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What Cleveland tells us about the cycle of abuse

Clementine Ford There were several red flags leading up to Castro's capture. Why were they ignored?

Gendercide

The three deadliest words in the world

'The three deadliest words in the world: 'it's a girl.

Clementine Ford Where is it still dangerous for parents to say: "It's a girl"?

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Sex worker myths

Debunking the myths of sex work

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Clementine Ford Clementine Ford explores the prejudices that are as old as the profession itself.

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'Finding a way of being a girl that doesn't hurt'

Ford describes her own feminist awakening as 'a trickle of indignation that gave rise to a mighty river.'

Clementine Ford Clementine Ford on the one true test of equality.

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US v Australia

Could this happen here?

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Clementine Ford The US has a terrible record on women's reproductive rights. And we look set to follow their lead.

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Why 'Can you have it all?' is this century's dumbest question

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Clementine Ford Clementine Ford on the middle class obsession of our time.

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Anti-rape underwear

Is anti-rape underwear a step forward?

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Clementine Ford Three engineering students have developed anti-rape underwear in India. Does this signal change or more victim blaming?

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fan girls of violent men

The Fan Girls of Violent Men

Oscar Pistorius awaits the start of court proceedings while his brother Carl (L) looks on, in the Pretoria Magistrates court February 19, 2013. Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was applying for bail after being charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria house.REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Clementine Ford Why does Oscar Pistorius have a cult following among a certain demographic of women?

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Femen

Is this photo grounds for death?

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Clementine Ford A Tunisian activist posted this pic of herself. Here's what happened next.

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There was only one victim at Steubenville

From left, Defense attorney Adam Nemann, his client, defendant Trent Mays, 17, defendant 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond and his attorney, Walter Madison, listen to testimony during Mays and Richmond's trial on rape charges in juvenile court on Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio. Mays and Richmond are accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in August of 2012. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool)

Clementine Ford The boys who raped and humiliated an unconscious 16 year old may have been punished – but do they understand they’re not the victims?

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Ending violence

The two ways to dismantle rape culture

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Clementine Ford As with all social change, it starts with you.

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Bad taste?

Abortion Humour

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Clementine Ford Why making jokes about a serious issue can be empowering.

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Why we love Ryan Gosling

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Clementine Ford Actor. Sex symbol. Feminist icon. Clementine Ford unpacks her giant crush on Ryan Gosling.

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Are women's voices being gagged?

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Clementine Ford We won't hear the absence of women’s voices if we've been taught to ignore them.

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The Large Labia Project

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Clementine Ford A blog that posts photographs of women’s vulvas to demonstrate the incredible diversity that exists in women’s bodies.

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Old v new guard

'My basic proposition is equality'

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Clementine Ford Clementine Ford in conversation with Anne Summers on Daily Life's 1st birthday.

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Women vs. Trolls

How to Stand up to Haters

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Clementine Ford Why we should never let the words of a faceless detractor have more power than the words of women exercising their right to speak.

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Smoking while pregnant

Why are we so angry at Chrissie Swan?

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Clementine Ford Swan's smoking is just another example of how women's bodies are treated like public property.

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Women at work

Are women really their own worst enemies?

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Clementine Ford And if they are, why is it happening in the workplace?

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Opinion

The Myth of Empowerment

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Clementine Ford Should every woman's choice be celebrated as an act of liberation?

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