The debate's mute button saved us from a male shouting match - imagine if all women could use one
Moderator Kirsten Welker managed to get a word in during the second debate, and interruptions were at a minimum - what's to lose?
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‘I felt a wave of cool anger’: Australian ex-PM Julia Gillard on calling out Tony Abbott’s sexism
The first female PM of Australia on calling out the Leader of the Opposition in her famous misogyny speech, eight years ago (9 October 2012)
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Who is Allegra Stratton – the woman set to be Boris’s press secretary?
With a background that includes stints at the Guardian and the BBC, she may initially seem an unlikely choice for the Tories
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Kellyanne and Claudia Conway: the dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship captivating America
The 15-year-old daughter of Trump adviser Conway has become a social media star for trolling her own mother
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Why young women are bearing the brunt of Covid’s second wave
Ignored, undervalued and underpaid well before this crisis began, women's public-facing roles are now creating additional health risks too
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Americans like me don't want to hear what Prince Harry has to say about our politics
He is the latest famous face to have their say on the upcoming election, but why should anybody be interested?
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Ridiculous Covid rules are hurting the young – nobody wants them to be punished in our name
Why would anybody want to go to university when draconian rules make it a socially-distanced ordeal?
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Sasha Swire’s payback diary is a sad tale indeed
By publishing her observations from life with an ex-Tory MP, she merely exposed their bitterness at not being major players, writes Hannah B
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What Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death means for abortion rights in America
Her death 46 days before what is perhaps the most important election in US history adds another element to an already deeply bitter contest
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Mary McAleese: 'I worry the hate we tried to douse will be fanned into flames again'
The former Irish President talks about growing up during the Troubles and how politics should not sacrifice the peace in Ireland
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Just when you think things couldn't get any worse... they fall apart
There is no excuse for the Government’s shambolic handling of the testing system, which is hitting our most vulnerable families the hardest
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The writing of a diary is risk-taking behaviour and they know it
When someone publishes a diary it reveals more about the diarist than anything else – I should know, I have worked with them all
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The BBC deserves bashing over its paper pushers' pay
One upside of lockdown and remote working is that bosses can now see who actually does the work
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Richard Ratcliffe: 'Nazanin is a chess piece, who can’t make a move herself'
Richard Ratcliffe has spent the past four years campaigning for his wife's release from prison in Iran. Now, she is being put on trial again
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Why I left Extinction Rebellion to campaign for nuclear power
A live TV appearance on the Andrew Neil Show was my moment of reckoning – it was XR versus scientific evidence
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Nazanin is trapped in a never ending nightmare, which only the British Government can end
As Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces a new trial in Iran, her MP explains why the Government must now intervene
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Well done, Matt 'we’re doomed!' Hancock – Covid fear is now a bigger threat than the virus itself
Once upon a time we were Blighty not Frighty. It's time to get a grip or there will be irreversible damage to our national health
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It's time to call an end to Woman's Hour – the very concept is outdated
With both its long-standing presenters leaving, its time to consign the show to the dustbin
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Did Jeremy Hunt's office 'fizz with excitement'? Not that I remember
As Jeremy Hunt extols the virtues of office work, former colleague Lebby Eyres recalls the atmosphere he created at his own workplace
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I’ve seen the future – and it’s Ivanka vs Meghan for President in 2024
It may sound improbable, but think how good it would be for television audience ratings
