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6 Cancelled Shows That Left Us Shook
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(TV)
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... Brie stars in this three-season show which told the story of an undiscovered actress in 1980s Los Angeles who joins a bedazzled women's wrestling group. Working alongside other Hollywood misfits, they make ...
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Created on 04 January 2023
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National Women's Soccer League Fires Coach After Sexual Abuse Allegations, Prompting Questions of Power Structures and Safety in Women's Spor
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(Feminism)
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... to investigate “allegations of abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women's professional soccer” within its own ranks.
Female soccer leagues around the world have risen to the forefront of a powerful ...
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Created on 04 October 2021
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“My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
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(Feminism)
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A recent report by Human Rights Watch, My Life is Not Your Porn: Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea, has detailed the rising epidemic of digital sex crimes in South Korea. Known as molka, these crimes ...
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Created on 07 July 2021
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The Supreme Court Declined To Hear The Case Of Gavin Grimm, Securing A Major Win For Trans Rights
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(Feminism)
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... school board instituted a policy in which restrooms are “limited to the corresponding biological genders.”
Under this new policy, Grimm was mandated to use either a private bathroom or the women's restroom. ...
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Created on 30 June 2021
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Amanda Gorman Becomes The First Poet To Be Featured On The Cover of Vogue
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(Feminism)
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... Obama Announced As An Inductee Into The National Women's Hall Of Fame
On International Women's Day, Women In Mexico Marched To Protest The Country's Ongoing Crisis Of Gender-Based Violence
Greta Thunberg, ...
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Created on 08 April 2021
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Two Women Were Charged With Murder After Delivering Stillborn Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Group
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(Feminism)
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... County Jail to a residential treatment center after pleading not guilty, per NBC. According to Fresno Bee, Perez is still serving time in a women's state prison, and her fate remains uncertain.
Top photo ...
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Created on 05 April 2021
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Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
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(Feminism)
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... from there,” says Baker, who, in 2017, was the youngest national organizer for the Women’s March (womensmarch.com). Baker advises those looking to become more involved in social justice work to move beyond ...
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Created on 15 February 2021
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Poland Implements Near-Total Ban On Abortion
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(Feminism)
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Poland has outlawed nearly all abortions in spite of the massive pro-choice protests that have been raging since the decision was made last October. This has been the largest demonstration in Poland ...
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Created on 28 January 2021
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The “Reclaim Her Name” Project is Republishing 25 Books You Didn’t Know Were Written by Women
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(Books)
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... on them: https://t.co/cdQ4wA1p4D pic.twitter.com/rW4L3ZafFJ
— Women's Prize (@WomensPrize) August 12, 2020
Although a research project conducted by Baileys discovered approximately 3,000 books written ...
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Created on 13 August 2020
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It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day — What Does This Mean In The Age Of COVID-1
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(Feminism)
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... make ends meet before COVID-19, the consequential economic impacts have made Black Women's Equal Pay Day more important than ever. “If we do nothing, [the pay gap] won’t close for another 40 years,” C. ...
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Created on 13 August 2020
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The Supreme Court Just Blocked Trump From Ending DACA
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(Feminism)
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... 1964.
Header image via Wikimedia Commons / Funcrunch
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The Women's March Needs You To Support Dreamers in N.Y.C. This Saturday
Trump Fails Dreamers By Pledging To Scrap DACA
Supreme ...
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Created on 18 June 2020
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Meet Ella Jones, The First Black Mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
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(Feminism)
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...
Image via NBC News on YouTube
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Justice For Breonna Taylor: Understanding #SayHerName And Black Women's Invisibility In Police Brutality
A Double Standard As Old As Time: A Brief History ...
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Created on 05 June 2020
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Justice for Breonna Taylor: Understanding #SayHerName and Black Women's Invisibility in Police Brutalit
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(Feminism)
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Much of the civil uprising across the country under the Black Lives Matter movement is due in part to the callous murder of George Floyd by four police officers in Minneapolis, MN on May 25. However, ...
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Created on 01 June 2020
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What We Can Learn From "Mrs. America" — And Why The ERA Fight Must Continu
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(Feminism)
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The FX on Hulu mini-series, Mrs. America, shows an intimate portrayal both of anti-choice activist, Phyllis Schlafly, and leading feminists of the 1970s—Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, Brenda Feigen, ...
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Created on 27 May 2020
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5 Ways Women Are Already Making History At The 2020 Olympics
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(Feminism)
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... from BUST
The U.S. Men's Soccer Team Is Rallying Behind The Women's Team
Simone Biles Was Penalized For Being Too Good At Gymnastics
Political Protest Ban At 2020 Olympics Will Not Silence Megan Rapinoe ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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Welcome to Pulga: How One Woman Bought A Ghost Town And Turned It Into A Feminist Haven
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(Living)
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... property, and farmed the land. But when a fire destroyed that plot in 2014, she needed a fresh start.
BUST is planning a women's weekend retreat in the town of Pulga from Fri. Sept 4 - Mon ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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The U.S. Men's Soccer Team Is Rallying Behind The Women's Team ...
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(Feminism)
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... more than $33 million dollars for the USSF since 2011 yet have not been justly compensated for their contributions.
Top photo via Wikimedia Commons / Lorie Shaull
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The U.S. Women' ...
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Created on 14 February 2020
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Making Herstory: Thanks To This Bill, We Might Have A Women's History Museu
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(Feminism)
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... the House passed legislation to bring a Women’s History Museum to D.C. A bipartisan 374-37 vote was cast concerning the legislation of a national museum devoted to women's history, marking the the first ...
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Created on 13 February 2020
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Pussy Riot Video Shoot Shut Down by Russian Police for Promoting “Gay Propaganda”
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(Music)
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The Russian police just shut down production on Pussy Riot’s new music video, citing “extremism” and “gay propaganda,” among other things. The group, known for their feminist anthems, was shooting a ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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States Are Calling To Ban Virginity Testing, But What’s Up With This Barbaric Practice In The First Place?
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(Feminism)
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... control of women's sexuality. And that is much harder to change — but we must try." What Dahl is discussing is the exact issue that needs to be addressed. Not only are these tests inaccurate, but they are ...
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Created on 07 February 2020