The use of e-zines by women writers is a developing medium. Thirty-nine e-zine authors were interviewed by email (structured questions and free discussion) to explore their motivations, opinions and experiences of publishing on-line. The interviews yielded information on a number of themes: communication; construction of identity; the e-zine as a political space. The e-zine authors considered that, despite the prejudices that exist on the web, they were making a difference by forming networks of likeminded individuals to discuss and evaluate personal and political issues. It also became clear from the interviews that the Internet neither marginalizes nor liberates traditionally under-represented groups, such as women, but is an accurate reflection of society and the outside world.

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Britain has high pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease rates amongst the young. This may be due to inefficient sexual education and a lack of availability of accurate sexual information. Young males are particularly badly provided for as most available sex education is female orientated. The sex information sources that young males may use outside educational settings (school, parental home, health centre) may be equally unhelpful. These sources may include tabloid newspapers, men's lifestyle magazines and pornography magazines. As these publications are not educational, young males may be receiving inaccurate sexual advice/information. Further research needs to be carried out as the evidence to date is mostly anecdotal or unconfirmed.

Lesley Gunn looks at the effects, both positive and negative, that stress can have on our lives, and discusses some methods of dealing with stress in a constructive way.