The idea began on the fringes of the internet – so how has it made it all the way to the White House?

If you’re a woman in a heterosexual relationship, chances are you’re doing most of the work

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Emma Thompson among 190 signatories of letter demanding end to abuse and inequality

Whether tackling Shakespeare, writing poetry or creating a graphic novel, the Canadian author lets her social conscience shine through – and has a habit of predicting the future

Bloggers Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett didn’t intend to get involved in the fourth wave of feminism, but two years after launching Vagenda, they are on a mission

Laura Bates started the Everyday Sexism project to highlight the prevalence of the problem. Despite receiving death and rape threats as a result, she senses progress

A number of users were sent threats of rape or violence through the social network

Microblogging site testing new ways of simplifying reporting process for abuse