At least 22 transgender people have been killed in 2018, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign. Eighty-two percent of them were women of color. It’s likely more lives were lost because anti-trans violence is often unreported or mis…
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Meet Chix Fix, the all-female aircraft repair team that’s trying to change the industry
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This post is part of Mashable’s ongoing series The Women Fixing STEM, which highlights trailblazing women in science, tech, engineering, and math, as well as initiatives and organizations working to close the industries’ gender gaps.
At the far reaches of San Francisco International Airport, there’s a nondescript gray building that houses the United Maintenance Center. I’m here to see the facilities and meet some of the aircraft repair team. Inside, there’s a huge room containing a Boeing 737; people are crawling all over its wings, underbelly, and main cabin. It reminds me a car at a repair shop, and that’s essentially what this is, but at a way bigger scale. The plane is 2 stories tall and more than 100 feet long. There’s a staircase to get from the top of the plane to the baggage hold area. Read more…
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View More Meet Chix Fix, the all-female aircraft repair team that’s trying to change the industry‘Riverdale’ star Lili Reinhart delivers a powerfully honest speech about body image
Riverdale star Lily Reinhart is done apologising for her body.
Speaking at Glamour’s ‘Women of the Year’ event, the 22-year old actress lashed out against the media’s retouching culture and “fake” beauty standards in a powerful and honest s…
Victoria’s Secret shouldn’t dictate what ‘sexy’ is if transgender models don’t fit its ‘fantasy’
Another day, another non-apology from a man.
Victoria’s Secret issued a message on behalf of its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ed Razek, clarifying statements that Razek made in Vogue about why the lingerie brand hasn’t cast trans models in its tentp…
The European leg of a global Google staff walkout has kicked off in London and Dublin
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Google employees walked out of offices in London and Dublin on Thursday morning in a protest over harassment and inequality.
It’s expected that thousands of Google staff will participate in a walkout of its 70 offices worldwide over the company’s handling of sexism complaints, abuse of power, pay inequality, and racism in the workplace.
SEE ALSO: Report: Google paid Android creator Andy Rubin a ton of cash following sexual misconduct allegations
The protest comes just days after a New York Times report alleged that Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, was given a $90 million payout from Google “while keeping silent” about a string of sexual misconduct claims. Per the NYT story, Rubin had multiple relationships with Google employees and “coerced” oral sex from an employee in 2013 — a claim that the company investigated and found credible. In a statement, Rubin denied the allegations, claiming the NYT story contained “numerous inaccuracies” and he states he “never coerced a woman to have sex in a hotel room.” Read more…
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Harassment of young girls in public is so relentless it has become normalised, report finds
Women and girls are enduring street harassment “so frequently” that it is normalised to become “a routine part of everyday life,” a new government report has found.
MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee investigated the issue of street hara…
Why I’m only reading books by women this year
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My bookcase in my bedroom in my childhood home is bursting full of books that have shaped my education and, come to think of it, my entire life to date.
During a recent visit home, I observed that the overwhelming majority of these books — many of which were prescribed texts during my sixth form studies and my literature degree — are authored by men.
However, among those books gathering dust, the most dog-eared, well-thumbed ones were written by women. These books were old friends I’d revisit time and again throughout my teens and twenties. Their authors: Virginia Woolf, George Eliot (AKA Mary Anne Evans), the Brontë sisters, Mary Shelley, Margaret Atwood, Edith Wharton, Maya Angelou, Iris Murdoch, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, to name a few. Read more…
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Why the next royal baby might not be a Prince or Princess
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced that they’ll be welcoming their first child in spring 2019.
But the latest addition to the royal family might not be a Prince or Princess.
Royal etiquette expert William Hanson told Mashable that the royal baby’s title all depends on the Queen’s decision.
“Any title given to the child will be at The Queen’s discretion and whim,” Hanson explained. “Due to Prince Harry’s status as 6th in line to the throne, and as the child’s as 7th once born, it is unlikely it will be made a Prince or Princess, but we won’t know until after the birth.” Read more…
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View More Why the next royal baby might not be a Prince or PrincessSame-sex penguin couple is madly in love and has adopted an egg
Love is in the air as penguin breeding season begins at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium in Australia, and one adorable penguin couple is stealing the show.
Two male gentoo penguins, Sphen and Magic, became inseparable in the Macquarie Island exhibit, th…
This map shows you which Indigenous lands you’re living on
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This Columbus day, celebrate the person who really discovered America — aka, pretty much everyone except Christopher Columbus.
By now, it’s well known that Indigenous people populated America well before Columbus arrived, and he wasn’t even the first European to land here.
So instead of throwing up a dumb Columbus meme on Facebook, use your free time to see what Indigenous groups lived in your area using the Native Land map.
The map is available online and via the Native Land app (for both iOS and Android). Just type in your address, and you’ll be able to see what indigenous group(s) once lived there or nearby. It’s even possible members of that community still live in that area, though of course many native people were displaced, thanks to, uh, centuries of shitty federal policy. Read more…
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View More This map shows you which Indigenous lands you’re living onBrett Kavanaugh’s use of the word ’emotional’ exposes a gross double standard
Emotional. This is the word Brett Kavanaugh employed in an op-ed to describe his behaviour during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In an op-ed entitled “I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge” published in the Wall Street Jour…
Young people are the loneliest age group but smartphones aren’t to blame
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Youth is a period most often associated with great promise, many possibilities, and an overall sense of freedom. But, youth can also be a time in life when many of us feel very lonely.
A new major survey of over 55,000 people conducted by the BBC found that the loneliest among us are not the old, as you might imagine, but those aged between 16 and 24.
40 percent of the 16-24 year olds surveyed reported that they often, or very often, feel lonely. The same goes for 27 percent of those over the age of 75.
We conducted the world’s largest survey on loneliness and discovered that 16-24 year olds are the loneliest age group. Read our findings here: https://t.co/JtxVFxIpbg pic.twitter.com/IfFnwU8BAV
— BBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4) October 1, 2018 Read more…
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