Close your eyes and think of Karva Chauth. What comes to mind? Perhaps a woman, dressed in a glittering red saree, holding a chhanni (sieve) in her hand, facing her husband. Traditionally on this one-day festival, married women do not consume any food or water from sunrise to moonrise, to […]
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Study finds no risk of pregnancy loss from Covid-19 vaccination
Study has found no correlation between COVID-19 vaccinations and the risk of first-trimester miscarriages, providing further evidence of the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. The study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings analyzed several national health registries in Norway to compare the proportion of vaccinated women […]
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Couples really are together in sickness and in health
According to a recent cohort study that looked at Dutch and Japanese marriages, a couple’s health is surprisingly intertwined. The study published in the journal ‘Atherosclerosis’ discovered that spouses have a high degree of commonality in not only lifestyle habits, but body shape, blood pressure, and even incidences of some diseases. When it […]
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Goal-setting, positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping
Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to a study by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Pediatrics’. The […]
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Pandemic pushes gender equality back a generation
Women will not reach parity with men until the middle of the next century as the COVID-19 pandemic hits them hardest, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report released on Wednesday. “The pandemic has fundamentally impacted gender equality in both the workplace and the home, rolling back years of progress,” said WEF’s […]
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Research finds easier way to reduce socioeconomic disparities
Researchers during a recent study from Columbia University and Temple University examined how choice architecture can reduce socioeconomic disparities. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled “Do Nudges Reduce Disparities? Choice Architecture Compensates for Low Consumer Knowledge” and is authored by Kellen Mrkva, Nathaniel Posner, Crystal Reeck, and […]
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Aaron Carter gets engaged to Melanie Martin after being reunited
Singer Aaron Carter’s love story with Melanie Martin is approaching a happy ending. The two, who had recently reunited after a bitter split in late April, are officially engaged now. The former teen pop sensation made the announcement on Instagram on Friday by posting a photo of Martin flaunting her […]
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Alabama judge declares transgender driver’s license policy as unconstitutional
Alabama’s policy for a transgender person to undergo full gender reassignment surgery before they can change the sex on their driver’s license is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday. US District Judge Myron Thompson said Alabama policy’s that people “can only change the sex designation on their driver licenses only […]
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Prepare food, clothes before birth: Sexist tips to pregnant women criticized
The government of South Korea’s capital is facing criticism for an online manual for pregnant women that contained sexist tips and gender stereotypes. The now-deleted guidelines, which were published on the website of Seoul’s “Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center,” suggested that pregnant women should prepare food, clothes and daily necessities […]
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A new study identified the determinants that affect a woman’s risk of sexual dysfunction and sought to determine the effectiveness of hormone therapy in decreasing that risk and modifying sexual behaviour. Study: Sexual dysfunction hits some women harder than others as they age
A new study identified the determinants that affect a woman’s risk of sexual dysfunction and sought to determine the effectiveness of hormone therapy in decreasing that risk and modifying sexual behaviour. Study results are published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Sexual dysfunction often […]
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Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus
When Priya’s boyfriend posted a nude photo of her online, he told her it would give her a confidence boost by making her an object of desire for other men. Instead she felt powerless knowing that someone she loved had shared an intimate photo without her consent. “He said all […]
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Shabana Azmi redefines ‘mardangi’ while talking about women empowerment
Drawing attention to the issue of female foeticide with her Netflix horror film, Kaali Khuhi, veteran star Shabana Azmi was also a part of 2020’s much-acclaimed feminist OTT movie, Mee Raqsam that was an ode to the strong bond between a father and his daughter. While co-producing Mee Raqsam with brother Baba Azmi was a […]
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Polish city funds LGBT shelter despite government hostility
Authorities in the Polish city of Krakow have become the first to include financial support for an LGBT shelter in a country where the community has faced hostility from the government. The shelter offers temporary accommodation and psychological counseling for up to 12 homeless LGBT people. It has been run […]
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First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in Nepal
When Angel Lama sashays down the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday she will make history as the first transgender woman to be a finalist in the Himalayan nation’s most glamorous annual event. Nepal ranks among fewer than a dozen countries in the world that accept trans […]
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From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women
LondonFrom mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble progress on women’s equality as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks global havoc. U.N. experts predict the gender poverty gap will widen in 2021 amid the economic downturn. […]