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A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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Excluding trans women in women’s chess makes you a pawn of the patriarchy
Wait a bit, chess has separate competitions for men and women? Why? – The world’s top chess federation is banning trans women from competing until a review is made
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An infamous Spanish kiss overshadowed meritorious women doing their job — can you believe it?
The women of the World Cup displayed nothing but merit. Extraordinary feats of skill. Flawless sportsmanship. Good behaviour on and off the pitch. They generated millions of new eyeballs for the beautiful game. And yet, they were overshadowed again and again by second-rate blokes, writes Annabel Crabb.
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'I know my story. I know my truth': The woman behind Stockholm Syndrome says it's all a lie
A 23-year-old bank teller caught up in a siege inspired the psychological term Stockholm syndrome. But 50 years later, experts say Kristin's story is totally misunderstood.
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Did the COVID vax really alter people's periods?
COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.
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Stack Overflow Didn’t Ask How Bad Its Gender Problem Is This Year
The coding hub’s 2022 survey found that 92 percent of its users were men. This time around it simply dropped the question.
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Transgender women barred from UCI female events
The UCI has ruled transgender women will be unable to participate in female international cycling events.
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Wimbledon are relaxing their all-white dress code to ease the stress of women's periods
Wearing all-white underwear was anxiety-provoking for women on their period. A rule change for 2023 has been welcomed in the locker room
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Anna Funder rescues George Orwell's wife Eileen from being 'cancelled by the patriarchy' – and reminds us he's a sexual predator
Anna Funder’s new book, Wifedom, is a meditation on the insidious nature of patriarchy. Funder draws parallels between our #metoo era and the time of George Orwell and his wife Eileen.
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Think women have never had it so good? You should take a look at medieval days
History shows that progress in gender equality is neither steady nor inevitable
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Women Hunt in Most Foraging Societies, Using Their Own Tools And Strategies
Hunter-gatherer roles in human society are not nearly as gendered as anthropologists and archaeologists have traditionally believed, with narratives of 'man the hunter' and 'woman the gatherer' crumbling in the face of new evidence.
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12 Badass Sci-Fi and Fantasy Female Heroes Written by Women
These women from popular science fiction and fantasy novels can face down dark lords, aliens, and all sorts of evil to protect the ones they love.
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Revitalize Your Hormonal Health At A Women Hormone Clinic
Looking for relief from menopausal symptoms? Discover the benefits of estrogen therapy at a women’s hormone clinic near you. Get personalized treatment!
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NSFW Purely for Pleasure
For years we've barely even talked about the human clitoris let alone the fact that snakes have TWO. This program has adult themes.
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Women who engage in strategic self-presentation online may be more likely to develop characteristics of self-objectification
New research in Psychology of Women Quarterly explores the relationship between how one presents themselves on social media platforms and their tendency to self-objectify. Researcher Shilei Chen and colleagues conducted four studies across different social media platforms looking for confirmation of this relationship and its potential causes.
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US charges higher tax rate on women's underwear than on men's
The average US tariff rate—the tax the government levies on the value of imported products—is higher for women’s underwear than it is for men’s. Most other countries have a flat tariff …
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The snake clitoris has finally been found
You might be wondering: why was anyone looking for a snake clitoris in the first place? The short answer is that, well, men aren't great at finding clitorises in general, so of course the male-dominated science fields wouldn't even know where to start looking for one on a snake.
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Katie Couric: Barbara Walters Didn’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
Because of her, generations of working women in journalism heard “yes” a lot more often.
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What Women Want? More Oscar Nods for Screenwriting
“Write what you know” — the age-old advice to aspiring writers has long been debated by distinguished wordsmiths and creative minds. Kazuo Ishiguro, writer of the 2022 British drama “Living,” has said the phrase “is the most stupid thing I’ve heard. … It’s the reverse of firing the imagination and potential of writers.” Does similar thinking still govern the studio heads who greenlight movies, the consumers who watch them and especially the awards voters who nominate them?
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All-female referee team at World Cup for first time
Stephanie Frappart will lead an all-female on-field refereeing team in taking charge of a men's World Cup game for the first time.
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