Vulva Paintings And Period Talk: Behind The Scenes Of The Nimisha Bhanot Paint Night With Binti

Image: Binti
To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Edinburgh Collection Limited sponsored an art night with the Indo-Canadian aritist, Nimisha Bhanot, famous for her work that sexually liberates women of colour. Her work challenges what we expect from women in a patriarchal...

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'Time Out' Made Cringe-Worthy Dumpling Vid And Asians Are Losing Their Sh*t

One recent food video is making Asians simmer with anger. 


People across the internet are destroying a Time Out London video about soup dumplings from Dumplings Legend, a restaurant in the U.K. 


The video not only introduced the beloved Shanghai dish to viewers as if it were a new...

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2 Democratic Senators Say Neil Gorsuch Refused To Meet With Them

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, has refused to meet with at least two Democratic senators, Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), in the weeks leading up to his confirmation vote.


Both senators noted this detail in statements...

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Buffy Sainte-Marie On The 'North American Holocaust' And Why Canada Needs To Decolonize

Buffy Sainte-Marie first burst onto the international music scene in the 1960s, and since then the iconic Cree folk singer has worked tirelessly to spotlight, protect and inspire indigenous people.
“Medicine Songs,” the 76-year-old’s upcoming album, features...

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Roll Out The Michelle Pfeiffer Welcome-Back Mat

We haven’t seen much of Michelle Pfeiffer in recent years. Her last movie was the 2013 crime comedy “The Family,” and before that, the three-time Oscar nominee starred in a string of commercial and/or critical duds. No offense to “Hairspray,” but to find her last truly acclaimed role, we...

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How Was Your National Women’s History Month?

National Women’s History Month is over…and I’m exhausted. So many events, so many conversations, so little time.


What I find most interesting about participating in the many events that celebrate National Women’s History Month is the networking…but not networking in the sense of...

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For All Women Everywhere - Keep Learning, Keep Moving, Keep Pushing

As the Huffington Post is dedicating this month to us fabulous females with its campaign ‘All Women Everywhere’, I wanted to add a small contribution to the debate from my own unique experience.
As a woman in business, though there are still many glass ceilings to shatter, and...

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A Definitive Ranking Of 32 Trump-Related ‘SNL’ Sketches This Season

“Saturday Night Live” is currently enjoying its most successful season in decades, thanks in no small part to the the country’s ravenous appetite for political commentary in the lead up to and fallout from the president election. 


The show’s depictions of public figures like Donald Trump,...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/a-definitive-ranking-of-32-trump-related-snl-sketches-this-season/

Italy’s Paid Menstrual-Leave Bill Would Come With A Big Cost To Women

Italian women who suffer from painful periods might be close to getting a monthly “menstrual leave”—up to three paid days off, upon presenting a doctor’s diagnosis of dysmenorrhea (extremely painful periods, which can include vomiting or headache), for women whose period pain stop them from...

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Hillary Clinton: 'Too Many Women' Face The Same Sexism April Ryan And Maxine Waters Did

SAN FRANCISCO ― Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held up reporter April Ryan and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) as examples of how women face routine sexism in the workplace, arguing Tuesday afternoon that even women in the highest echelons of their fields face structural barriers...

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#MuslimWomensDay Takes Off On Twitter Amid Celebration And Backlash

The first-ever Muslim Women’s Day kicked off on Monday with a trending hashtag on Twitter that brought out some of the best and worst of social media.


Amid posts sharing articles about the day and celebrating the strength and beauty of Muslim women, a stream of hostile tweets proved why a...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/muslimwomensday-takes-off-on-twitter-amid-celebration-and-backlash/

Republicans Trying To Ax Pro-Women Group In State Where 87 Percent Of Lawmakers Are Men

Women make up just 13 percent of the West Virginia Legislature. That’s the third-lowest rate of women holding office nationwide, and if the state’s GOP lawmakers have it their way, there will be one less group fighting to change that statistic.


Just two days into Women’s History Month,...

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FGM Still Exists: And We Need To Fight Even Harder To Eradicate It

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day was #BeBoldForChange, calling on us all to make a world that works better and harder for gender inclusivity. Yet, despite society moving on from the sexism of the 1960s and 1970s, there are still some issues that demand our...

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Delta Comes For United Airlines With Sick 'Leggings' Burn On Twitter

Delta is having none of United Airlines’ block on leggings. 


