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Are trans athletes ‘cheating’? Tennis legend Navratilova's controversial...
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova first shared her opinion on transgender athletes on Twitter and followed that up with an editorial in The Sunday Times, a British newspaper. She wrote that a man can...
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The real women of ‘The Favourite’ included an 18th-century Warren Buffett
One of the challengers at this year’s Oscars is “The Favourite,” a film set in the early 18th-century court of British monarch Queen Anne.Focusing on the political and sexual intrigues of a female-led...
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Saudi cyclist says it takes a ‘brave heart’ to normalize the sport for women
On a recent, Saturday morning, 32-year-old Doaa Naeem is bicycling near the famous Corniche Beach, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It's sunny, and the palm tree-lined bike path affords a nice view of the Red...
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Cracking up or cracking down? For Saudi comedians, the red lines are a...
Hatoon Kadi is one of few Saudi women who has managed to make a name for herself in comedy. Women are rarely seen onstage in the conservative kingdom, but she has a platform of her own: She hosts a...
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Nakiye Elgün was a well-known feminist in Ottoman times. Few know of her today.
Nuray Özdemir, an associate history professor at Abant Izzet Baysal University in Turkey, was doing some research when she came across a brief reference to Nakiye Elgün, a woman who lived during the...
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Chavela Vargas was a ‘revolutionary’ who ushered in a new ranchera style
Even as an untrained musician, Chavela Vargas had the ability to captivate her audiences after singing only the first few words of a song.“There are so many ways to sing a [ranchera] song, but when you...
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Micropixie expresses alienation of immigrant experience with music, sci-fi
Micropixie is an alien. She comes to Earth and is reincarnated as a human called Single Beige Female. The United Nations invites her to speak. The visit is captured in a short, animated video.“I was...
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Four women from history who changed the world
For International Women's Day on Friday, we remember Turkey's Nakiye Elgün; Chavela Vargas, a Costa Rican who made her home in Mexico; Doña Luz Jiménez, also of Mexico, and Soviet Lyudmila...
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Sudanese jazz musician says young women like her are driving the country's...
Islam Elbeiti is young and restless. The 24-year-old jazz bass player is part of the youth bulge in Sudan.Islam Elbeiti poses in a photo with her bass guitar. Credit: Courtesy Islam ElbeitiNearly 60...
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How rising numbers of Gulf women are escaping abuse to seek asylum
She wrote the note on the plane.“I want asylum,” it read. “My family doesn’t know. Plz protect me from them.”Dona, then 18, had made up her mind. She was going to make a run for it during the layover...
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One year after Marielle Franco’s death, Brazil's human rights activists...
On March 14, 2018, Brazilian councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist Marielle Franco was brutally murdered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, less than two hours after she delivered a speech the same...
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The women of ISIS are more than just brides
Countries are grappling with what to do with women who left to join ISIS. Now, as the organization is driven from its last strongholds in Syria, many of these women have sought to return to their home...
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The world's first Vagina Museum opens this fall in the UK
Florence Schechter is set to open the first bricks-and-mortar Vagina Museum in the UK. And yes, there is already a penis museum.The Vagina Museum will be a curation of gynecological studies that are...
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Legal abortions remain elusive in Argentina, especially for the most vulnerable
The recent case of an 11-year-old girl in Argentina who was raped by her grandmother’s boyfriend was shocking enough. But when the girl, who’s referred to as Lucia, complained to a doctor of stomach...
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This Orthodox Jewish wig shop in Brooklyn says covering hair doesn’t mean...
If you’re looking for the epicenter of modern, feminist Orthodox Judaism, you might start at Zelda Hair in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Zelda Hair specializes in sheitels— a Yiddish word that refers to the...
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Are online travel platforms responsible for your safety?
Kate was celebrating in a restaurant after a kayaking expedition in East Africa last fall. She was having dinner with the local tour guide and others on the trip.Afterward, she says she went back to...
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The ‘glass cliff’ puts women in power during crisis — often without support
It's called the "glass cliff." It's the phenomenon of women in leadership roles — CEOs or political figures — who are far more likely to ascend to leadership roles during a crisis, when the risk of...
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Women motorcyclists stage global relay to fight for equality
British motorcyclist Hayley Bell says she’s tired of feeling like an afterthought to the motorcycle industry. So, Bell put out a call on Facebook to her fellow female riders."I’ve had a totally crazy...
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Women travelers on why they go solo: 'I never thought that I couldn't'
Estee Culbreth is an early childhood teacher from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who has also worked internationally as a teacher.“I've lived and traveled all over Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe as a...
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Automation could have a disproportionate effect on women's jobs
Happy equal pay day. At least here in the US.Germany celebrated theirs last month by offering women a 21% discount on public transit for the day — since, on average, they earn 21% less than men. That's...
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