How did your working life change after childbirth?

New research shows women still earn 18% less than men – with the disparity widening markedly after having children. Share your experiences

Don’t blame porn for erectile dysfunction. The truth is complex

The claim, in a BBC documentary, that the sexual problems experienced by a few young men can be attributed to pornography is not just simplistic – it smacks of moral panic

Sex education is the only way to combat the terrible toll of child abuse

In the post-Savile era ministers blocked the one step that can protect young people. Help me make PSHE – personal, social and health education – compulsory

RIP maintenance grants. It’s one more move to keep the poor from education

As a student from a low-income background, I relied on my grant. Now we risk becoming a country in which only the privileged can go to university

Elizabeth Spillius obituary

Psychoanalyst who brought the ideas of Melanie Klein to a new generation of analysts, therapists, social workers and students

Help! I’m a postgrad: how to combat the stress of doing a master’s

Deadlines are looming, you’re broke, and student parties are a distant memory. Being a postgrad is tough at times, but you don’t have to suffer in silence

A letter to … my parents, who don’t know their golden child is cracking up

The letter you always wanted to write

Sex education in schools ‘unfit’ for smartphone generation, survey finds

Half of 914 people aged 16-24 surveyed by Terrence Higgins Trust rated sex education they received as poor or terrible

How to teach … body image

Students face a world full of unhealthy images and pressure about how they look. Here’s how you can help them cope

How physical exercise makes your brain work better

Research shows different activities have quite specific mental effects – here’s how moving your body could sharpen your ideas