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There is a pervasive message from fashion, tech and the media that women can change their lives if they could be more confident.
Hundreds of girls attend a class in Universitas Indonesia in Depok, West Java, to motivate them to pursue higher education.
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Many Indonesian women want to pursue higher education, but structural barriers remain.
Bumble seeks to challenge what the company calls ‘the antiquated rules of dating.’
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Dating apps like Bumble have tried to shake up the gender dynamics of dating. Some users say their efforts fall flat.
The majority of child care workers are women and people of color.
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Child care workers are at the center of the food insecurity crisis in America. In 2020, nearly one-third of them were food insecure.
The number of women religious leaders is growing, but the 2018-2019 National Congregations Study, which surveyed 5,300 U.S. religious communities, found that only 56.4% of these communities would allow a woman to “be head clergy person or primary religious leader.”
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Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
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The pandemic increased housework and childcare for women. It also exacerbated the work that keeps households and families running: the mental load.
We need shows that feature women’s complex lived experiences instead of those that bend to the whims of the male-driven entertainment industry.
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What can we take away from this epic fail of a reboot as a society that continues to undervalue women and shun open discussions of age, class, race and sex?
Why did she do all the work while Santa got all the glory? What would happen if she delivered the toys?
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Many early stories praise her work ethic and devotion. But with Mrs. Claus usually hitting the North Pole’s glass ceiling, some writers started to push back.
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The modern home is a digital home – so why are mothers who game so overlooked?
Women are more likely to work in sectors hit hard by the pandemic, like hospitality.
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The pandemic has increased vulnerability and poverty for female-headed households more than for male-headed households.
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Scott Lucas, foreign policy expert, and Kambaiz Rafi, political economy researcher, discuss potential developments in Afghanistan under the new Taliban government.
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Eight academics from across the world interviewed around 150 women about their stories of migration – revealing the threat many experience at every stage of their journey.
Neuropathic pain doesn’t respond to painkillers.
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Our research revealed around 40% of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
Betty Crocker’s first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right.
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She never ages. Her visage morphs. And yet women used to write letters to this brainchild of advertising executives, a cultural icon who still looms large in the nation’s imagination.
Involving women in climate decision-making is vital if we are to achieve global emissions targets.
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Women’s climate knowledge is often overlooked, despite it being a vital resource for adapting to a warming world.
Staff at the KL Fertility Centre in Kuala Lumpur demonstrate part of the egg freezing procedure.
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Why do women freeze their eggs? My research shows it’s for a range of reasons, and not always due to a desire to become a mother.
Women may be more team-oriented than men.
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Some suggest women’s lack of competitiveness relative to men is one reason for the persistent gap between how much men and women earn.
Women who got their start in the male-dominated profession 40 years ago have advice for today’s newcomers in STEM.
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A survey of 251 women engineers who graduated from college in the 1970s sheds light on the experiences of these professional pioneers.
Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop was recently killed.
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Statistics show that about 41% of women in Kenya have reported physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners in their lifetime.
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We spoke to 332 Year 3 students about what they want to be when they grow up. Some responses raised alarms.