Models wearing outfits that reflect traditional Chinese culture walk the runway during China’s International Fashion Week in March 2023.
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Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
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Families can educate themselves, look for other families to connect with and push for coordinated health and social services.
Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children.
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The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.
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Gender, climate change and water scarcity together create a difficult challenge.
There is a dearth of women teaching at institutions of higher education in Ghana.
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Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
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Maria Lvova-Belova, wanted by the ICC along with Vladimir Putin, is one of a handful of women to be prosecuted in international criminal law.
A drag queen reads to a group of parents and kids at a library in Los Angeles in July 2019.
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Emphasizing threats to children is a well-worn refrain among those worried about the decline of American culture and values.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in October 2022.
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Research suggests that women may be underrepresented in politics because parties act as gatekeepers and tend to choose men over women as candidates.
This year, the Canadian government’s theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Every Woman Counts.’ But how does this message translate into action?
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Days of international observance recognize challenges facing marginalized groups or society as a whole, draw attention to them and create unity and mobilization around those problems.
Pornography presents persistent risks for adolescents.
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An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
South Africa is the only African nation to formally extend refugee protection to LGBTI+ people.
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The absence of reliable quantitative data makes it difficult – if not impossible – to hold Home Affairs, the police and other state entities to account.
A sense of community and mutual support help women respond to toxic tech culture.
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Women are severely underrepresented in tech. Strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women – can counter tech’s sexist culture and help retain women in the field.
The 2013 David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A, in London.
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The artist’s fabled archive spans his entire career, showcasing his playful curiosity, his need for beauty and his respect for style.
Women around the world have adjusted to new working realities after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The pandemic affected working women in several spheres of life.
A service in the village church of St. Paul de Leon in Devon, England.
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Despite the diverse images used for God in Scripture and Christian tradition, male language and images predominate in contemporary Christian worship.
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The latest Australian census shows a decrease in affiliation with Pentecostal churches, despite the ‘boom’ narrative. Women seem to be leaving: gender inequality and abuses of power are having an impact.
A pride flag flies in front of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City during a 2015 protest against church policy toward same-sex couples.
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The relationship between faith, politics and LGBTQ rights is more complicated than it can appear at first glance.
Contestants on series four of Drag Race UK.
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Drag’s power is its contribution to the de-stigmatisation of LGBTQ+ people, which is needed to enhance their self-worth and wellbeing.
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The new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, has generated a lot of controversy, which is reflected within the gameplay itself.
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This is far from the first time alternative words for God have been discussed.