On Monday the airline called out United on Twitter, just one day after United stopped three girls in leggings from boarding its plane.  



Flying Delta means comfort. (That means you can wear your leggings. 😉)
— Delta (@Delta)...

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94-Year-Old McDonald's Employee Celebrates 44th Anniversary On Job

People in their 50s often start making plans for retirement. Loraine Maurer instead decided to get a job at a McDonald’s in her hometown of Evansville, Indiana.


That was in 1973, and Maurer just celebrated her 44th anniversary with the company.


“When I started, I didn’t start to stay,”...

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In 1981, Margaret Atwood Made A Stirring Case For Investing In Culture

If only we’d all just listened to Margaret Atwood.


The acclaimed author of The Handmaid’s Tale has been acting as something of a political sage recently. Thanks in part to an upcoming, timely Hulu adaptation of her dystopian classic about a woman forced to act as a breeder for a powerful,...

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Why We Need A Muslim Women’s Day

Faced with increasingly hostile climate of Islamophobia, Muslim women have remained strong, fierce, and unapologetically themselves ― and it’s about damn time we had a day to honor their resilience. 


MuslimGirl, a website made for and by Muslim women, is partnering with dozens of media...

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Garnier UK Responded To The Criticism Of A Photo They Shared For International Women's Day

International Women’s Day is about championing women of all races and backgrounds, so when Garnier UK posted a less than diverse image on Wednesday 8 March, they received a fair bit of criticism.


Featuring Davina McCall, Holly Willoughby, Angela Scanlon, Fearne Cotton, Estee Lalonde and...

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Mandy Moore Throws Cold Water On 'Tangled' And 'Frozen' Fan Theory

Sorry fans, Mandy Moore has outright rejected the theory that connects Disney’s 2010 animated feature “Tangled” with its 2013’s animated blockbuster “Frozen.” 


Fans have theorized that “Frozen’s” king and queen of Arendelle were on their way to the wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn from...

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Man Named 'Grabher' Is Appalled He Can't Have A 'GRABHER' License Plate

Look, we get it. It cannot be easy going through life when your last name is “Grabher.” One man in Nova Scotia, Canada, however, appears to be making life even more difficult by fighting to keep that name emblazoned on his license plate.



This license plate has created a man vs....

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Shakira's Bachata Moves Are Fire In 'Deja Vu' Music Video

It seems that practice really did make perfect as Shakira hit the dance floor for her new bachata single.
The Colombian superstar and Prince Royce re…
Read more: Powerful Women, Latin Music, Shakira, Bachata, Deja-Vu, Latino Voices News

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Women’s History Month: Defending A Woman’s Right To Live HIV/AIDS-Free In America

By Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A.


This piece was adapted from an article first published on The Advocate for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2017.


The landmark Women’s March in January brought millions of people in America and around the world together in...

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Top 5 Humanitarian Women | The Huffington Post

Feminism and humanitarianism are intrinsically linked, both working towards the welfare and fair treatment of all. Here are five women whose humanitarian work has paved the way toward an equal global society.Septima Poinsette ClarkReferred to as “The Mother of the Movement” by...

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Nancy Pelosi: GOP Health Care Plan Would Make 'Being A Woman A Preexisting Condition'

WASHINGTON ― Republican leaders are eyeing last-minute changes to their health care bill in order to attract votes from conservative lawmakers, including removing the requirement that insurance companies cover maternity care for everyone.


Before the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010,...

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Comedian Nick Swardson Got Matching Tattoos With A Member Of *NSYNC

Sometimes you party with someone so well that you need to solidify that love with matching tattoos. Or better yet, tattoos that complete one another.


On “Conan” this week, comedian Nick Swardson tells host Conan O’Brien that, after he met *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick on a cruise ship, the...

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Gender-Based Violence Report Will Include Suggestions On Tackling Rape Culture

OTTAWA — All judges and RCMP officers should have to go through mandatory training on gender-based violence and sexual assault, says a new report from the House of Commons committee on the status of women.
“Addressing the issue of harassment in public places and the victim...

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Why Reese Witherspoon Says She's 'Definitely' A Southern Mom

Reese Witherspoon is “definitely a southern mom.”


During an appearance on “Conan,” the actress talked to host Conan O’Brien about what she’s like as a parent. When O’Brien asked whether she can “drop the hammer when it’s time to get tough,” Witherspoon said her Tennessee roots have...

