stereotypes

Humorist and quick-witted London Times columnist Caitlin Moran lets loose with a frank assessment of what it means to be female today in her acclaimed book, How to Be a Woman. Here's an excerpt.

Is teaching women to negotiate "within the confines of the stereotypes" our key to success?

I’m not a racist—I'm always astounded when people respond negatively to others based on the variations that so enrich the human race, especially when they feel the ugly need to make their feelings official and public.

We caught up with Caitlin Moran, author of How to Be a Woman, on Twitter in a recent chat and discussed everything from women's contraceptive rights to the best way to hand-wash tights — all in snippets of 140 characters or less. Here's a round-up of our favourite tweets from the chat.

Old-fashioned or still relevant? We ask men and women how they feel about gender roles in relationships and romance