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8 Ways to Make a Movie About a Female Superhero Happen

Some people are saying a woman can't star in a superhero movie. But a good superheroine movie is necessary and doable. Here are eight ways to make a movie about a female superhero movie happen.

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Pioneer Billie Jean King Moved The Baseline For Women's Tennis

Forty years ago today, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the most watched tennis matches in history. She talks about what it was like to be a female tennis player at that time and what's changed today.

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Barnard President: Today's 'Wonder Women' Must Reframe Feminism

Debora Spar's new book, "Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection," discusses the misinterpretation of feminism by a younger generation and callsl for a new feminist agenda.

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A Tale of Two Pakistans

Journalist and activist Humaira Awais Shahid sheds light on violence against women in Pakistan and advocates for the International Violence Against Women Act.

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How to Fall In Love With Math

Math deserves to be enjoyed for its own sake, without being constantly subjected to the question, “When will I use this?”

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Killing the Ideal Woman

Management professor Jodi Detjen asserts this is the reason women aren't making it to the top is that we're too busy trying to be the ideal woman: well presented, excellent housekeeper, perfect mother.

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A Case Study in Gender Equality: Harvard

What if Harvard Business School gave itself a gender makeover, changing its curriculum, rules and social rituals to foster female success?

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