Researchers examining the link between sexual habits and alcohol consumption among 3,000 women found that half preferred sex after a tipple. Women said alcohol helped them lose their inhibitions and become more adventurous between the sheets. The study found that 75 per cent of women like to drink a glass of

Today we have published Women and Recession, a report considering the impacts that this downturn will have for women in formal employment. While we are not arguing that women will be affected more than men we highlight that women will be hit more by this downturn than previous recessions, and that...

Looks like women need to stop drinking red wine! "Women who drink even one small glass of wine a day are increasing their risk of developing certain forms of cancer by six per cent, Oxford University researchers found. This means that around 7,000 cases of cancer in women in the UK are caused by them drinking just one alcoholic drink a day, the study revealed. Around 5,000 of these cases are relat...

Hello Nanny State - and what news do you bring us today? "Bars could be banned from offering free alcohol to women and restaurants may be obliged to serve wine in glasses with marked measures under new proposals being considered by the government, it emerged yesterday. The moves are intended to cut public drunkenness - and its attendant health and social problems - by encouraging people to drink s...

• Report shows narrowing of alcohol gender gap • Children who drink are consuming more than ever Binge drinking among women has almost doubled since 1998, in a rapid narrowing of an alcohol gender gap that persisted for generations, research today from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows. It found that the proportion of women who binge drink rose from 8% in 1998 to 15% in 2006. Over the...

Our Women and Recession report has been widely reported. But unfortunately much of the reporting has been wrong. According to the many sources we believe that women will face more job losses than men. This is absolutely not what our analysis shows. The point in publishing the report was to...

Minister for Women Harriet Harman today published a new report “Women’s Changing Lives” which charts progress made on the Government’s priorities for women. The report coincides with Government announcement of new laws on homicide which will end the provocation defence for example in cases of domestic homicide where the husband escapes murder charge by blaming his wife for ...

Makes sense. A similar link between educational attainment and alcohol consumption is seen among men, but the correlation is less strong. Mmm hmm. Women’s alcohol consumption can even be predicted from their scores in school tests taken when they are as as young as five. Can’t see any problem with any

Women with a high body mass index are more likely to have sex than those with a normal weight, a study has shown. The study into the relationship between body mass index and sexual behaviour has ruled out the widely held stereotype that overweight and obese women are not as sexually active as more slender women.

The Fawcett Society on Wednesday 4th March, published a report called ‘Are women bearing the burden of the recession?' which calls on the government to take urgent action to counter the impact of the recession on women. The report sets out a five point plan that promotes women's rights and economic recovery.