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A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
In February, when Mindy Kaling received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, many news publications reported that she was the first South Asian woman to be given the honor — but 65 years prior ...
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45 groundbreaking women who changed the world of television
Diahann Caroll was the first Black woman to win a Golden Globe. Ali Wong became the first Asian woman to win a Primetime Emmy award for a leading role. If the idea of someone holding the title of ...
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BombayMami on snowboarding in a lehenga: “I want South Asian women to be seen and be unapologetically themselves”
This song, this video, it’s me taking that power back.” She also wanted to represent South Asian women in places largely dominated by others. “Often, when we think of extreme sports or ...
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The Status of Women in the World’s Parliaments
UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS We sat down with Zeina Hilal, IPU’s Manager for Gender and Youth Programmes, on the eve of the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women in New ...
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Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
(AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve ...
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International Women’s Day and Gender Month 2025: Marching Together - Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality
International Women's Day was first celebrated on 8 March 1975, during the celebration of the International Women's Year. Globally, this annual celebration serves as an occasion to look back on ...
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Madison woman arrested in attack on Metro bus driver that led to Asian House crash
A Madison woman is in custody in connection with an ... The charges stem from a Feb. 25 crash that damaged Asian House, a restaurant at 1 Dempsey Road. In an update Wednesday morning, Madison ...
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Nadine Nakamura, first Asian American woman House speaker, honored
Nakamura, the first woman to hold the position of House Speaker and the first Asian American woman to do so in the United States, now has her photo displayed in the House chamber. “I think women ...
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Taiwanese Woman Kept Aircon Running For 6 Years To Preserve Body Of Dead Daughter
An elderly woman from Taiwan’s Ruifang District was recently discovered to have kept her late daughter’s corpse in her home for six years. Her daughter, Li, was 53. In order to preserve Li’s body, the ...
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South Asian Women Leaders For Change
Every year on March 8, the world comes together to mark International Women's Day. This year's theme is Women in leadership. Leadership is at the nexus of gender and development. The World Bank is ...
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UCL Computer Science hosts pioneering hackathons for women and girls
Their task was to devise an application to help women experiencing economic abuse. Divided into six teams, they had only one and a half hours to brainstorm a solution and write their presentations.