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What It's Really Like To Live With The BRCA1 Gene
I loved the X-Men cartoon when I was a kid. Loved it. As in, I watched it every Saturday morning with my brother, even though I had the distinct feeling that, as a girl, I somehow wasn’t supposed to....
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Children From The Calais "Jungle" Arriving In The UK This Week
Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images.Plans to demolish the Calais refugee camp, currently home to around 10,000 people, from tomorrow have been pushed back for at least another week. Whenever the dismantling...
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Do Our Accents Really Affect Our Careers?
This month marks the two year anniversary of when I moved from my hometown of Liverpool to London. From Liverpool, along with my hair rollers, I brought with me a northern, heart-on-my-sleeve...
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Amazing Women From Around The World Give You Their Best Advice
At Refinery29, we've had the privilege of meeting some pretty amazing women. We've spoken to a Saudi princess working to register other women to vote, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and...
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These Foods Could Soon Become More Expensive Thanks To Brexit
First came the risk of a Marmite shortage, now the outcome of the EU referendum is threatening to result in price hikes for some of our other favourite foods.The price of chocolate, cheese and wine...
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London Is The Cheapest Place To Buy A Luxury Bag
Photo: Christian Vierig/Getty Images.Last week the UK was in disarray following news of an imminent Marmite shortage. But it seems, in the wake of Brexit and the crashing pound, which has dropped more...
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There Could Be a Link Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Eating Disorders
Illustration by Marina Esmeraldo.Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common fertility problem that affects up to one in five women in the UK, are far more likely to have eating disorders...
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So You Made A Mistake At Work — Here's What To Do
Illustrated by Louisa Cannell.Fact: No matter how on top of things you are, you will make a mistake at work one day. Whether it’s blowing a deadline, sending an e-mail griping about your boss to your...
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What A Woman Producing Your Clothes Wants You To Know
Nazma Akter was 11 years old when she first started working in the garment industry alongside her mother."I worked 14 or 15 hours per day, six — sometimes seven — days a week," Akter says. "I was the...
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The Truth About Getting Pregnant On Your Period
Photographed by Megan Madden.It's a question that has probably come up in every single sex-ed class (we hope, at least) — yet it remains one that continues to perplex many of us today: Can you really...
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How Often Do You Really Need To Change Your Sheets?
You might think of yourself as a laundry pro — you know how often to wash your bras, and how to treat pit stains. But what about the common household items that you rarely think about cleaning (until...
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What 'Passing' In The Transgender Community Really Means
If you look up the word 'passing' it doesn't lead to many positive statements. Rather, it alludes to something fleeting, something superficial, something only lasting a short time. But in the community...
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I Was Dumped By Text... And It Was Perfect
As you might well have heard by now, Perrie Edwards has confirmed that Zayn Malik did in fact end their four-year relationship via text (despite his claims in The Fader, last year, that that’s not how...
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The Day-To-Day Life Of A Mother In Syria's War-Torn Aleppo
Photo: Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.In the corner of Afraa’s living room in Aleppo, her children whisper secrets to the dolls they’ve cut from scrap paper. Each is named after one of their...
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The Best Embellished Leather On Instagram
This season, the trusty leather jacket has had a facelift. The classic biker has been replaced by its bolder, brighter and much cooler older sister: the embellished leather jacket. No longer just...
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Is This The New Great British Bake Off Presenter?
Illustration by Isabel Castillo Guijarro.The rumour mill is in overdrive about who will host The Great British Bake Off 2.0 when it moves to Channel 4 and loses its current presenters Mel and Sue.Last...
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Why Obese Women Have "Biologically Older" Babies
Artwork by Tristan Offit. It's well established that being overweight during pregnancy can have negative consequences for both a woman's own health and that of her baby. The NHS advises women to lose...
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How I Feel About My Tattoos, Years Later
Photographed by Matilda Hill-JenkinsThere are different levels of tattoo regret. I know this because I only regret the tattoo of a heart behind my ear a little bit. And the sketchy outline of a hot air...
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British Girl, 15, Found Guilty Of Double Murder
Picture: Chris Radburn PA Archive/Press Association ImagesA 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of murdering a mother and her daughter.According to the BBC,...
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Gal Gadot: "If I Want Something, I Can Get It Myself"
It is hard not to be a little bit jealous of Gal Gadot.In the same instant that I am mentally chastising myself for being that girl, the Keeping Up With the Joneses star flops into a chair, swings her...
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