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Michelle Yeoh called out sexism in Hollywood. Will it help close the gender gap?

The 60-year-old best actress winner addressed the timing of her historic win, which comes decades into her spectacular career. But is the industry ready for more complicated, older female characters?

WEKU

Female presenter shows shocking moment she was slapped on backside by male punter at races as she speaks out about sexism

Strong language warning: Amy Christophers shared the horrifying clip on International Women's Day

Manchester Evening News

No More Page 3 campaigner Jo Cheetham: Sexism in the media is less in your face, but it’s still there

A decade after taking on The Sun’s topless models tradition, Jo Cheetham talks to Imy Brighty-Potts about her new book, and why she quit social media.

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Alabama city wants ‘fair’ rules after girls basketball team denied trophy despite beating boys team

Hoover officials said concerns of sexism stemmed from a misunderstanding, but the city will review rec league policies that prevented a team of fifth-grade girls from being recognised as winners

The Independent UK

Why racially marginalised women hide their identity by 'code-switching' to act 'white' at work

Racially marginalised women across Australian workplaces say they "act white" to fit in and get ahead, according to a new survey launched ahead of International Women's Day. Many also report still facing racism and sexism.

ABC News

Leaked document shows WRU sexism allegations dismissed as 'women trying to get more money' and clubs fear regions trying to take over

The 'fraught' meeting was ended abruptly after the comment from one Welsh rugby club representative

Wales Online

The Gender Health Gap: the scandal of sexism in medicine

Dr Marieke Bigg’s new book on the gender health gap is inspired by her own experiences of medical inequality, she explains to Claire Cohen

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Christian right's radicalization worsens

Showily booting the famous Saddleback Church is the latest example of why the church can't keep young people around

Salon

British police face struggle to clean up sexist culture after scandals

Britain's police force is under unprecedented pressure to reform after the conviction of officers for murder and rape, alongside evidence of widespread sexism and misogyny in its ranks.

Reuters

‘Endemic’ sexism in Met police led to undercover deception, inquiry told

Barrister says ‘women were used casually’ by officers according to their personal preferences

The Guardian - UK

Iceland: A feminist paradise?

Is Iceland the best place to be a woman? Our reporter visits the island nation which prides itself on being a champion of feminism, to see if it is a gender equality paradise. Also an end to sexism in toy advertisements in Spain after its government introduces a code of…

France 24

Nicola Sturgeon described politics as 'harsh and hostile' for women

Sturgeon said: “Social media provides a vehicle for the most awful abuse of women, misogyny, sexism and threats of violence for women who put their heads above the parapet.”

Daily Record

WRU sexism allegations ‘moment’ to change sports culture – Tanni Grey-Thompson

The Sport Wales chair was giving evidence at a Senedd committee hearing looking into claims made in a BBC television programme last month.

The Independent UK

Kansas City official says fire department racism report confirms ‘urgent need’ to change culture

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — City Manager Brian Platt on Friday said a report released this week on racism and sexism in the Kansas City Fire Department again showed the pressing need for city leaders to take immediate action to change the department’s culture.

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The Conversation

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

Salon

Republican identity politics

Their Orwellian newspeak version of "freedom, liberty and individual rights" belies a darker truth

The Conversation

Camp Cope leaves the Australian music industry forever changed by their fearless feminist activism

Australian indie-rock trio Camp Cope announced yesterday they are splitting up. They leave behind an industry forever changed by their fearless feminist activism, and a legacy of empowered young fans.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody was listening’: Wales kick off Six Nations under a cloud of scandal

The game in Wales is reeling from allegations of a culture of sexism and misogyny at the WRU

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Future of Welsh rugby at stake after misogyny allegations

When Prime Minister Harold Wilson said “a week is a long time in politics”, it’s unlikely that many thought Welsh rugby would one day be the subject of this truism. But a BBC Wales investigative documentary has exposed a “toxic culture” within the sport’s governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union…

The Independent UK

Welsh Rugby in ‘denial’ over extent of sexism and misogyny, committee told

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee

The Independent UK

WRU bosses admit being in ‘denial’ over sexism and misogyny in the organisation

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee.

The Independent UK

Bosses admit being in ‘denial’ over sexism and misogyny in Welsh Rugby Union

Chairman Ieuan Evans and acting chief executive Nigel Walker were grilled by the Senedd’s sports and culture committee.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein needs to do the right thing and not seek reelection

Today we answer questions about ageism, sexism and the rompin', stompin' contest to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.

Daily Mirror

FIA defends president Mohammed ben Sulayem as sexism row emerges amid F1 storm

The surfacing of comments Ben Sulayem made in an archived post on his website comes in the same week F1 lawyers sent him a letter admonishing him for a social media post

Wales Online

Welsh rugby's crisis explained and the key questions now as Steve Phillips stands on the brink

At the end of a pretty depressing week for Welsh rugby which has included allegations of bullying and sexism, Steffan Thomas looks at the key questions which still need to be answered

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