The New Feminist

The clitoris is starting to get the attention it deserves with a full nerve mapping

Scientists have completed the first-ever 3D map of the full network of clitoral nerves, almost 30 years after the same was done for the penis. The findings from this clitoral nerve mapping could transform surgical practice and challenge what medicine thought it knew about female anatomy.

The New Feminist

The exhibition more people needed to see and the importance of supporting sex worker art

On a mission to present the more nuanced, humanised face of sex work to the public, National Ugly Mugs recently hosted an exhibition at the Vagina Museum, showcasing visual art, photography and zines from former and current sex workers.

The New Feminist

South Carolina Republicans move to ban birth control in new extreme anti-abortion bill

South Carolina Republicans are preparing to fast-track an extreme anti-abortion ban through the legislative process. If passed, the bill would outlaw abortion in almost all cases, including in circumstances of rape and incest, and patients accessing abortion services could face murder charges. The bill further proposes to redefine certain birth control methods as illegal. 


The new Senate Bill 323, also known as “the unborn child protection act”, is scheduled for a hearing on 1 October and wil...

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The creators of the world’s first women’s urinal talk bathroom equity and how they're fixing it

One small squat for women, one giant leap for peequality. Peequal is the world’s first women’s urinal, and it has already done wonders for women’s festival experiences by reducing the dreaded queues for the toilets by a third. Not to mention, Peequal spaces – which support women, AFAB and trans people – are parties in themselves. 


Bathrooms and who should have access to them has been a topic of great debate since the UK Supreme Court ruled on 16 April that the terms “women” and “sex” in the E...

South West Londoner

The quiet power of female nakedness

Finding yourself naked at a party, on a walk in the woods or on stage in front of hundreds of people sounds like the topic of a recurring nightmare. To some. But to Jenny Eells, Estelle Keeber and The Bare Project creators, these are activities that had a life-changing impact on the way they view their bodies.

Body image, especially female body image, is a topic that the media always has at least one eye on.

Whether its TikTok trends promoting largely unhealthy skinny ideals or AI being used to create unrealistic naked beauty standards, women are bombarded with images of what one person’s fantasy female looks like but are presented less often with what other “real women” actually look like.

The solution is simple. Girls, it’s time to get naked.

The New Feminist

Why the beast is never a woman

The monstrous idea of a female beast and why gender bias, desirability politics and commercial profitability won’t let her exist.

South West Londoner

Which London borough is the biggest A Court of Thorns and Roses fan?

One of this century’s most popular romantasy series and BookTok phenomena, A Court of Thorns and Roses, celebrated its tenth anniversary on 5 May. The people who think you are referring to “a guitar” in a weird accent are getting harder to find as the popularity of Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series continues to surge ten years after the first book’s publication.

Women Who Fight's Substack

Rolling Role Models: Women Doing Jiu Jitsu on Film and TV

When I was younger, I always fantasised about being a strong, butt-kicking hero. It was these fantasies that were the original spark for getting me into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. However, for a long time, they really were just that: fantasies.

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The Gender Divide on Jiu Jitsu Shows and What We Can Do About It

Whispers that became conversations are now turning into shouts: why is there still a divide between male and female athletes regarding opportunities and pay on Jiu Jitsu shows?

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One Day Until WF Invitational 2: Who’s Excited?

With only one day to go until our second-ever Women Who Fight Invitational (WFI), we are seriously struggling to contain our excitement. So, to prevent any too-hyped-up-induced accidents, we have channelled our excitement into a nostalgic recap of last summer’s inaugural WFI.

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A Spotlight on Paris 2024’s Female Olympians

Something really, really exciting has been happening at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Wherever I go, whatever I watch, whoever I talk to, the recurring theme has been: women, women, women in the Olympics.

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Talk Trashy To Me

Should female grapplers ramp up the trash talk to increase viewership and potentially improve competitive outcome?