Since the 1960s, the artist has channeled her wit and her conscience into works that face American injustice head-on.
Category: Women’s Rights
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‘Barbie’ Is a Sleeper Hit in China
The movie has exceeded box office expectations, as China’s female moviegoers celebrate a film that addresses women’s rights head-on.
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City in Mexico Bans Performances of Songs With Misogynistic Lyrics
The city of Chihuahua said it would impose hefty fines on bands that perform songs with lyrics that “promote violence against women.”
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Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80
She was making her name in New York journalism in the footsteps of her famous father and becoming an outspoken feminist when she met an Indian guru.
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Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come
The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond.
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What It’s Like to be a Female Tour Guide in Saudi Arabia
Fatimah Al Zimam has introduced visitors from around the world to her country, which opened to nonreligious tourism in 2019. She discusses her favorite sites, driving a pickup truck and how her country is changing.
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Title IX and the New Rule on Transgender Athletes Explained
The Biden administration proposed a rule change that would allow schools to block some transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identities.
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Jane LaTour, Fighter for Women in Labor Unions, Dies at 76
No stranger to blue-collar work herself, she pushed for equality in male-dominated unions and as a writer chronicled the struggles of “sisters in the brotherhoods.”
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Is Empowering Corporate Women Enough?
The New York Times – Business:Turmoil at Chief, a women’s networking organization, raises a long-simmering question: Is amassing power for corporate women a worthy goal in itself?
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‘Baraye,’ the Anthem of Iran’s Protest Movement, Is Honored With a Grammy
The New York Times – Music:Shervin Hajipour won in a new special merit category recognizing a song for social change. The song has become the anthem of protests that have swept through Iran in recent months.