For a campaign on behalf of beverage company Schweppes, advertising agency Ogilvy created a touch-sensitive dress that tracked how often—and with what degree of intensity—women in Brazil were groped on an average night out. The goal was to elevate the issue to men, who expressed in preliminary interviews that harassment was not a major issue for club-going…
Month: December 2018
The South Asian Artists Making Their Mark on the Western Scene
Women from India, Pakistan and beyond are finally gaining recognition thanks to a spate of recent and coming museum shows. This article looks at a select group of women who are forging new narratives about contemporary South Asian art — and receiving unprecedented attention from major institutions in the United States. The video highlights a…
How This All-Women Sailing Voyage is Fighting Ocean Plastic
Ten years ago, skipper Emily Penn discovered the horrors of ocean plastic as she hitchhiked around the planet on the record-breaking biofueled boat Earthrace. She felt compelled to make a change, so she did what any normal 22-year-old fresh out of university would do: Organize the largest-ever community-led waste cleanup from a tiny Tongan island. “It’s also…
Salvadoran Women Serving Long Sentences for the “Crime” of Miscarriage
El Salvador is one of just a handful of countries where abortion is banned in all circumstances. The ban is so draconian that even miscarriage is considered suspicious. Currently, there are 23 Salvadoran women who say they suffered a miscarriage and are now serving lengthy jail terms. “Typically they arrive for emergency care in a hospital…
South Korea Loves Plastic Surgery and Makeup. Some Women Want to Change That.
Beauty is big in South Korea. It has the world’s highest rate of cosmetic surgery per capita, and it keeps rising. It has become a destination for nip-and-tuck tourism. The beauty market — cosmetics and facial care products like masks — generated $13 billion in sales last year, making it one of the world’s top 10…
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