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Interviewees describe ‘scrimping and saving’ to make ends meet.
Victoria Mapplebeck won a Bafta for her short film shot on her phone.
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Many women struggle to maintain a career in film after having children. But there are creative avenues to be explored to circumvent the gatekeepers, as filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck discovered.
For centuries, societies have used visions of the afterlife to discipline people’s behavior.
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Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today.
The limit has been extended from ten years to up to 55 years.
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Frozen eggs will be stored for up to 55 years in the UK.
Women in Ph.D STEM programs say they were told they had to choose between family and career.
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New study finds that workplace hostility toward motherhood in STEM fields can deter even young, childless women from pursuing academic careers.
American sprinter Allyson Felix celebrates with her daughter Camryn after finishing second in the women’s 400-metre race at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 20.
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The Tokyo Games might be the most gender-equal games in history, but many competition barriers still exist for elite athletes who are mothers.
A wine mom is a mother who drinks wine to take the edge off daily tasks associated with motherhood.
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The growing popularity of #winemom and its portrayal on social media. Is it humour and empowerment or binge drinking and mental health challenges?
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Mississippi abortion case that challenges Roe v. Wade.
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Over the past 48 years, women in the US have married later, attained higher education and joined the workforce in record numbers. Could a conservative Supreme Court turn it all back?
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Some lay their eggs and leave, others carry their young for a year in a pouch: in nature, maternal care comes in many forms.
Leadership opportunities for even the most academically successful girls are few.
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A new study found that while becoming a father gave men more leadership opportunities, becoming a mother diminished them for women.
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It can be extremely distressing and stigmatising for a woman to experience a mental disorder around the time of childbirth.
Researchers asked over 1,200 women about their experiences with breastfeeding during lockdown.
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New research finds that while some women thrived during lockdown, others found breastfeeding to be difficult and overwhelming.
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In the 13 years the show has been on the air, the Kardashians have become a cultural juggernaut shaping culture as we know it.
The coronavirus pandemic has added to the workload and stress of mothers.
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Results from a recent study indicate that the emergency measures put in place in response to COVID-19 have disproportionately impacted Canadian mothers with young children at home.
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The student loans system is just another source of financial gender inequality.
Dorothea Lange’s famous Migrant Mother portrait, showing a mother of seven children in California, 1936.
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From Madonna and child to fierce matriarch, mothers have appeared in frame since photography began – even it sometimes they are just part of the furniture.
Child marriage is still a major issue in Nigeria
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Understanding the drivers of early childbearing in specific contexts is important for effective policy making.
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Written from prison, the new book of poems by the writer, academic and activist shows her fire but also her deep love for Uganda.
Irish immigrants, 1874 in Harper’s Weekly.
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Many unwed Irish mothers-to-be travelled to America in the 19th century hoping for a new start
Studies show having one less child is one of the most effective individual actions to mitigate climate change.
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Having fewer children is one of the most effective ways an individual can mitigate climate change.