AndreyPopov
Is 40 The New 40?
I have been told that 40 is the new 30 but I choose to debunk this theory.
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You Don't Need A Soulmate To Live Happily Ever After
The wonder of romantic love is that it teaches you about yourself.
Rekha Garton
In 2017, Women's Rights Should Be Human Rights
I am proud to be part of the third wave of feminism and enthusiastically join the fight for equality.
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When A Chair Is Not Just A Chair
In the corner of my parents living room stands a chair. Regal in appearance, the chair is made up of hundreds of velvet patches and over three thousand brass studs. It is a piece of furniture I know w...
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My Parisian Journey
There is a wonderful line in the movie 'Shirley Valentine' when, from the gloom of her modest home in Liverpool, Valentine turns to the camera and says: "I have allowed myself to lead this little life...
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There's No Free Lunch If You Can't Cook At Christmas
Bringing bread rolls doesn't get you out of doing the dishes.
Alys Tomlinson
I Bought A Stranger A Coffee Every Week For A Year
It was worth so much more than the cost of 52 lattes.
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The Sex Talk Needs To Cover More Than Birds And Bees
I want my kids to know that porn is not real.
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There Is No Glass Ceiling, But There Is An Asbestos-Filled Wall
Carving through the asbestos ceiling is no easy feat. Sometimes, just as we feel we are about to make a breakthrough, we find ourselves choking on the poisonous fibres.
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We Should Remove The Word 'Slut' From Our Vocabulary
Who actually determines how many sexual partners a woman can have before she is labeled a "slut"? And why is it such a bad thing for a woman to have multiple sexual partners? The stigma and guilt associated with sex needs to be removed as it is just another area in which women are held back and labeled.
Jonathan Kirn
Our Culture Of Objectification Is Not Good Enough For Our Girls
Citizens of Australia, we have a problem. This problem is directly impacting our entire population. It can lead to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, body issues, eating disorders, sexual dysfunction and social isolation. The problem is the sexual objectification of women, and at the root of that is misogyny.
Klaus Vedfelt
My Daughter Was Featured On The Instagram Account Set Up By Brighton Grammar Students
On Friday evening, I was alerted to the fact that a group of Year 11 students from an elite private boys school had set up an Instagram account. The purpose of the site was clear; to humiliate young girls, or "young sluts" as they were called. My daughter, who is in Year 6, was featured in one of these photos.
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I Have A Bone To Pick With Men Who Send Dick Pics
I am always amazed at how differently men and women are wired. While I adore men and am very much attracted to them, sometimes I just want to sit them down, make them a cup of tea and educate them on how to impress a woman.
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How To Be A Mother When Your Kids Cut The Apron Strings
I had noticed over the past months that my daughters were both entering a new stage of their lives where they craved independence. The problem was, I was not ready to give it to them.
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Gender Inequality On Mother's Day
Gender equality is a topic that has been spoken about for years. We all know what it is, most of us agree that it is essential, yet as women we are still confronted by the disparity between the sexes, sometimes at the hands of women who claim to be fighting for the cause.
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I Am Swiping Left For Online Dating
People using dating technology seem to make up their minds within minutes whether they see a future with a person and if not, they move on fast with one click of the mouse. What happened to the days of getting to know a person before deciding if there was chemistry or not?
Why Gender Equality Is So Important
At a recent dinner with friends, the topic of conversation turned to Donald Trump and his misogynistic vitriol on the topic of abortion. He recently commented (and later retracted) that any woman who...
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Lean In, But Not To See Amal Clooney's Bunions
Can you imagine picking up a GQ or Maxim magazine and reading an article about Obama's corns or Brad Pitts nipple slip? It just doesn't happen, because not only are men judged on their intellect, they themselves do not scrutinise each other's physical appearance like women do.
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My Friend Died By Suicide. This Is Why We Need To Talk About Depression
Last year, my friend committed suicide. She was fragile like a sparrow -- it was one of the things I loved most about her as it made her authentic. But her fragility was such that life suffocated her to a point where she could no longer breathe.
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How Do We Cope With A Mid-Life Crisis?
I felt like I needed to do something radical. Do I move to an ashram in India and spend the rest of my years in a silent meditation? Do I shave my head and join the Hare Krishnas? What do I need to do to slow down the years that are approaching, because the past 45 have slipped by so fast that it takes my breath away.
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