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Yola Takes a Stand: The UK Soul-Singer Discusses Her New Album, "Stand for Myself," and How She Melds Pop and Soul Together to Make Music That Expresses Both the Joy and Harshness of Life ...
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(Music)
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... “Diamond Studded Shoes” takes former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to task.) “I’m purposefully juxtaposing joy with harshness so we can experience these messages in a way that isn’t grating to the soul,” ...
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Created on 08 November 2021
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What's in a Pronoun? France Muses Over The Idea of Adding Gender-Neutral Words to the French Language, But Many Wonder If That's Even Possible When So Much of The Language is Male or Femal
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(Feminism)
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... a a more inclusive writing as a way to fight against gender stereotypes and to be more inclusive to gender non-conforming people. Unfortunately this has been very complicated. In 2017, French Prime Minister ...
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Created on 20 October 2021
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The Remarkable Story of Three Teenage Girls Who Seduced and Killed Traitors During WW II
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(Feminism)
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... to her older sister, who had received many awards for her resistance work, while Freddie was left unnoticed. It was only in 2014 that they were both given the Mobilization War Cross by Dutch Prime Minister ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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Helen McCrory, Known For Harry Potter and Peaky Blinders, Dead at 52
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(Entertainment)
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... in a number of films, such James Bond’s Skyfall and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. She also played Cherie Booth, wife of U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, in The Queen and The Special Relationship, Variety reported. ...
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Created on 19 April 2021
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New Zealand Is Now One Of The First Countries In The World To Approve Paid Leave For Miscarriages And Stillbirths
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(Feminism)
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... right to vote in 1895. And earlier this year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that all New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products starting in June, as an effort to combat period ...
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Created on 01 April 2021
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Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
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(Feminism)
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... cannot spell ‘human rights.’”
In 2016, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, leader of the 2014 military coup that took over the Thai government, said, “Everyone says that we have to create justice, ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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Petra De Sutter Is The Highest Ranking Transgender Government Official in Europe
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(Living)
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... in the new seven-party coalition led by Flemish liberal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
De Sutter has been in politics since 2014. Stating in an interview when she came out at 40-years-old, she recognized, ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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UK Government Has Halted Progression For Trans Rights on Gender Recognition Act Reform
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(Feminism)
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... announced that they would not go through with proposals that would make it easier for trans people to legally change their gender.
The Gender Recognition Act, or GRA, was developed under former Prime ...
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Created on 30 September 2020
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Meet Some Of TIME100's Most Influential Women of 202
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(Feminism)
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TIME magazine released their annual list of 100 most influential people last night during a live televised event in collaboration with ABC. Of the 100 listed, 54 are women and seven of them grace TIME’s ...
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Created on 23 September 2020
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Miss England 2019 Returns To Practicing Medicine During Pandemic
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(Living)
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... confirmed cases of coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in intensive care after contracting the disease himself. Reports state he is improving now after his third night in the hospital. ...
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Created on 09 April 2020
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This Is What Happens When Women Are In Power During A Crisis
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(Feminism)
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... proved to be more level-headed, more prepared, and above all, more compassionate than other world leaders.
A perfect example of a small act of kindness and compassion from a woman in power is when Prime ...
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Created on 06 April 2020
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Victory For #KuToo: Japan Airlines Says Goodbye To Mandatory High Heels and Skirts For Flight Attendants
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(Feminism)
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... Airlines' decision to change their dress code is a major step towards workplace equality in Japan. Now, even the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has stated that he opposes certain workplace dress ...
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Created on 27 March 2020
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#RiRi4President, Rihanna Just Donated $5 Million To Coronavirus Relief
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(Feminism)
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Our president might not realize the severity of what is going on in our country and the world at large. But thankfully, our queen and savior Rihanna does. Last week, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia ...
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Created on 23 March 2020
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A Pregnant Woman With Coronavirus' Experience Reflects The U.K.'s Handle On The Pandemi
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(Living)
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... I should self-isolate and I was told that would not be necessary as I had not been to an affected country.”
Things quickly changed in terms of protocol after Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, ordered ...
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Created on 18 March 2020
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Finland Just Implemented an All-inclusive Parental Leave Policy; Your Turn America
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(Feminism)
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... is women-led. This past fall, Sanna Marin became the world’s youngest prime minister, and the third female prime minister of Finland. When elected, Marin joined a coalition of four other parties that are ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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Spanish Feminists Fight Government To Neutralize Bias In Gendered Language
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(Feminism)
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... and leader of the socialist party Pedro Sánchez being elected as prime minister of Spain, the Royal Spanish Academy has had a pending report to alter the 1978 constitution to include inclusive gender pronouns, ...
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Created on 22 January 2020
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This Russian Artist is Facing Six Years in Prison for LGBTQ+ Rights Instagram Posts
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(Arts)
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... cases similar to Tsvetkova’s come after a federal law that was signed in 2013 by Prime Minister Valdimir Putin banning what the Russian government describes as “gay propaganda.”As Julie Trébault of the ...
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Created on 17 January 2020
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Latina Activist Wins Boston City Council Seat By 1 Vote After Recount
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(Feminism)
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... or otherwise it’s a monarchy.
header photo of Julia Mejia and Rep. Ayanna Pressley via Julia for Boston
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Sanna Marin Becomes World's Youngest Prime Minister In Finlan
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Another country is succeeding in a way the United States doesn’t know how to, yet again. Finland’s Sanna Marin is going to become the world’s youngest sitting Prime Minister at 34-years-old. Two reasons ...
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Created on 10 December 2019
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Boris Johnson Offends Women of The World (Again)
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(Feminism)
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Boris Johnson, Britain’s latest appointed Prime Minister, has yet again proved that his views on the working class are insulting and prejudicial. The Eton and Oxford educated, former journalist once ...
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Created on 04 December 2019