Meghan Markle, the new Duchess of Sussex, spoke about her views on gender equality at an International Women’s Day event on Friday. It was her first lengthy, unscripted public appearance since her wedding.
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Meghan Markle ‘Moved the Dial’ for British Royal Family in Women’s Day Talk
The Duchess of Sussex spoke about feminism, sanitary pads, internet trolls and gender stereotypes. And she said she doesn’t read Twitter. “But I do read the Economist.”
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Shining a Light on Chinese Workers
As a woman, Cao Fei is a notable exception in the world of successful contemporary artists in China.
Saudi Arabia Rebuked for First Time by Fellow Members of U.N. Rights Council
The kingdom has a seat on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, where three dozen nations rebuked it for human rights abuses for the first time on Thursday.
At War: The Women Whose Secret Work Helped Win World War II
One was America’s first female intelligence cartographer. The other handled classified spy reports on four continents. These are their stories.