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Join UsWomen lead Indian families as men migrate
Divya Arya /
BBC
"Everyone now knows me by my name. Identity is not a small thing. Earlier only men were known by their names, now women are identified by their names too."
Ted Lasso, and the Fantasy of Soft Masculinity
Elamin Abdelmahmoud /
The New York Times
A fan-favorite show wraps up a series in which the mostly male characters became more vulnerable, empathetic and comfortable being themselves with other men.
Female-Led Version of ‘The Office’ to Begin Production in Australia
Katherine Tulich /
Variety
“The Office” comedy franchise will see middle management led by a woman for the first time. The Australian adaptation is the 13th iteration of the show. Other international retreads have included those in France, Canada, Chile, Israel and the Middle East.
Meet the creators of a new social search engine aiming to change the way women share information
Annie Johnson /
MSNBC
“Diem really is inspired by the centuries of intergenerational knowledge-sharing and all of the underground whisper networks that women have created to counter the default male society that we live within,” says cp-founder Emma Bates.
Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances. But Britain’s news media has a complicated relationship with outing its own.
In a bid to promote diversity and gender equality, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, will from now on vote against the nomination of all-male boards in Japanese companies. The fund, currently worth more than 15 trillion kroner ($1.34 trillion), already rejects nominations to boards for companies in Europe and North America that do not include at least two women.
More AAPI women are becoming federal judges, but barriers remain in the rise to the bench
Candice Norwood /
The 19th
As the number of Asian Americans grows, so does their political influence, but advocates are continuing to push for increased representation in the pipeline toward judgeship.the
When you’re fighting for your rights, it’s best to have more allies, not fewer. That means listening to men’s legitimate concerns and bringing them into the fold.