I didn’t want to lose my chance to be a mum

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

Who’d be a woman in 2026? Fillers, Ozempic, motherhood, non-motherhood, the 5 to 9 after your 9 to 5, “hair botox”, splitting bills, Hinge, protecting your peace, emotional labour, body positivity, bo

When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?

Would she live happily ever after (the jabs)?

Cherry Healey has spent more than a decade listening to women talk about their bodies — and what she’s heard has stayed with her. ‘I’ve been working in the women’s health space for over ten years,’ she says, ‘trying to learn as much as I can about women’s health and how I can help.’ What emerges, again and again, is not confusion or exaggeration, but frustration. ‘A lot of women I speak to say they don’t feel heard. They feel frustrated at the inequality in the care they receive.’