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It turns out sex doesn’t sell so well.
Kevin Bacon as the arrogant Dick in the Amazon drama based on Chris Kraus’s 1997 novel of the same name.
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The relevance of the female gaze is brought sharply into focus in this funny, shocking and groundbreaking drama
EMILY’s List helps elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates to office.
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Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
The infamous 1994 Wonderbra advert featuring Czech model Eva Herzigova.
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The old adage that ‘sex sells’ is past its sell-by date, as consumers now sport a more socially-conscious mindset.
Premier Christy Clark leaves the legislative assembly after her government lost a confidence vote on June 30.
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Female leaders still face a hostile political environment in Canada, even though the provinces offer increasingly fertile ground for women in political leadership roles.
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The CEO gets out as investor power triumphs.
Screeshot of the Havells ad which tries to emphasis sexism and reverse roles.
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India’s advertisements not only challenge but also reverse the dominant roles that Indian men assume with the women in their lives.
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The coroners service in England and Wales is male dominated and male focused.
Lipstick Under My Burkha challenges India’s patriarchal society as well as the film industry’s bias against women.
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Alankrita Srivastava’s feminist film has Indian censors in a tizzy.
Muslim women are often pressured to choose to identify either with feminism or their faith.
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Much of the non-Muslim world appears dismissive of the value Islam can have in Muslim women’s lives, but Islam is a crucial tool in the work of gender justice.
David seducing Bathsheba, Anonymous.
Women are constantly implicitly blamed, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture, for their rape.
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Stars of one of sport’s biggest success stories are slowly revealing the dangerous influence of Spice Girls-style postfeminism.
Children are exposed to gender differences and expectations from the moment they are born.
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At the age of four, children have a basic understanding of gender differences and expectations. But it is unlikely they would knowingly be sexist.
President Jacob Zuma at the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders in Parliament.
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The clash over South Africa’s Traditional Courts Bill is essentially about custom and constitutionalism. The government is often seen as pandering to traditional leaders’ whims.
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It has been a rough year for the women of this world, which makes a day of recognition even more important.
The Lego Batman Movie.
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The Lego Batman Movie is a worldwide box office smash – but have the filmmakers delved too much into the character’s more ‘toxic’ elements?
Children around the world are susceptible to stereotypes.
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For young children, how we speak is often more important than what we say. Even ‘positive’ generalizations can lead children to adopt negative stereotypes.
Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) in Fifty Shades Darker.
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After Fifty Shades of Grey there was debate about its romanticisation of an abusive relationship. The sequel confirms that this wasn’t a misconception.
Hogarthian image of the South Sea Bubble.
Edmund Matthew Ward (1816-1879)
Reports of the time gave the financial scandal what were considered to be female attributes.
Divine.
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How to challenge centuries of bigotry with a single image – and bump Trump off the front pages.