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Feminism for a World on Fire by Natasha Walter review – hope amid the hopelessness

A writer and activist links the climate crisis to battles for justice around the world in this vital book

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

Feeling the heat: Women and climate change

In a special edition, we examine how climate change is affecting the lives of women as rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather events continue to impact communities worldwide. This as the world is also facing a warming El Nino climate pattern in the coming months. We report from India where…

France 24 · Jun 5

First Thing: Sick crew members evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship

Medical evacuations from vessel as Spain gives permission to dock at Canary Islands. Plus: the Mexico City nightclub that charges Americans 90% more

The Guardian - UK · May 6

There are cracks in the feminist movement, but I have faith in women to stand up to Trump

Feminist solidarity has weakened, but women around the world tell me their fight continues, writes Natasha Walter

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

The key to happiness is equality

How should economists address the climate crisis? By focusing not on growth but on the redistribution of wealth

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

Sex, drink, football: the legacy of lads’ mags – by the women who (mostly) loved working for them

It’s 30 years since the first issue of Loaded and there is talk of a relaunch. While women who worked there loved its edgy chaos they then saw its copycats flounder in misogyny

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

'Three years after Sarah Everard's murder, we feel more afraid — not less'

Sarah Everard’s murder galvanised a movement on women’s safety, but has anything actually changed for Londoners in 2024? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024

‘On the frontline of blame’: how it feels to be Jewish in UK since Hamas attack

Some staunchly defend the actions of Israel. Others are so alarmed at the fate of Gaza they have joined pro-Palestine protests. In between lie a range of views … but all feel the chill of rising antisemitism

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Before the Light Fades by Natasha Walter review – love and resistance

Searching for answers after her mother’s suicide, Walter rediscovers a radical family history

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023

Top 10 female spies in fiction

Women’s role in espionage, largely written by women, leans less on explosions and more on perception, nuance and explorations of sacrifice – though they still kick ass

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023