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Does Feminism Make Women Ugly?

Everyone knows that becoming a feminist makes a woman less marriageable, more crass and generally just unpleasant to be around. But does it also make them uglier? Readers have been asking, so I delved into the science to find out. Certainly,

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14 Facts the Tanking ‘Women in Tech’ Movement Doesn’t Want You to Know

We’re invited to believe, contrary to the evidence all around us, that the highly-progressive, socially-conscious and liberal-minded technology industry is in fact one of the most retrograde and oppressive places for women to work. But here’s the dirty secret about the shrill and insatiable “women in tech” movement: none of that is true.

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Carly Fiorina: ‘Women Change the World’

On Friday evening, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina delivered a speech to the members of Peace Through Business — an international training and leadership program for women — at the George W. Bush Library in Dallas, Texas.

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Lena Dunham to Launch Weekly Feminist Newsletter

Lena Dunham, the star and showrunner of HBO’s Girls, has announced she will be launching a weekly newsletter this fall, called Lenny, to connect with Millennials who want to discuss “radical politics,” feminism, and pop culture.

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Davis: Confederate Flag Removal ‘Also a Feminist Act’

Cultural critic and writer Michaela Angela Davis argued that the removal of the Confederate flag on South Carolina’s statehouse by protester Bree Newsome was “very American” and “also a feminist act” on Friday’s “CNN Newsroom.” Davis said Newsome’s actions were

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Yemeni Female Rapper Receives Threats for Not Wearing Hijab

A 22-year-old Yemeni rapper, who has become the first high-profile female artist of her kind in the troubled Arab nation, is receiving threats. Amani Yahya fled to Saudi Arabia due to the civil war engulfing Yemen and has dedicated her artistic career to shining a light on the suffering of Yemeni women and defying cultural norms for women in the devout Muslim nation.

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Zoe Saldana’s Husband Takes Her Last Name

36-year-old actress Zoe Saldana, who had previously dated Bradley Cooper, reveals in the July 2015 issue of InTouch magazine that her husband, Italian artist Marco Perego, took her last name after their marriage.

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