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March 2026

We're not done talking about the Manosphere
Plus: 👩‍⚕️ News on endometriosis 👓 The danger of AI glasses 🍺 Pints and ponytails
 • The Female Lead
We're not done talking about the Manosphere
Plus: 👩‍⚕️ News on endometriosis 👓 The danger of AI glasses 🍺 Pints and ponytails
“Baby Brain” - new research proves pregnancy changes women’s brains
Neurological changes in mothers can last for years according to a new study
 • The Female Lead
The dark reality of Meta’s AI glasses for women
Women are already reporting how the technology is being misused
 • The Female Lead
Three trailblazing women breaking barriers in a man's world
"Change is possible" says film director Stacey Tenenbaum as she tackles ageism and activism in her inspiring documentary.
 • The Female Lead
Lupita Nyong’o is making fibroids impossible to ignore
Plus: 🏆 Women making Oscars history 👯‍♀️ Female friendships 🔬 Research into women's health
 • The Female Lead
Lupita Nyong’o is making fibroids impossible to ignore
Plus: 🏆 Women making Oscars history 👯‍♀️ Female friendships 🔬 Research into women's health
 • The Female Lead
Lupita Nyong’o on living with uterine fibroids: here’s what you need to know
The actress shared her experience of fibroids “the largest the size of an orange”
 • The Female Lead
Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary left me scared for my younger brothers
I watched the new Netflix show twice and I'm horrified
 • The Female Lead and Freja Love
Pints, ponytails and the new Dad Code
A simple idea - teaching dads to do ponytails - is opening up bigger conversations about parenting and identity.
 • The Female Lead
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