Gemma Aitchison, 28, set up the Yes Matters movement in 2013 after her sister, Sasha Marsden, was brutally murdered and set on fire in an alleyway in Blackpool, aged 16.

The Sun’s decision to whip its topless models off Page 3 is a positive sign of progress but a small step in the fight against sexism, according to a Manchester campaigner.

Women’s body hair – it seems it’s quite divisive. For many it’s either too sensitive or too squeamish an issue to discuss, but for others it almost sums up the entire feminist debate.

A campaign leader of a group against the sexual objectification of women has revealed she gets TEN rape threats every week ahead of a protest march in Bolton tomorrow.

From September 1, Greater Manchester Police supported by Manchester Airport and the UK Border Force monitored 115 flights and a referral was made to the local authority following concerns over a young girl returning from a flight

East Didsbury Councillor Andrew Simcock has launched a campaign to introduce a second female statue into the city centre.

Taking tweets from @EverdaySexism, where people can recount sexist incidents, Leah Green, 25, acted these out on unsuspecting members of the public

Laughing Cows Comedy help female comedians get to the top

Yarnstorm: Stature project was founded by Warp & Weft

Across Greater Manchester’s ten boroughs, figures for the number of female councillors compared to male leave a lot to be desired