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The Everyday Sexism Project was set up to document street harassment, sexism in the workplace and misogyny in the media (Photo by Chameleons Eye / Rex Features)

"Nice legs, get in the trunk": Thousands of women experience street harassment on a daily basis - but now they are #shoutingback

Women have documented how men catcall them while walking down the street, touch them inappropriately, follow them home and even threaten them with rape

In certain fields of science, the situation is still grim - only 8% of physics professors are female, and women still make up only 5% of the Fellows of the Royal Society.

Britain's battle to recruit more female scientists

Overall, men are six times more likely than women to work in science, technology and engineering in …

Battle in the boardroom: The fight goes on to get more women into higher management

Prime Minister David Cameron and Cabinet Ministers meet the Queen last year. There are currently only four women in the Cabinet. (Rex)

What hope a less one-sided gender split in Parliament?

The number of female MPs holding top Government jobs is actually declining – a depressing fact …

Syrian refugee children stand inside their a tent at Al Zaatri refugee camp in Mafraq

Syrian refugee crisis: Women and children risk becoming "forgotten victims"

Women and children risk becoming the "forgotten victims" of the Syrian conflict as the number o…

An estimated 24,000 girls are at risk of FGM in the UK (Reuters)

Girl, 11, writes heartbreaking letter begging not be cut like her sister

An 11-year-old girl has written a heartbreaking letter pleading with a charity to stop her aunt…

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Women in combat: Will US military ruling change the role of UK female soldiers?

As it stands in Britain, female soldiers are still prevented from entering into situations wher…

Article UPDATE: Do women have a constitutional right to serve in military combat?

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"Nice legs, get in the trunk": Thousands of women experience street harassment on a daily basis - but now they are #shoutingback

Britain's battle to recruit more female scientists

Battle in the boardroom: The fight goes on to get more women into higher management

What hope a less one-sided gender split in Parliament?

Syrian refugee crisis: Women and children risk becoming "forgotten victims"

Girl, 11, writes heartbreaking letter begging not be cut like her sister

Women in combat: Will US military ruling change the role of UK female soldiers?

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