Tag: feminist
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Feminist publication Jezebel shutting down, parent company G/O Media announces
[ad_1] Feminist publication Jezebel is shutting down after 16 years, its parent company G/O Media announced in a memo to employees Thursday. The media group said it is also laying off 23 employees, including the staff of Jezebel, across its digital platforms. “As of this week we are making the very, very difficult decision to…
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Feminist artists once snubbed get major exhibition at Tate Britain – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] The Women’s Liberation Movement burst into public consciousness around 1970. Despite the liberalism promised by the Sixties, little had changed and women were angry. That fury led to an explosion of creativity which was snubbed by the art world, but is now on display at the Tate Britain. ‘Women in Revolt!’ brings together art…
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Victoria’s Secret in U-turn on ‘feminist’ rebrand as it returns to ‘sex sells’ ethos
[ad_1] Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Just weeks after pledging to deliver a new feminist approach to its brand, Victoria’s Secret appears to have reverted to its tried…
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As China Censors Homegrown Feminism, a Feminist Scholar From Japan Is on Its Bestseller Lists – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Advertisement In the last few years, China’s government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. So a 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is an unlikely…
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Obituary: Monique Bégin, pioneering feminist and former federal minister, dead at 87
[ad_1] Article content Former federal minister Monique Bégin, one of the first women from Quebec elected to the House of Commons, died Friday at the age of 87. Bégin died in Ottawa surrounded by her family after receiving palliative care, according to a press release published Saturday. Article content Before entering the Commons, Bégin forged…