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Bikini Wrestling Gets Canned at Cambridge
This is one tradition the 804-year-old institution isn’t proud of.
#1ReasonWhy: Women Take to Twitter to Talk about Sexism in Video Game Industry
Why aren’t there more female game creators? These women have some worrying answers.
French Government Goes Back To School for Anti-Sexism Training
Members of French President Hollande’s cabinet undergo obligatory sexism awareness training as part of a push to attain gender equality–with mixed initial results
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Lashes Out Against Sexism in Blistering Video
It might be one of the most scathing takedowns in parliamentary history.
German Town Designates ‘Easy’ Parking Spots for Women
Women are free to try to park in the tighter spots, insists Triberg’s mayor. It’s just better left to the menfolk
Stomach-Touching Dare on Tosh.0 Makes Some Viewers Queasy
Host Daniel Tosh invited viewers to tape themselves sneaking up on women, then “lightly touching” their stomachs. Is the prank simple fun, or out of line?
Adieu to ‘Mademoiselle’: French Town Bans ‘Sexist’ Term
First, a ban to the term mademoiselle, next a movement to do away with gendered nouns? People struggling to learn French can only hope.
#Mencallmethings: Twitter Trend Highlights Sexist Abuse Online
What is it about the Internet that makes these abusive comments so prevalent?
Baking Battle: Student Group Under Fire For Its Anti-Affirmative Action Bake Sale
A student group at UC Berkeley cooks up controversy with its anti-affirmative action bake sale.
JCPenney Yanks ‘I’m Too Pretty To Do Homework’ T-Shirt After Online Outcry
JCPenney has just pulled an offensive t-shirt from its website after social-media backlash. Aimed for girls ages 7 to 16, the shirt reads “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me.” Uh, seriously?
Study: For Women, Skinnier Figures Can Equal Fatter Paychecks
Ladies, are you feeling bad about those extra five pounds? This might just make you feel worse. (Sorry!)