we're pregnant are so limited. Why should we be confined to...
View ArticleFigures Released For Revenge Porn Prosecutions In The UK
More than 200 people have been prosecuted under a revenge porn law that came into force last year.Data from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on crimes against women, in the annual Violence Against...
View ArticleHow Pop Culture Influenced UK Baby Names
Last week, we learned that Amelia and Oliver were the UK's most popular names for a third year running.But as we know, not all parents are content with giving their kids traditional monikers. Something...
View ArticleI Didn’t Feel The Way I Was Supposed To About Becoming A Mum
Photo: Getty ImagesDon’t you just look at him and want to cry? So read a text from my friend Jaime. Sure, I thought, but more like tears of sadness.I was a new mum to my baby boy, Duncan, and Jaime had...
View Article29 True Stories That Show What Giving Birth Is Really Like
If you thought eating an entire pineapple from the bottom up would make you go into labour, would you do it? More importantly, should you? That probably depends on how much you like pineapple, but we...
View ArticleThese Dance Videos Will Make You Question Your Life Choices
I'm thinking of giving up on my current life and dedicating myself entirely to learning the Trini Dem Girls dance by Tricia Miranda. You may feel similarly in two minute’s time.Tricia Miranda has...
View ArticleA Benefit From Taking The Pill You Might Not Expect
Finally, some good news about ovarian cancer: According to a new study published in the Annals of Oncology, the death rate from ovarian cancer has levelled off or declined in many countries across the...
View ArticleHow To Tell If You're Having A Panic Attack
Illustrated by: Tristan Offit.As much as it sucks, anxiety doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Without a little bit of it, you wouldn’t make sure to show up on time to that job interview or to put in...
View ArticleI Hate It When People Say I Don't "Dress Like A Mum"
I work at one of the biggest media companies in NYC. I’m covered in tattoos. One of my favourite things to do is to change my hair colour. I lift heavy weights. I ride big horses. I’m an only child....
View Article11 Million Refugee Children Have Nowhere To Call Home
Just over a year ago, a Syrian toddler whose family had been trying to escape conflict washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach.The photographs of his tiny body, face down on the sand, caused ripples...
View ArticleThe World's First VR Ballet Is Completely Captivating
Virtual reality is the next frontier of content. Unlike other media, it demands your full attention. You can't look at your phone, you can't check Twitter, and you can't wander around. So it seems...
View ArticleBid Farewell To One Of Instagram's Original Features
Just as the world was getting used to Instagram’s new algorithm and the eerily familiar concept that is Instagram Stories, the app has gone and changed another crucial feature: Photo Maps.It might take...
View ArticleWeek 4: Chemo Has Reduced My Fertility By 50%
So, I’m 28, I’m in an amazing relationship, I love babies, I want babies, lots of babies if I’m rich enough (no pressure Baz), so of course my main concern when I found out I’d be having chemo was how...
View ArticleWelcome To The Hello Kitty Birthing Hospital
When it comes to giving birth, just like having a really dramatic haircut, you'd probably like to be in the hands of a professional.So what if we told you that there was a special Hello Kitty maternity...
View ArticleWhat It's Actually Like Wearing A 'Baby On Board' Badge On Public Transport
So I’m pregnant. It’s my first time. And I’m definitely not the type of person who ever pictured themselves pregnant (with the exception maybe of looking at my unbuttoned jeans after an excessive...
View ArticleA Week In London For A Mum Of Two On A £64k Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a...
View ArticleClubbers Share Memories Of Fabric After Closure Is Announced
Photo: Via @professorgreen.At a hearing late on Tuesday evening, the Islington authorities decided that London nightclub fabric would lose its license and not reopen, according to The Guardian.The...
View ArticleExplaining The Rise And Rise Of Sia, Because She's The Greatest
What do you think was the biggest song this Summer sung by a solo female singer? Rihanna's trappy smash “Needed Me”? Ariana Grande’s sickly sweet banger “Into You”? Zara Larsson's pan-European hit...
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