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Are they the biggest crybabies of music's biggest night — or are they onto something? … [Read more...] about Are the Grammys rigged? The Weeknd, Kanye, and more artists who think so

A gender equality philanthropic initiative spearheaded by Melinda Gates’ investment company, with support from MacKenzie Scott, has announced 10 project finalists for $40 million in funding slated to be awarded this summer. The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge, which is hosted by … [Read more...] about $40M gender equality fund by Melinda Gates, MacKenzie Scott picks finalists

HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn’t like to be singled out for her gender. “It has always been known as a male job, but don’t say I am a female driver. We are just drivers, we do the same job,” insists 31-year old … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic

Administrators at Columbia University apologized to a former professor who said she was ousted after complaining about a student’s “rape jokes.” Ericka Hart — a racial-justice and gender-rights advocate and sex educator who taught courses at Columbia’s School of Social Work … [Read more...] about Columbia apologizes to activist Ericka Hart after racism, transphobia accusations

Katy McAvoy hoped she would have more time for her job search after her 5-year-old daughter started in-person kindergarten in mid-November after months of virtual learning due to the pandemic. But the school near Grand Rapids, Michigan closed again a week later as COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Pushed out by pandemic, women struggle to regain footing in US job market