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Honoring Black Women's History In The Era Of Trump

Every year, we recognize February as Black History Month and March as Women’s History Month. During these two months—someone decided—we pause from our “normal” histories and emphasize the role of African Americans and women in the national past. Or, as only The Onion can put it, we take a...

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How Cork Yoga Mats Are Emancipating Women From India's Sex Trade

In today’s world, human trafficking is a bleak reality. Kolkata, one of the largest city’s in India, is a global hub of forced prostitution.


Trafficking of women and girls, at the average age of 12, is dismally high. It’s estimated that 20,000 children are trafficked out of Nepal each...

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The Importance Of Diverse Advertising

On International Women’s Day, Garnier UK released an advert on Instagram of six women with the caption “We are strong, We are ambitious, We are awesome (and into double denim), We are women”. All six women in the advert are white.
So why is it important that adverts are...

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19 Quotes From Single Parents To Remind You That You're Not Alone

Being a single parent can be isolating in so many ways.


For starters, we single parents are physically alone with our kid(s) a lot of the time, without a partner to carry some of the burden or even just have an adult conversation with. And on an emotional level, we’re constantly seeing...

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After 35 Years, Nevada Is Slated To Ratify The Equal Rights Amendment

Nevada may become the 36th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.


On March 1, the Nevada State Senate passed the ERA resolution and on Monday the amendment passed in the State Assembly, 28-14. The resolution needs to go back to the Senate because a technical amendment was added,...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/after-35-years-nevada-is-slated-to-ratify-the-equal-rights-amendment/

Indigenous Women Shouldn't Have To Live In Fear. But They Do

“Indigenous women of all ages [don’t] want to walk home alone from work or school.”
When Tasha Hubbard, an award-wining documentary filmmaker from the Peepeekisis First Nation and an assistant professor in the English department at the University of Saskatchewan,...

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'Ocean's Eight' Made Anne Hathaway More 'Aware' Of Hollywood's Inequality

Anne Hathaway opened up about Hollywood’s gender inequality in a new interview with Elle magazine. 


The actress, who’s starring in the upcoming “Ocean’s Eight” (an all-female spinoff of the “Ocean’s” trilogy), told the magazine, “Hollywood is not a place of equality. I don’t say that with...

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23 Recent Books By Women You Should Read ASAP

Historically, women artists have rarely gotten their due. But there’s no time like the present ― especially this Women’s History Month ― to change that, and to make sure that we’re appreciating all the genius work women writers are doing.


In the past year, we read dozens of brilliant...

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How Donald Trump’s ‘Sustained Attack’ On Women Is Already Impacting The UK

Donald Trump may not have any power in the UK – but the impact of his “sustained attack” on women’s rights in the US has “repercussions” across the Atlantic and beyond, the leader of the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) is warning.


Sophie Walker, a former journalist who now works...

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Women In VR - Is Gender Parity In Virtual Reality A Distant Reality?

International Women’s Day recently shone an even brighter light on workplace gender diversity. Virtual reality (VR) – the industry I work in – should be a shiny new opportunity for gender neutrality. But it isn’t.


Image Credit: Erfan Saadati
Since the dawn of...

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Three Reasons You Need To Say ‘No’ More Often

The lights came up on the stage, and I was about to make my entrance before the audience as a producer ran up behind me and tugged at my sleeve.


“Just one more thing,” she whispered loudly.


“Um, sure….” I said, anxious to get started and keep my schedule on track.


“After you give your...

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Tomi Lahren Forced To Defend Herself After Admitting She's Pro-Choice

In just three years, Tomi Lahren has become the conservative right’s outspoken golden girl by passionately defending gun rights, Donald Trump’s policies, and criticizing political movements such as the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter. 


But she was forced to defend herself from her...

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Hillary Clinton Sent Amber Tamblyn's Daughter A Letter, No Big Deal

Amber Tamblyn and David Cross recently welcomed a daughter, and she’s already got a famous friend wishing her a “lifetime of amazing accomplishments and adventures.” 


On Monday, Tamblyn posted a photo on Instagram of a letter Hillary Clinton wrote for her daughter on Feb. 15. In her sweet...

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How 3 Women Chose To Rise Above Hardship And Make Herstory

This Women’s History Month we’re celebrating women who worked past barriers to become history-makers. 


To highlight these women, The Chic Site, a website dedicated to creating content that empowers women, created videos in partnership with The Huffington Post’s Outspeak that feature four...

