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How Climate Change Impacts Women The Most

The United Nations will finalize in September its Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to eliminate poverty while reducing humanity’s environmental discussion, in...

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Gender

11 Laws From Around The World That Stand In The Way Of Gender Equality

Today, more countries uphold gender equality in their constitutions than ever before- and this is reason to celebrate. But, at the same time, many of these same countries u...

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Bollywood

Willing To Help You: Anupam Kher To Disabled Girl

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has told a disabled girl that he and his company are willing to help her come forward and speak about the disability. The 60-year-actor, who was h...

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Gender

Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality … What’s The Difference?

Disputes about terminology have become quite heated as the political debate over whether Australia should legalise same-sex marriage continues. So, is there a difference be...

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Gender

How Big Is The Corporate Gender Gap?

You’ve probably heard that women tend to earn less than men in the workplace. Researchers writing for the New York Fed’s Liberty Street Economics blog took a lo...

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Festivals

Female Directors Tackle Tough Issues

Gender equality remains a hot topic in the film fest world. The industry program of the Toronto fest will focus on the issue, with a series of high-profile speakers discuss...

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Gender

Gender-Based Violence Prevention In The Classroom Is Just A Start

Tasmania in announcing plans to roll out “respectful relationship” education in primary and secondary schools in an effort to curb gender-based violence. How fa...

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Gender

Why Is India Dragging Its Heels Over The Criminalisation Of Marital Rape?

When I started looking into the issue of marital rape in India, I soon realised how difficult it would be to get anyone to talk. It is a touchy subject, because there is st...

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Gender

Where Are The Women Leaders?

Progress towards closing the gender gap in politics has been slow, according to data accumulated by UN Women. In fact, since 2005 there has only been a 3.5% increase in the...

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Hollywood

How To Make It In Hollywood While Also Being Female.

This ensures that you will always be labeled as a “female filmmaker” and not just a filmmaker. I’m kidding—sort of. In the opening of one of the tra...

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