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How Male Leaders Are Working To Improve Gender Inequality Through HeForShe

Three years ago, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson announced the launch of the...

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Study Shows Gender Stereotypes Increase Depression, Violence, & Suicide In Kids

The gender-specific expectations placed upon children create lasting damage into adulthood, according to a new study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health.Researchers interviewed 450 children...

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What It Feels Like Going To Uni If You’re Working Class

Someone told me the other day that trying to define what the terms ‘middle class’ and ‘working class’ mean is the most categorically middle class, privileged thing you can do. I think it’s croquet, but...

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Bedtime Stories By Stephen Fry? There’s An App For That

“Take a deep breath” appears on a serene blue background when you open the Calm app, followed by the sound of rain. In the five years since launch, Calm has been downloaded 12 million times, adding...

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Is Our Unicorn Obsession Destroying The Planet?

Although we've been infatuated with these mythical creatures since the earliest civilisations, what caused the current millennial obsession with all things unicorn remains a mystery. Perhaps it's down...

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From Harlem Dance Halls To Dolly Parton: All The References Worth Knowing At...

Fashion doesn't exist in a vacuum, and one of our favourite aspects of London Fashion Week is reading between the lines at shows and presentations to discover the cultural references that have inspired...

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Why These Irish Woman Staged A Protest Dressed In The Handmaid's Tale Costume

Ending an unwanted pregnancy is banned in Ireland in virtually all circumstances – an oppressive, draconian law and infringement of women's reproductive rights which has, perhaps unsurprisingly, been...

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Broad City Perfectly Captured The Climate For Young Women Post-Election

For the first time on Broad City, Ilana (Ilana Glazer) and Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) are braving the New York winter. They are also braving the new world that is Trump’s America after the contentious...

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In Defence Of Arguing Over Text Message

“I have some things I want to discuss. Can we meet in person and chat?”For me, those are some of the scariest words that could ever flash across my iPhone screen. It’s like impending doom, because in...

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Why Ivanka's Postpartum Depression History Could Hurt Her If Obamacare Is...

First daughter Ivanka Trump revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her children Arabella, 6; Joseph, 3; and Theodore, 1, during an interview aired Thursday."With each...

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This Is The Best Place To Work In The UK And The Internet Can't Believe It

Many people move to London to work after they leave university, assuming that the buzz of the big city is non-negotiable for access to the best jobs and networking opportunities. But perhaps they...

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Kim Jong Un: "Deranged" Trump Will "Pay Dearly" For Threat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has swiftly responded to Donald Trump's recent comments at the U.N., in which the U.S. president threatened to "totally destroy North Korea" and referred to Kim as...

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Can The Latest Gentrification Plan For South London Succeed Where Others Have...

Catford, guarded by a large black feline that overlooks its centre, is located close to Peckham, Brockley and Forest Hill in southeast London. It’s one of the last areas in the city to face the...

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Form An Orderly Queue: Arket Just Opened Its Second UK Store

Last month, we delighted in the opening of Arket's first store, on London's Regent Street. But if you've struggled to get in for the throngs queueing to snap up the Scandi designs and homeware, we've...

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We Can't Wait To Get Our Hands On The New NARS Holiday Collection

Following on from highly sought-after collaborations with the Andy Warhol Foundation, Guy Bourdin, Sarah Moon and most recently Charlotte Gainsbourg, for 2017 NARS introduces the Man Ray Holiday...

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The Best Photos From Around The World This Week

It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and...

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Dark Bedroom Designs To Help You Sleep

Hands up who’s tired. Nearly half of us are getting just six hours or less of shut-eye a night, with four out of five people complaining of disturbed or inadequate sleep. You know it’s a problem when...

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Why Is Everyone Assuming Kylie Jenner Didn't Mean To Get Pregnant?

It’s been 10 years since Keeping Up With The Kardashians first aired on TV. This week, we examine how the world's most famous family has entertained us, angered us, and made an indisputable impact on...

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10 TV Shows That Got Bisexuality Right — & 2 That Got It So Wrong

Isobel (Zoe Chao), protagonist of the show Strangers, is in a particularly unique bind. She’s just broken up with her long-term boyfriend, Jamie, because she cheated on him – with a woman. Now, to make...

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Versace's Iconic '90s Supermodel Reunion

From left to right: Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Helena Christensen. There they stood, like statues; there they posed, like models; and there they walked, like...

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