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‘Broadchurch’ Season 3 ‘Can Help Rape Survivors Find Their Voice’, States Rape Crisis Spokesperson

‘Broadchurch’ is officially back on our screens and Monday (27 February) night’s series opener saw the sexual assault case that will be at the centre of the new episodes introduced, and the move has now been praised by Rape Crisis.


Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Trish in the series, has...

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A Week Of Two Halves

This week I feel awesome.
I have previously only ever covered 5km, and when I do it’s a sweaty and slow affair. I frequently cry during the run and at the finish line, but if you follow my blog you will learn I cry a lot. Happy crying, sad crying, tired crying, believe me I cry for...

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'Pretty Little Liars' Star: Postpartum Anxiety 'Hit Me Like A Ton Of Bricks'

Actress Tammin Sursok has shared her experience with postpartum anxiety to encourage other women to speak up and “break the stigma.”


In an essay for news.com.au, the “Pretty Little Liars” star wrote that she didn’t feel like herself after welcoming her daughter, Phoenix, and feared her...

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The Best Sandals For Women With Wide Feet

These aren’t the same uninspired sandals we’re used to seeing in extended width sizes. These strappy numbers are truly current ― each pair looks exactly like the shoes we pine for, but would often struggle to find in our size.


Well, your day has come. The shoes are here. Take a scroll, add...

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Jeanenne Fontaine, Tina Fontaine's Cousin, Dies After Shooting, Deliberate House Fire

WINNIPEG — Family members say a woman found shot in the back of the head in central Winnipeg this week is the cousin of Tina Fontaine, the teenage girl whose death fuelled calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
Rhonda Flett, the aunt of Jeanenne...

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Stop Using Marissa Mayer To Make The Case For Feminism

It’s time to stop overanalyzing Marissa Mayer. 


Since she was hired as Yahoo’s CEO in 2012, Mayer has been cited repeatedly as a human data point to illustrate the perils and pitfalls that women face in the tech and business worlds.


This is kind of ridiculous. Mayer, now 41, is an...

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11 Women Who Did Groundbreaking Things That Men Got The Credit For

The man who invented Monopoly did not invent Monopoly. Charles Darrow made millions off the game that he sold to Parker Brothers ― 30 years after a woman named Elizabeth Magie created it.


It’s a tale as old as time: A man took credit for a woman’s idea.


We’ve seen this theme play out...

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Endometriosis Awareness Month - My Story To Diagnosis

March is Endometriosis Awareness month. What is Endometriosis? Many people who have Endometriosis have not heard of it. I was showing symptoms of Endometriosis for sixteen years before I heard the name of this condition. Endometriosis is a condition when tissue which grows inside the womb,...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/endometriosis-awareness-month-my-story-to-diagnosis/

Gender Discrimination In UK Legal Sector: A Thing Of The Past?

The success of the modern law firm lies in its ability to adapt and meet the needs of its workforce. Law firms need to remain flexible to meet these challenges and recognise the skills and talents of their female lawyers. Historically, female lawyers have not been given the same career...

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'Girls' Star's Sister Thinks Taylor Swift 'May As Well Have Voted For Trump'

We’ll probably never know whether Taylor Swift voted for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in last year’s presidential election, but we’ll always remember how she stayed silent. 


You can add Lola Kirke’s name to the list of those underwhelmed by Swift’s political engagement in 2016, because...

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25 Million U.S. Women Lack Easy Access To Infertility Clinics

A whopping 25 million women in America lack easy access to clinics that specialize in infertility treatment, according to a new study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility this week. 


That means roughly 40 percent of women of reproductive age in this country live in an area...

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Beyoncé Might've Just Given The World A Hint About The Sex Of Her Twins

The world has eagerly been collectively freaking out about Beyoncé’s twin angels since she announced her pregnancy in February, and now the internet is looking to her fashion choices for hints about the sex of her children. 


Last week, the singer attended a surprise party for stepfather...

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58 Fly-As-Hell Photos Of Female Pilots

Dawn Cook and Stephanie Johnson pose for their history-making flight. 








Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/US Air Force


First Lt. Kayla Bowers, a 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, looks out of the cockpit of her aircraft during the squadron’s deployment...

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International Womens' Day: 12 Quotes About Being Strong Women

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2017, here at The Huffington Post UK we are taking inspiration from our favourite females. Remembering their words of wisdom, and learning from what they have to say about internal strength. Here are twelve of our favourites.   

Eleanor...

