Maya Oppenheim
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The women who endured traumatic childbirths
‘There were staff there but they just weren’t helping. I kept pressing the buzzer. I couldn’t move,’ one woman tells Maya Oppenheim → Read More
Over half of women who had traumatic childbirth say ordeal ‘put them off more kids’
Over four in ten of those who faced birth trauma say healthcare professionals used language which implied they were ‘a failure or to blame’ → Read More
Inaction on maternal and newborn deaths is ‘morally wrong’, Gates Foundation CEO warns
‘Data demonstrates clearly there are significant inequities in resources and attention being paid to issues that primarily affect women,’ Mark Suzman says → Read More
Hundreds of women left in ‘excruciating pain’ from Essure contraceptive coil launch legal action
‘I was in pain pretty much every day. And then I started having periods that lasted 28-30 days at a time,’ woman says → Read More
Headscarf crackdown in Iran sees women getting sacked from their jobs and their cars confiscated
Woman made to wash dead bodies in morgue as part of her punishment under strict regime → Read More
‘State-sanctioned domestic abuse’: Middle East and North African countries forcing women to get men’s permission to travel
Report finds women can be arrested, detained or made to go home if male guardians in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait report they are ‘absent’ from homes → Read More
Female delivery drivers plagued with sexual harassment: ‘He opened the door, he was completely naked’
‘Very often the guy is in his underwear or is shirtless and acts in a sexually provocative way,’ a Deliveroo driver tells Maya Oppenheim → Read More
TikTok ‘failing to act’ as Andrew Tate videos still seen by children as young as 13
The misogynist influencer and his brother face rape and trafficking charges in Romania → Read More
The murky online world of Andrew Tate and ‘pick-up artists’
Exclusive: The controversial influencer’s arrest last year prompted an outcry over his misogynist social media presence. But now, as he and his brother face a string of criminal charges in Romania, Maya Oppenheim finds their troubling videos are still freely available online → Read More
Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle column ruled ‘degrading’ as charity celebrates ‘landmark’ ruling
‘Words have the power to heal or harm, and it is essential to hold individuals accountable for their harmful rhetoric,’ organisation who issued complaint says → Read More
Olivia Colman’s fight to end domestic abuse: ‘Women are still expendable’
The Oscar-winning star talks to Maya Oppenheim about how she became ‘obsessed’ with campaigning against domestic abuse, and why respect matters in relationships → Read More
‘I was duped into a fictional relationship with an undercover police officer and I want answers’
Exclusive: ‘Real problem was the managers who tasked these officers, heads of the police, security services like MI5 who were recipients of the files and directed some of the targeting,’ woman says → Read More
Dozens of women accused of illegal abortions face police investigations
Women who have abortions after legal cut-off are ‘always in desperately vulnerable situations and are victims not criminals,’ prominent doctor warns → Read More
Revenge porn laws to be overhauled to help victims in new crackdown
‘The reforms to the law that has been passed today are going to go down in history as a turning point for generations to come and will bring peace of mind to so many victims,’ revenge porn victim says → Read More
Unemployed men prefer their partner to be out of work, study finds
Exclusive: ‘Having a partner who is also not employed makes men feel less bad about their own joblessness and less self-conscious,’ says report author → Read More
‘It takes the pressure off’: Why more single women are freezing their eggs
Number of women freezing their eggs in the UK hits record levels → Read More
I had an abortion – it isn’t a criminal act, it’s healthcare
Choosing to end a pregnancy should not be controversial – and it certainly shouldn’t be punishable with prison, writes women's correspondent Maya Oppenheim → Read More
What are the abortion laws in the UK?
‘If you’re under 16, your parents do not usually need to be told,’ NHS says → Read More
Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off in ‘tragic’ case
Campaigners and MPs ‘appalled’ at jail term for mother of three left ‘racked with guilt’ → Read More
Change long overdue to stop homicide against women, bishop warns
Dame Sarah Mullally says the ‘trauma and pain’ of losing a loved one is a ‘lifelong agony’ → Read More