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5 Artists Explore The Impact Of The Sanitation Crisis On Women
Did you know that one in three women around the world don't have access to decent toilets? That's 1.1 billion women and girls who risk poor health, harassment – even attack – when waiting until...
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This Black Woman Made A Video Game After People Kept Touching Her Hair
When someone touches your hair without permission, feels happen — and not just the physical kind. It's uncomfortable. Unwarranted. Rude. Weird. Demeaning. Scary. It's easy for people to ask "what's the...
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Olivia Munn On How Hollywood Is Failing To Vindicate Sexual Abuse Survivors
Olivia Munn says she will not forget how quickly Hollywood moved on from her accusation that Brett Ratner sexually harassed her.Munn was one of six women who came forward in November 2017, accusing...
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Self-Care Sunday: How Refinery29 Staff Wind Down
Self-care is simple; it's about knowing what's good for you and using that information to nourish and tend to your mental health. With no guilt.One of the toughest days for many people is Sunday. Sure...
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These Ethnic Groups Are Most Likely To Experience Racial Harassment In England
Around 4-10% of people from most ethnic minority groups say they have experienced racial harassment in England during the last year, according to a new study.The proportion of people reporting racial...
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The Majority Of Hotel & Casino Workers Say They Have Been Sexually Harassed...
A survey of hotel and casino workers in Chicago revealed alarming statistics about sexual harassment in the workplace. With over half of those surveyed reporting experiencing harassment, unions are...
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Songs For When You Will Bend, But Not Break, Under The Weight Of The World
After my first job at MTV working as a music programmer, I can't stop trying to matchmake people with music they might like. So, I wrote a book calledRecord Collecting for Girls and started...
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This Woman Wants To Take Over The Weinstein Company & Empower Women
Beginning last month, dozens of women have come forward accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to rape. It began a national conversation about sexual misconduct in the...
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Evan Rachel Wood On Life In The Trump Era
As a bisexual woman and rape survivo r, Evan Rachel Wood was understandably traumatised by the results of the 2016 election and she has plenty of company. After the Access Hollywood tape was released,...
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So I Live-Blogged My Colposcopy...
We all know we should get a cervical smear every three years but what happens when you open the results letter and it says the smear was abnormal? And that you'll need to come in for a 'colposcopy'? If...
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Meet The Pharmacist Putting Bacteria In Your Skincare Regime
When French pharmacist Marie Drago was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum and Crohn’s disease after a three-month course of antibiotics, she remembered reading a study about the health benefits of a...
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Why Eating Too Quickly Is Even Worse For Us Than We Thought
For a while now we've been told the importance of mindful eating – savouring our food and eating slowly by paying attention to our levels of hunger and fullness. It's been touted as a form of...
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3 Ways To Reinvent Party Dressing This Season
Dressing for Christmas parties can be challenging, even for the sartorially blessed. Whether it’s office drinks, a formal event, or something decidedly more chilled out, finding the right side of...
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What Mudbound Says About Black & White Women's Experiences Is Still...
Trailers for Netflix’s new original film Mudbound played up the unlikely friendship that developed between two World War II veterans. Despite their racial differences, Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell)...
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London Overground To Get The All-Night Treatment
Let's all raise a toast to London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The capital's world-famous nightlife is about to get even more accessible, thanks to plans to introduce a nighttime service on the Overground for the...
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Call Me By Your Name Subverts This Expected Movie Trope
I was 15 when Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's 2005 film about two cowboys who fall in love against all odds, hit cinemas.At the time, a mainstream movie about a gay romance, starring two major heartthrob...
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Sarah Silverman Says We Need To Understand The “Nuances” Of Bad & Good Men
Sarah Silverman is grappling with a lot of the same questions that many of us are dealing with: can we still appreciate art by an outed abuser? What if an abuser is our friend? How do we move on and...
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Why Is Being "Thirsty" Such A Bad Thing?
Call it an occupational hazard, but people sure have a lot of opinions about how I behave as a single person. If I'm dating more than one person at a time, then I'm not being fair to them. If I focus...
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Here's The Funny Thing About All Of The "Unfunny" Women
Merrill Markoe is an Emmy award-winning humorist, author, and sometime comedian. She was the original head writer and co-creator of Late Night With David Letterman.Inside the DNA of the average joke is...
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British Airways' New Boarding Policy Could Actually Make Things Worse For...
Just in time for the holidays, British Airways announced that it would be implementing a new boarding policy designed to streamline the process of getting settled in before hitting the friendly skies....
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