Good morning and happy International Women’s Day. This is traditionally a day when the accomplishments of and progress made by women is celebrated. And indeed there is much to acknowledge, particularly in the political sphere, where more women than ever are standing up to represent us. But, as we learn today, the individual women who stick their head above the parapet do so at a heavy cost to their personal safety, even here in the UK. Until women no longer face sexist abuse, we cannot really achieve equality.

Italy elected its first female prime minister last year and now has a female leader of the opposition for the first time too. Both women are radical in completely different ways and it’s making for a fascinating case study.

And I thought it would be nice on IWD to provide a starter guide to the original feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote A Vindication on the Rights of Women centuries ago and faced ridicule for suggesting that women should be provided with a proper education.

It’s chucking it down again across parts of the UK today and it seems we can expect more intense downpours thanks to climate change. And air pollution may be playing a part in long COVID symptoms.

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