A woman cuts her hair during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Younger Iranians have tapped into social media to connect with one another, vocalize their demands and highlight the government’s brutality.
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The Whitlam government’s removal of the sales tax may seem small, but it increased access to the pill for many women and in doing so, changed their lives.
Jacob Elordi as Nate in Euphoria.
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“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
The ‘othering’ of women through misogyny, racism and sexism in scholarship has had, and continues to have, serious consequences on women’s lives.
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Women’s studies programs should continue to be supported to ensure the fight for women’s rights are not reversed or forgotten.
Mary Kay Ash’s legendary love for the color pink symbolized her determination to be a business success by “thinking like a woman.”
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Ash derided women’s liberation as “that foolishness” – but her success story is very feminist.
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Universities are still patriarchal institutions, with men dominating senior leadership positions. Systemic mechanisms are needed to ensure all our future leaders are able to flourish.
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While Mother’s Day is often surrounded by cloying sentiment, Australian mums have a long history of political activism and forcing social change.
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If the lessons of second wave feminism are any guide, Australian women now need to not only get angry, they need to get organised.
A protest march in Kolkata in support of farmers. Women have been central to the recent protests.
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The active participation of women in India’s farmers’ protests shows that the demonstrations are not only spaces of resistance and power but also of gender equity and empowerment.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey after winning the election.
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While a record number of women are headed to Congress, a number of conservative measures passed across states. What explains this?
There are many barriers to the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law. In particular, the community has yet to be adequately educated about domestic violence laws.
It has been 14 years since Indonesia enacted the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, but victims are still stigmatised for speaking out.
Students march on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara to honor the six victims of a mass killing after a young man went on a rampage after being bitter over sexual rejection.
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Incels compare themselves to other men, before blaming women for withholding sex from, in their perception, deserving men.