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18 Women Filmmakers On Gender And Representation In Hollywood

“I feel like we’re still way, way behind. Like, enormously behind. But I also feel hopeful and I’m a fighter and so I’ll keep on fighting. I’m...

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Human Rights

Women, Cities, And Opportunity: Making The Case For Secure Land Rights

Land and property lie at the center of many of today’s pressing development challenges. Consider that at most 10% of land in rural Africa is reliably registered. At t...

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Bollywood

Sonakshi Sinha: Stop Labelling Movies As 'Women Centric'

The 29-year-old actress feels the gender of the protagonist shouldn't determine the kind of film one is making. "I really want people to stop calling it a 'female or women ...

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Gender

Letter To The Editor: He For She Campaign Aims To Achieve Gender Equality

I am a 12-year-old girl living in Portland. I have recently found out about the U.N. Women campaign called He For She. He For She is trying to achieve gender equality in th...

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Bollywood

Heroism Is Not About Gender: Taapsee Pannu

After Pink, the film industry is seeing Taapsee Pannu in a new light. She is no longer interested in shining in the reflection of a star. She is happy with her choices and ...

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Gender

Accenture Identifies Three Ways To Close The Gender Pay And Opportunity Gap

New research from Accenture concludes technology can help women advance at work and help close the gender pay gap. The report “Getting to Equal 2017” identifies...

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Gender

Cycling Cross-Country For Gender Neutrality

For 27-year-old Shruthi Shivashankaramurthy, there was more to life than being known as the daughter of a former vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, or earning a hands...

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Alternative Entertainment

Poetry Slam Tackles Race, Gender, And Class

True to its name, the poetry slam Saturday afternoon did not consign itself to any one subject. Instead, The (X) Agenda—the Fill-in-the-Blank Agenda—tackled the...

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Health

Why India Needs More Male Health Workers To Tackle The Maternal Health Crisis

Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could complement their services significantly, according to thi...

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Gender

Business Leaders Are Failing To Take The Gender Pay Gap Seriously: Survey

The problem of the pay gap between men and women is likely to persist, as a significant proportion of business leaders do not see it as an issue, according to survey result...

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