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‘We all we got’: How Black people online steered the spotlight to Shanquella Robinson’s death
Black social media has often taken the lead in raising public consciousness when mainstream outlets overlook the death or disappearance of Black women.
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105 years to make a bra: How women’s military uniforms are evolving
In the last decade, there has been a wave of changes to women service members’ uniforms — which many experts and historians agree reflects broader efforts to improve gender equity in the military.
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The hand gesture that saved a teenager shows how TikTok can help victims escape
The gesture was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation in April 2020 as the pandemic left many isolated in their homes.
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Netflix employees and their allies walk out over company's handling of anti-trans Chappelle special
Workers walked off the job at 10:30 a.m. and were joined by LGBTQ+ protesters and allies in front of the building.
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On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through ‘enforcement gap’
A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines.
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Wally Funk finally gets her moment in space
In the 1960s, Funk was part of Mercury 13 — a program to train women astronauts that was ultimately canceled. On Tuesday, she became the oldest person to launch into space.
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The White House teams up with dating apps to promote COVID-19 vaccines
Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid and others are offering incentives to encourage users to get vaccinated.
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The 19th Explains: The spread of conspiracies and disinformation by women on social media
“The QAnon stuff infiltrated Instagram and seeped into the suburban consciousness of American women to a certain extent, and they bought into it,” according to experts.
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The future of space is female
NASA is sending a woman to the moon and putting women among its highest ranks, part of a concerted push toward inclusivity in an industry long dominated by men.