The Backlash

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Two questions to end 2024
What were the biggest and most overlooked stories in women's rights this year?
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Alona Ferber
Such ordinary men (and four other stories)
Five reads on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism
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Alona Ferber
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"A feature, not a bug" (and four other stories)
Five reads on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism
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Alona Ferber
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The astonishing bravery of Gisele Pelicot (and four other stories)
Five reads on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism
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Alona Ferber
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The backlash election
Trump's win encapsulates growing resentment against the changing place of women in society
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Alona Ferber
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"The Hammer of Witches" (and four other stories)
Five reads on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism
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Alona Ferber
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Kemi Badenoch vs. maternity pay (and four other stories)
Five reads on gender (in)equality and the backlash against feminism to start your week
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Alona Ferber
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The Backlash
Notes from this moment in the struggle for gender equality.
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