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Why I Love Being A Woman

I bloody love being a woman. I can feel this piece in my fingers before I write it and I just want to scream at how happy International Women’s day makes me but I don’t want to freak my neighbours out by screaming WOMEN!!! at 11 on a Wednesday morning in the middle of Devon....

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There's Finally Help For Millions Of Americans 'Suffering From Donald Trump'

Are you feeling hopeless, exhibiting bouts of sudden rage or regularly arguing with friends and family?


You may be suffering from Trump-Induced Anxiety Disorder, or TIAD.


Don’t despair. Let comedian Sam Friedlander tell you about Impeachara, the solution for your Donald Trump–era...

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What Would It Be Like To Live In A World Without Binaries?

A large-scale humanities festival of arts and ideas is underway this week in New York City, bringing together LGBTQ artists and creatives from across the spectrum of personal identities.


Presented by New York Live Arts, this year’s “Mx’D Messages” festival is curated by Justin Vivian Bon...

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Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Announce Baby #2 In Touching Post About Sisters

“After our difficult experience having Max, we weren’t sure what to expect or whether we’d be able to have another child,” Zuckerberg said.


“When Priscilla and I first found out she was pregnant again, our first hope was that the child would be healthy. My next hope was that it would be a...

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Here's What 'A Day Without A Woman' Strikers Had To Say To President Trump

“President Trump, we’re not going anywhere.” 


That’s the crux of the message that women who participated in “A Day Without A Woman” actions have for President Donald Trump. The Huffington Post went to a 4 p.m. rally in New York City on March 8 to ask women there what they wanted the...

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Is International Women's Day Sexist?

Some of the anti-International Women’s Day rhetoric this year, from men and women, is worrying.
I foolishly engaged in a Facebook debate on the subject (always a bad move – you’ll never be satisfied). But this was one debate I just couldn’t ignore.
Here were strong...

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Meet The Women Walking Thousands Of Kilometres For Ethical Fashion

This week I’ve gained two new role models in life. Megan O’ Malley and Gab Murphy are walking across Southeast Asia under the banner of Walk Sew Good. Over the space of a year they will hike 3,500 km of partly heat-scorched, partly landmine-ridden, ground. And Megan, by her own...

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Nicki Minaj Assembles Pop's Elite In Her Feud Against Remy Ma

Remy Ma, pay attention. It looks like Nicki Minaj is rounding up troops to back her up in this now-infamous hip-hop feud.


A video posted to Minaj’s Instagram account Friday shows pop’s elite players Selena Gomez, Jhene Aiko and Tinashe singing along to “No Frauds” in their respective...

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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Under Fire For Comments About Trans Women

Feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has found herself at the center of a controversy over gender identity after comments she made about transgender women during an interview, which can be viewed in the clip above, recently went viral.


Speaking earlier this week with the U.K.’s...

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These Muslim Sisters Are Fighting Islamophobia With Jiu-Jitsu

Sisters Nancy and Yara Helmy moved to the U.S. from Egypt as young girls in 2000. Within a year, the Sept. 11 attacks took place and forever changed their lives.


In a new video produced by The Scene, the Helmy sisters described the effect Sept. 11 had on them as young Muslims navigating...

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Girl Scouts Portray Iconic Women To Celebrate Women's History Month

It’s Women’s History Month, and the Girl Scouts of the USA are celebrating trailblazing women with a photo shoot and video posted on the Girl Scouts blog Thursday.


Photography studio Toddlewood styled the girls, who were chosen by application in the New York area. They dressed up as...

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Reawaken The Spirit Of The Women's March By Joining Today's Women's Strike

21 January was an amazing day. It is cause for tremendous optimism that so many were galvanised to make a stand for equality, respect, justice right across the world – an estimated five million came together globally.
In London we saw 100,000 people, women, men and children, come...

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Highly Suspect's Johnny Stevens Bares All (and Gives Zero F*cks)

Don’t be mistaken — Highly Suspect is definitely not your average “boy band.” So exactly what is it about this trio that makes them so special? Well, aside from their striking good looks… just about everything.
The rock and roll group (founded by twins Rich and...

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He Wasn't In Love With Me

I was bullied by girls for a lot of my childhood and teen years. I was a tall, skeletal, clumsy, opinionated, ginger – an easy target. I was teased, called names, tripped over in corridors and ostracised. To it’s credit, my school dealt with this quite well; the girl were...

