After the election, some women assert themselves with small gestures

THIS year, Svea Vikander has decided that she and Evla, her three-year-old daughter will be the focal point of her family's holiday card. She decided to relegate her husband and son to a smaller picture below.

The card comes with a message that she said sums up the year: "2016 . . . is never going to happen again." Ms Vikander said the card, illustrating her hope for the future, was one small thing she could do to reaffirm her place in the world, on behalf of herself and her daughter.

She is not alone in wanting to make a gesture, after the election of Donald Trump, who was captured on audio using vulgar terms to describe women and bragging about grabbing them sexually. Since the election, Mr Trump and other Republicans have talked about limiting abortion rights and ending free access to birth control.