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gender equality
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Yang Li: The ‘punchline queen’ who offended Chinese men
Read more: Yang Li: The ‘punchline queen’ who offended Chinese menChina’s “Punchline Queen” Yang Li is no stranger to controversy. The 29-year-old is now one of the country’s most well-known comedians, having risen to fame in recent months on a Chinese television show called “Rock and Roast”. Every week, in…
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Linha Vermelha – Red Line
Read more: Linha Vermelha – Red LineLinha Vermelha was created in 2016 by the non-profit organization Academia Cidadã (Citizenship Academy). At that time there were fifteen active contracts for oil and gas drilling and we were inspired by the “Red Line Action” in Paris, during COP21…
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Bringing Safe Sexy Back
Read more: Bringing Safe Sexy BackIs there a way to make sex ed, big, scary, nasty, icky, sex ed, fun again? In the Spring Quarter of of 2013, UCLA students in the Sex Squad, a performance troupe dedicated to injecting a dose of humor into…
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Cats Against Cat Calling
Read more: Cats Against Cat Calling“Cats Against Cat Calling” began online as a movement under same slogan, powered through Hollaback! Hollaback! is an activist collective seeking to end street harassment. Working through a network of activists in various locations, Hollaback! encourages individuals to stand up…
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Theatre for Humans
Read more: Theatre for HumansSpecial Report from the War on Women This groundbreaking play will offer an in-depth look at the world as seen through the eyes of women and girls from various cultures and countries. The play will highlight the struggles females face…
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Mtendo MweMa Project
Read more: Mtendo MweMa ProjectMtendo MweMa Project’s mission is to provide a safe house and educational opportunities to girls, especially those in danger of female circumcision, early marriage and pregnancy, whom otherwise have no alternative but to return to their villages during the holiday…
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Everyday Sexism Project
Read more: Everyday Sexism ProjectStarted by UK resident Laura Bates, The Everyday Sexism project is an open forum for women to record their stories of experienced sexism. The project was started as a means to show that gender inequality and sexism pervade contemporary society.…