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The Inspiring Reason This Marathon Runner Posted A Photo Of Her Cellulite

Marathoner Dorothy Beal has a message for all the runners out there: Don’t let a race photo steal your joy. 


The blogger, mother of three and running coach recently went viral after posting powerful side-by-side photos to Instagram, both of which were taken during the same race. 


“In one...

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Ted Cruz Brings Daughters To Meet Donald Trump, Who Insulted Their Mother And Grandfather

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took his young daughters to meet President Donald Trump, even though Trump has insulted both their mother and grandfather.


During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife, Heidi, before retweeting an unflattering photo of...

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Wapikoni Mobile Celebrates International Women's Day With 7 Films By Indigenous Women

“Go back to where you came from.”
It’s one of the more absurd comments flung by racists — and especially absurd if where you came from is Canada.
In their short film, “Where Are Your Feathers?,” filmmakers Mélanie Lumsden and Widia Larivière interview indigenous women about the...

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It's Important For Everyone To Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay

Worldwide, women earn 24 percent less than men overall. The World Economic Forum projects that at current rates of progress, it will take 170 years to close the gap. That’s 170 years too long, and at least as many years too late. As a result many women are protesting in the streets instead...

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'Hamilton' Cast Members Donate Salaries From Performance To Honor Women's Day

“Hamilton” cast members donated their salaries from Wednesday night’s performance on Broadway in honor of International Women’s Day, actor Javier Muñoz tweeted. 


Wednesday marked International Women’s Day as well as the “Day Without A Woman” strike, in which women in the United States and...

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Nikki Cochrane: #BeBoldForChange And Consign The 9 To 5 To History

So the problem certainly isn’t a lack of enthusiasm from mums. The problem is an overwhelming number of businesses that are frightened of change. Businesses that are clinging on to a 9-5, coat-on-the-chair culture of another era.
Read more: All Women Everywhere, International Womens...

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How to Rule Like a Woman

If there is one rule to rule like a woman, it is that there is none. Stateswomen around the world have shattered the glass ceiling in more ways, where both an Iron hand and a nurturing approach have been effective.
Charanya Kannan, Harvard Business School Class of ’17
The term...

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Why Does Game of Thrones Make Rape A Form Of Entertainment?

There’s a reason I stopped watching Game of Thrones.
It wasn’t because of the violence or the sex which some might perceive as gratuitous. It wasn’t because there aren’t any morals or lessons to be learned from the story being portrayed. But I did have an issue with...

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5-Year-Old Becomes Youngest To Qualify For Scripps National Spelling Bee

Meet Edith Fuller. She’s 5 years old and on Saturday became the youngest competitor to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. 


Over the weekend, Fuller beat more than 50 children ages 5 to 14 to win the 2017 Scripps Green Country Regional Spelling Bee in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the...

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Amy Schumer Thinks She Looked 'Stupid Skinny' After 'Trainwreck' Weight Loss

Hollywood told Amy Schumer to lose weight if she wanted to become a successful actress. For a short while, she listened, shedding some pounds for her film “Trainwreck.”


But as many Amy Schumer stories go, her begrudging acquiescence quickly turned into a giant middle finger. In her...

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These 17 Feminist Prints Will Remind You To Keep Persisting

Calling all nasty women! 


In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’ve rounded up 17 inspiring feminist prints that belong in your home.


From artwork featuring some of our favorite feminists (calling Gloria, Hillary, Frieda, Angela, Audre and the Notorious RBG) or quotes that remind us...

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The New Sexy | The Huffington Post

My life has been shaped by a true sense of equality; it was never an overt “for crying out loud Emilia is just as capable as her brother!” it was simply etched into every action, choice, and behaviour of my family.
It was a recognised matter of fact that I, as a woman, was no...

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Liberals Are Sexist Too, Of Course

These are highly polarized times, but there are still some things that cut across party lines. Like sexism.


We’re seeing evidence of this now, for the millionth time, courtesy of Chelsea Clinton and Kellyanne Conway. The former first daughter took to Twitter last week after Conway, an...

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What Made You Think...? | The Huffington Post

I started writing this post last year and embargoed it. Firstly because I thought my husband would think I was having a ‘dig,’ (maybe I am, maybe I am not ;)) but also because I like to write about things when they are topical too. As this video has gone viral, I figured it is...

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Tens Of People Rally Across The Country In 'March 4 Trump'

And with the help of Trump protesters, many of the crowds appeared to top dozens of people or more. 



