Once upon a time, women authored less than 10 percent of the new books published in the US each year. They now publish more than 50 percent of them. Not only that, the average female author sells more books than the average male author. In all this, the book market is an outlier when compared to many other creative realms, which continue to be overwhelmingly dominated by men.

If you want to start to define masculinity for yourself or have some tough conversations with the people in your life about masculine norms, here's some advice to get started.

The broadcaster said it had no intention of distorting Yeoh's speech but removed the word because of the "connotation surrounding 'ladies,'" according to Korean media.

Today is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year. In other words, women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what men make in 12 months.

"I represent my gender and my ethnicity, and therefore I have to show up and show out to the maximum degree. I can never let my performance be the reason why opportunities are reduced or eliminated for people like me, and instead must be the reason for their multiplication."

Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the U.S. Secret Service, died last week at age 71. She is being remembered as a pioneer at the agency, which she left after four years because of racial discrimination.

The Orlando Pride soccer team is ditching white shorts in favor of black ones to help players feel more comfortable while they're playing on their period. It's the first National Women's Soccer League team to adopt such a change.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 2-8 as Women's History Week. In his proclamation, Carter noted that men and women have worked together to help build the United States since the country's founding. "Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well."

While exact figures aren't known, an estimated 90,000 women impacted by the ban. Many of them are now turning to digital spaces for alternatives. Yet obstacles abound, from erratic internet connectivity to a lack of jobs for women to aspire to.

The most-liked reply to Banksy's post reads: "Fighting violence used against women. Even on Valentines Day. Always!"

Kirsten Neuschafer, the only woman competing, has left all rivals in her wake. Of the 16 entrants who departed five months ago, only four are still in the race, and for the moment at least, she's leading.