Further
cuttings


Women's issues remain a very important part of my work, though my 'post-feminist' sense of humour has ruffled feathers on occasion.


Underwire


The Bottom Line

Is pinching a woman's bottom in the workplace ever acceptable? Amanda Castleman reports from Rome on molestie sessuali.


Oxford
Mail


The office dress code: who's really wearing the trousers?

"Even Barbie, the most pliant of female symbols, gets to wear trousers. It's a sad day when we have to fight for the same rights."

Beauty doesn't come in a bottle: peeling back the myths about cellulite cream
"It's awful that women are conned into spending a lot of money. Claims are made without good evidence, then women expect an impossible result. There are no quick fixes. You need to learn to live with your own body," says Dr Ann McPherson.

Facing the bride of Frankenstein foods – makeup
Soya and corn oils are ingredients in numerous paints and potions, especially skin creams, but no GM labels are required.


Continental
Drift
 


Mary, Mary

Amid the clash of sense and sensuality, Italy struggles to come to grips with femininity.


Cnet


The pixie behind the pixels
So Eidos has unveiled its new Lara Croft, a 16-year-old pixie to represent the famed pixels. Model Lucy Clarkson now slips into the halter top and gun harness of cyberspace’s pin-up.


MS
Magazine


A pressing problem
Italians pride themselves on this voluptuousness – but its role in the workplace is being hotly contested.


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