Former Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) told The New York Times that when she joined the Senate in 2009, the doors to the Senate swimming pool had signs that said "men only" for one conspicuous reason: "There were at least two male senators — she would not name them — who enjoyed swimming in the nude," the Times writes. Today, women are allowed to swim in the pool — which is located in the men's gym, since the women's gym does not have one — so long as they wear the required "proper attire."

Of the 14 categories of Winter Olympic sports that have competitions for female athletes, eight use the moniker "ladies," including skiing, snowboarding, and speed skating, while six use the term "women," including bobsledding, curling, and ice hockey. "Ladies soar in ski jumping, but women ride the luge," writes Boston's WBUR 90.9 in response to a reader's question about the discrepancy. "Is ski jumping somehow more polite than luge? Do curlers occupy a lower social position than alpine skiers?"

Tunisia has been at the forefront of women's rights in the Arab world for decades, dating back to the country's founding. The 1956 Code of Personal Status, implemented by Tunisia's first president, outlawed polygamy and forced marriages and allowed equal divorce rights for men and women. At the time, this guaranteed some of the widest protections and rights to women in the Arab world.

There's a reason for this plague of know-nothings: The bumbler's perpetual amazement exonerates him. Incompetence is less damaging than malice. And men — particularly powerful men — use that loophole like corporations use off-shore accounts. The bumbler takes one of our culture's most muscular myths — that men are clueless — and weaponizes it into an alibi.

Although the Buddha himself spoke of the importance of both male and female monks, modern authorities point to a technicality in the teachings that states only female monks can ordain other women. But the lineage of female monks died out in the 11th century — ironically, due to a rash of sexism and harassment that discouraged new devotees.

Becoming the first Middle Eastern woman to sign a WWE contract is an “honour,” she told Gulf News. “I have personally witnessed the power of WWE and the passion of WWE fans. I look forward to starting on my path to becoming a WWE Superstar.”

I want my son to experience all there is to experience. I want him to be able to show his emotions to his friends, his significant others, his partners. I want him to grow up aware. I want him to grow up without needing to prove his masculinity. I want him to grow up secure in himself and his place in this world.