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Aishwarya, Cannes and body shaming: Bracketing showbiz women in stereotypes and other questionsAishwarya Rai Bachchan's recent Cannes appearance ignited a debate on beauty standards. Trolling and body shaming followed her look. Expert...- Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful womenQuote of the Day: Melinda French Gates states that societies move backward when men make decisions for women. Her words champion equality a...
- Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait breaks records with $54.7 million auction sale, top-selling work by a female artist at auctionFrida Kahlo's 'The Dream' (La cama) sold for a record-breaking $54.7 million at Sotheby's, making it the most expensive work by a female ar...
- Barbie 2023: A loaded icon amidst shifting gender norms and aspirationsBarbie faces criticism for perpetuating impossible body ideals and consumerism, causing some parents to reject the iconic doll. Women entre...
- How to sell dolls to woke kidsTo save myself from this assault on the senses, I went to watch what's been touted as the feminist movie of the year: Barbie. Greta Gerwig'...
- Barbie box office collection predictions: Margot Robbie's movie secures best ticket presales since Avatar 2A recent Stanford University research has revealed that the ChatGPT-4 is getting dumber with time, however, OpenAI’s VP of Product has deni...
- Mattel introduces its first Barbie with Down syndromeMattel has unveiled its first Barbie doll representing a person with Down syndrome. The toy was created in partnership with the National Do...
- Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist iconThe programme aims to increase women's participation in space exploration - 30% of its engineers are women. In addition, the Artemis I miss...
- Mattel unveils Jane Goodall Barbie along with chimp David GreybeardMattel says the Goodall doll will be partly made with recycled plastic.
- Joggers & pyjama are passé: Lingerie makes a comeback in the post-pandemic eraFrom the red carpet to lingerie shows, the intimate apparel is now much more visible.
- Madeleine Albright, former US secretary of state, dies at 84Albright, a tough-talking diplomat in an administration that hesitated to involve itself in the two biggest foreign policy crises of the 19...
- A rare self-portrait by Frida Kahlo sold for almost $35 million at New York auction'Diego y yo' is emblematic of Kahlo's self-portraits, known for their intense and enigmatic gaze.
- Frida Kahlo's self-portrait featuring husband Diego Rivera set to sell for over $30 mn at auctionThe artwork is also expected to smash the record for a painting by a Latin American artist.
- As Angela Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equalityWhen it comes to the situation of women in Germany, Angela Merkel - who said in 2018 that she wouldn't seek reelection in this Sunday's gen...
- Google celebrates feminist Urdu author Ismat Chughtai's 107th birth anniversary with doodleThe doodle celebrates the life and works of the grande dame of Urdu fiction.
- Google marks freedom fighter Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay's 115th birth anniversary with doodleShe was a freedom fighter, social activist, art enthusiast, politician and free-thinking feminist.
- Two superwomen, one frame: When Priyanka Chopra met Malala YousufzaiPriyanka said that Malala is an undeniable force to be reckoned with.
- Naked market forces and uninhibited technology behind Playboy cover upThe irony is especially keen, considering that it is pornography freely and vastly available on the internet that has led to Playboy kittin...
- Feminist Icon Germaine Greer not impressed with Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful personWhat is important, says Greer, is the political structure that supports a head of state or the most powerful person in a country.
- Paradox of an untold storyA signature verse of mystic poet Kabir aims at the delusional nature of reality. She is Miss Maya, the Maha Thugni. With her strangle-noose...
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