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Alicia Vikander speaks with The Independent’s Jacob Stolworthy about new film Firebrand, a historical drama directed by Karim Aïnouz. Set during the tumultuous final years of Henry VIII’s (Jude Law) reign, the film focuses on Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), his sixth and final wife. In this interview Vikander discusses working…

1/5 Female empowerment is just a case of wearing a sweater to a meeting and asking nicely for maternity leave, apparently

Nine years on from the original book’s publication, feminism is under threat as never before, so an update serves as a ‘beacon of hope’

Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism.

Eva Tutchell writes: She reminded us that being po-faced and inflexible is not the best way for feminism to flourish

It’s a difficult period for the feminist movement. Space has opened up in public life for people who argue, very loudly, that efforts to level the playing field for women have come at the expense of men.

Ellen Fungisai Chipango is a scholar of the communal ethic of African ubuntu – the belief that we are at our best as individuals and society if we work for the good of others, alongside others. She researches ways in which ubuntu can be applied in real life situations involving…

The first all-female private flight into space funded by the Amazon tycoon’s Blue Origin company has little to do with female empowerment and a lot to do with PR, writes Sarah Manavis

In a new book the scholar traces a line from reactionary tendencies in history to anti-trans feminists today