Somayya Jabarti has made Saudi Arabian history as the nation’s first female newspaper editor, after being appointed to the top job at the national daily Saudi Gazette. English language broadsheet’s departing editor, Khaled Almaeena chose Jabarti for her strong work ethic. ‘It was not a question of gender but of merit that decided and earned…
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Producers of US weight loss competition television program, The Biggest Loser are under scrutiny for the 2014 season winner’s dramatic 70kg weight loss. Rachel Frederickson, pictured after shedding 60% of her body mass, started what was anticipated to be the journey to a healthy lifestyle at 117kg. But at the final weigh in, the audience and…
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With the world gearing up for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Russian media are showcasing their nation’s female athletes with their gear off. Russian website AdMe.Ru has posted a series of photographs, believing ‘Russian sportswomen are the best campaigners for [their] team in Sochi*’, albeit for the wrong reasons. The photographs depict the medal-winning Russian…
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The Australian Tax Institute is urging the federal government to make childcare tax deductible. The move is hoped to get parents back into the work force post-baby. ‘If we can encourage more parents – in the majority of cases, women – back to work after having a child, should they so wish, by removing disincentives…
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New York department store, Barneys’ has launched its fashion advertising campaign featuring 17 trans* models. The Brothers, Sisters, Sons and Daughters campaign, spearheaded by David Freeman, aims to create awareness and acceptance of the trans* community. Despite the social advances achieved by gays, lesbians and bisexuals and their presence in the media, Freeman’s concept aims…
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A study of admissions to Victorian emergency departments has discovered 236 women were admitted with high heel-related injuries between 2006 and 2010. The figure does not include the 45 people stepped on by heels or 16 people assaulted with the weapon-grade shoes. The research lead by Melbourne podiatrist, Cylie Williams found men weren’t strangers to the…
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Eugenie Bouchard has become the first Canadian woman to go through to the Australian Open semi-finals, but more pressing to the media is her love life. Following her victory over former world number one player Ana Ivanovic, Bouchard was interviewed by former player Samantha Smith (apparently, on behalf of her male fan base). ‘…They…
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A Russian socialite and magazine has apologised for a photo shoot featuring a chair condemned as racist. Magazine Buro 24/7 published images on its website of art magazine editor, Dasha Zukhova sitting on a chair sculpted as a crushed and bound woman of African appearance. The chair’s artist, Bjarne Melgaard, crafted the work as homage…
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If you were a teenage girl addicted to television programmes examining teen pregnancy and parenthood would you: a) Go out and get pregnant because it’s so cool and you’ll get on TV! Or, b) reflect on your sexual practices. Well, according to research into the impacts of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, you’d…
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Former teen model and Australian television personality, Charlotte Dawson has taken to Twitter to stop young women entering the modelling ‘machine’. ‘I truly adored my time on [Australia’s Next Top Model] but my heart tells me I don’t think young girls should pursue the modelling world,’ she tweeted. The reflection is conceivably influenced by…
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Bush administration press secretary, Ari Fleischer has proposed that marriage inequality is the cause of a hell of a lot of single ladies’ poverty. In a conservative editorial published in the Wall Street Journal, Fleischer implored US President Barack Obama to focus economic policy around the breakdown of the traditional family. ‘Marriage inequality should be…
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It seems it doesn’t matter if you’re a competitor or a spectator: where there is sport, there is a dress code bringing women down. Two women have been refused access to sport and fitness for their attire in the space of a week in what has been a display of just how Australian institutions still…
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Collecting clean water in India will soon become an easier process as the WaterWheel is set to be made available to citizens of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat states. The 50 litre rolling plastic drum manufactured by US social venture Wello will mainly help women – who traditionally collect water for their families – navigate…
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US women’s magazine, Elle has come under fire for its cover-selecting decisions after featuring a monochromatic close-up of The Office actress, Mindy Kaling. The image is starkly contrasted with its sister covers printed in a series on female television actresses: full body, colour shots of Zooey Deschanel, Allison Williams and Amy Poehler. The cover, which…
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