Sexism articles
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Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid
This year offers a fresh chance to do right by women players at an event with a reputation for making them feel second classWhen the female tennis players head back to Spain’s capital for the Madrid Open this week, they may be forgiven for letting out a collective groan. A quick glance at the tournament’s history shows a litany of gaffes, accusations of inequality and a full-blown sexism row just last year. Not exactly a highlight of the calendar.It may be a new year but those memories are still...
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A new book asks how (and whether) the government has responded to sexism and violence against women
An excerpt from ‘Attack on the Idea of India: A Decade of Social, Political and Economic Strife’, by Prasanna Mohanty.
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'City Hunter' manga hero drops sexism for new live-action film
Attracting global audiences with a live-action adaptation of a classic Japanese manga can be tough, and even more so when the protagonist is a notorious philanderer. That was the problem Japanese actor Ryohei Suzuki faced in rendering the elite sniper in the 1980s manga hit "City Hunter" palatable for the