President Trump has thankfully set a new course, and no matter your race, creed, color, gender, orientation, age, or anything else traitors exploit to divide, We The People are one.  Come...

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'SNL' Just Identified The Worst Kind Of Male Feminist

“Saturday Night Live” just exposed the worst kind of liberal: dudes who use activism to pick up chicks.


In a digital short titled “Girl at a Bar,” Cecily Strong gets hit on by a series of men who are eager to talk about feminism. All seems to go well until Strong’s character, who’s...

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Ad Proves That Challenging Sexist Gender Roles Is No Longer Radical

“A gender-equal world is a better world for all.”


That’s the tagline ― and truism ― of Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) new women’s empowerment campaign #WeSeeEqual. The campaign’s mission is to spark conversations around gender equality through a series of advertisements. The first...

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Compulsory SRE Is A Massive Step Forward For Gender Equality

As I approach the final weeks of Year 13 and struggle through the last push for A-levels, my friends and I have been reflecting on our years at my school with a deep sense of nostalgia. We’re grateful to our teachers and classmates, for the memories and opportunities.
Something else...

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International Women's Day And 9 People Who Didn't Learn A Damn Thing

You’re almost certainly already aware but in case you’ve missed it, it’s International Women’s Day today.


And if you did miss it, it’s fine, don’t stress about it.


If however, you were fully aware and then went ahead anyway and tweeted something daft...

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Kesha Urges Those Battling An Eating Disorder To Get Help In PSA

Singer-songwriter Kesha just released a powerful PSA in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). 


Released on Thursday for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the short PSA features Kesha speaking about her battle with disordered eating, which she originally...

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The Sartorial Genius Of Georgia O'Keeffe

The great American painter Georgia O’Keeffe flooded canvases with color, conjuring plants and sunsets and lakes with a generous relationship to her palette. At the mere mention of her name, images of flowers surely come to mind, their petals spread open in front of the viewer, each stamen...

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Ending Discrimination Against Indigenous Children Requires More Than Money | Hon. Carolyn Bennett

The word Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata meaning village, settlement or land.



There are currently over 60 First Nations languages in Canada grouped into 12 distinct language families, according to Statistics Canada.



Before European Settlers came to...

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The Brawny Man Is The Brawny Woman For Women's History Month

Brawny is ringing in Women’s History Month by declaring (again) that #StrengthHasNoGender. 


The brand’s latest ad campaign highlights groundbreaking women in history and also focuses specifically on four inspiring women in STEM. This is the campaign’s second iteration, which was launched...

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Happy Women's Pay Day - The Day The Average Woman Starts Getting Paid Compared To The Average Man

Next week sees International Women’s Day being celebrated around the world. As women we’ve come so far in achieving equality in the workplace and in wider society. But sadly we’ve still got a lot of work to do when it comes to tackling the gender pay gap. New research...

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Girls' Education Is Key To Fighting Global Poverty

Whether you go to school should not depend on your gender. Yet for 130million girls around the world, being female means they miss out on an education.


The number of girls denied basic schooling is staggering – they would make up the tenth largest country in terms of...

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71 Powerful Photos Of Women Protesting Throughout American History

Universal History Archive via Getty Images


Two Garment Workers Picketing, circa 1909.








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America suffragette parade in New York circa 1912.








Chicago History Museum via Getty Images


Mrs Raymond Robbins and a group of women suffragists in...

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Rihanna Accepts Harvard's Humanitarian Award Like The Total Boss She Is

As Elle Woods once said, “What, like it’s hard?”


The year 2017 turned itself right around when Harvard University selected Rihanna as their Humanitarian of the Year earlier this month. On Tuesday, the “Anti” singer graciously accepted the honor with a touching and hilarious speech in peak...

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Not Everyone Can Name 5 Women Artists, And One Museum Wants To Change That

The prompt seems simple enough ― even a casual fan of art history can conjure the name Frida Kahlo, right? OK, if you’re stumbling already, it probably won’t take you long to remember the name Georgia O’Keeffe. [Pause.] Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’re familiar with Yayoi Kusama, arguably the...

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Why I'm Hopeful About What The Future Holds For Women

I was on a panel event a few weeks ago, and someone asked me how, as a woman in the UK, I thought the election of Donald Trump affected me.


The fact is, Trump’s election doesn’t affect me directly but his rhetoric reverberates around the world. What his presidency is doing...

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