‘you can’t hold back half the world’

As women, from early on in life, we’re encouraged to be carers, or to be helpful. As little girls, we’re given dolls, toy cleaning appliances and teasets along with the narrative that it’s our job to

Obsessive, independent and agelessly energetic – England’s most decorated female footballer has made net gains from not fitting the mould. As the Lionesses enter Euro 2025 as defending champions, Lucy Bronze talks about her team’s chances, life after her ADHD and autism diagnoses and why she doesn’t fear her career’s final whistle

Full disclosure: I’ve known Nicky Hambleton-Jones for 25 years. We met at a book club when we were both lonely souls who had just landed in Britpop ’90s London – me from the North East of England and

The women taking us straight to the heart of beautiful places at home and abroad

A decade on from the launch of Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign, more women than ever are enjoying the mind-body benefits that playing sport nets you. Whether you want to finesse your forehand or bolster your ball-skills, read on to join them

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene