“My Brilliant Friend” and Elena Ferrante’s other best-selling books are inspiring female novelists and shaking up the country’s male-dominated literary establishment.
Tag: Women and Girls
Call It a Crime of Pasta
The famous pasta-making women of Bari, Italy, are worried that a crackdown on contraband orecchiette pasta could threaten their way of life.
After Horrific Rape in India, Police Kill 4 Suspects
The police said the men linked to the Hyderabad case had gone for officers’ guns. Rights activists questioned the police’s account, while many Indians celebrated.
Threats and Abuse on Campaign Trail: A Grim Reality for U.K. Female Candidates
This is politics in a climate of fear and intimidation: Inconspicuous offices with no campaign posters and multiple security cameras. No canvassing after dark. Death threats.
M.R.I.s Can Better Detect Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts, Study Finds
A large study found that M.R.I.s detected tumors missed by mammograms, cutting interval cancers by half or more.
On Day to End Violence Against Women, Spain’s Far Right Champions Men
Fresh from a strong showing at the polls, members of the ultranationalist Vox party have called for the repeal of a law that protects women from violence.
France Announces New Measures to Tackle Domestic Violence
Advocacy groups welcomed a surge of awareness, but said the government’s proposals did not go far enough, and were not supported with nearly enough money.
New Zealand Man Convicted of Murder in Grace Millane’s Death
The British backpacker’s killing in 2018 led to soul searching in a nation that is seen as relatively safe.
Tampons to Be Taxed as Essential, Not Luxury, Items in Germany
Starting Jan. 1, menstrual products will be considered “necessary” items, as bread, books and cut flowers are.
A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women
In the late 1800s, women explorers sailed the Nile, sending back vivid accounts of Egypt’s riches. A 21st-century writer travels in their wake.