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Japan's Princess Ayako just surrendered her royal title to marry a commonerJapan's Princess Ayako has relinquished her royal status by marrying a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony on Monday. Ayako and her groom, shipping company worker, Kei Moriya, were shown on national news, walking slowly before their guests at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-esque…2 minutes read
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New research reveals the most dangerous country to be a womanFor all intents and purposes, 2017 was a progressive year when it came to women's rights. The #MeToo campaign was reignited - and the Time's Up movement born - after the New York Times published an explosive exposé detailing decades of sexual harassment and abuse inflicted by the film producer,…3 minutes read
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7 years ago
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Fashion designer turns Gigi Hadid into an ‘illegal alien’ for a campaign and people are furiousGigi Hadid might be one of today's biggest "It Girls", but that doesn't mean that the projects she takes part in are always good for her reputation. Like the latest drama she's been caught up in – wherein fashion designer Jeremy Scott styled Gigi into an "illegal alien" for a photoshoot -…3 minutes read
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7 years ago
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New Zealand's Prime Minister has just given birth while in office"I am not the first woman to multitask," New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said in January in response to criticism that she was "betraying [her] voters" by getting pregnant. "I am not the first woman to work and have a baby; there are many women who have done this before." Ardern,…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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This woman's terrifying story of walking home alone at night will give you chillsLast week, an Australian woman was brutally raped and murdered as she walked home in the suburbs of Melbourne. Eurydice Dixon was a 22-year-old comedian who had just finished a successful gig, and was walking home alone on Tuesday night. Her body was found in a park at around 2am,…2 minutes read
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7 years ago
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It is now illegal to take a photo up a woman's skirt, and it's about timeUpskirting - a sexually invasive act wherein perpetrators take a photograph up someone's skirt without their consent - has become a criminal offence that will be punishable by two years in prison, and in the most serious of cases, will result in the convicted being added to the sex offender register,…3 minutes read
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7 years ago
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Elderly women are getting themselves sent to prison on purposeIt's often said that crime is a young man's game. You need to be strong enough to fight and quick enough to escape the police. There's a good reason why the older the demographic, the lower the crime rate. However, in Japan, it appears that quite the opposite is true.…6 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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The Miss America pageant has just axed their swimsuit competitionSince 1921, the Miss America pageant has been championing beautiful and scantily clad women, whom they judge solely on their physical appearance. It's anything but progressive, especially now, in a time when many of us are experiencing the benefits of fourth wave feminism. But while it may be an institution that…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Images of the first women in Saudi Arabia to get their driver's licenses have just been releasedWhile we're over here complaining about the pressure we feel to post the perfect travel selfies or the fact that grandma can't accept that we're strong independent women who don't need no man (so can she stop asking if there's a "lucky fella" every Christmas, thank you very much), it's important…3 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be returning all their wedding gifts, and here's whyThey said their vows, had their after-party and received their official new titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so it seems that all that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle need to do now is go on their honeymoon. But why has it taken the newlyweds so long to jet…3 minutes read
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7 years ago
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Footage has surfaced of Morgan Freeman making inappropriate comments to female journalists during interviewsLast week, a report was published by CNN which detailed sexual assault allegations made by eight different women against actor Morgan Freeman. The 80-year-old has enjoyed a long and successful career, starring in the likes of The Shawshank Redemption, Million Dollar Baby and Bruce Almighty. Just earlier this year, Freeman…3 minutes read
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7 years ago
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This incredible system helped find 3000 missing children in four daysAs anyone who has ever momentarily lost sight of their little one in a supermarket, or at a crowded train station, will understand, the idea of your child going missing is the ultimate worst nightmare. Yet, it is one that more people than you would think are already familiar with; in…5 minutes read
Nicola A.
7 years ago
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