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The evolution of sex toys: From 30,000-year old stone dildos to hi-tech vibrators
Hallie Lieberman, a sex toy historian, is the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy — a look at humanity’s ...
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Helena Gleichen: pioneer radiographer, suffragist, and forgotten hero of WWI
“Women, your country needs you,” Millicent Fawcett, the campaigner for women’s suffrage, proclaimed when war was declared ...
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Physicist claims men are inherently better suited for a career in physics than women in published paper
The 'Quantitative Science Studies’ journal controversially published a paper that claims men are better suited for a career ...
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Study: Women and ethnic minorities in data science probably won’t get promoted over white men
New diversity reports found women or ethnic minorities in the data and analytics industry are half as likely to reach a leadership ...
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Just putting out there ... I'm a complete sucker for influencer marketing — and that's OK
In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...
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Why women didn't win any science Nobels this year
That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer Frances Arnold won in 2018, for chemistry, and Donna Strickland ...
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Byte Me #9: Slack harassment, vagina bots, and pooping at work
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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Hideo Kojima’s games rely on sexist tropes — and Death Stranding will probably be no different
This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video ...
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NASA finally has enough spacesuits for first ever all-woman spacewalk on October 21
In March, NASA had plans to conduct its first ever all-women spacewalk. But, it was canceled down to suit sizings. But it's ...
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Bitcoin fraudsters impersonate Canadian police to steal over $18,000
Police in Canada have issued warnings about a Bitcoin scam after two citizens reportedly lost $18,764.50 (CAD $25,000) to ...
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Byte Me #7: TNW's Lady Bits has a new name!
Welcome back to... Byte Me! Confused? Due to some copyright issues, we had to rename. But we love OUR new name, and ...
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It’s a huge problem that most health apps are created by men — here’s how to fix that
If most creators of healht apps are men, while most users are women, it's bound to lead to problems and worse user experience. ...
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Gaming's 'MeToo' moment continues as more women come forward
After the initial wave, more and more women in gaming are coming forward with stories of abuse and inappropriate behavior ...
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Women in gaming open up on Twitter about sexual assault in the industry
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual ...
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The internet's idiots are already trying to discredit Katie Bouman’s historic accomplishments
People online have pointed out how Bouman wasn’t the only one on the team or the only author of the research papers so ...
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Are 'women in tech' events helpful or hurtful to gender equality?
TNW Conference 2019 is coming! TheNextWomen will showcase the importance of female entrepreneurship featuring roundtable ...
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Elvie's sleek tech for new mothers is breaking taboos in women's health
Five years ago, funding for the femtech sector had barely reached $100 million total. But now it's set to see a huge increase ...
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Wikipedia bios for women scientists are more likely to be flagged for removal
Currently, just 17 percent of the English-language biographies on Wikipedia are about women, and women scientists in particular ...
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How movies got (kinda) less sexist over 129 years
It wasn't until 1985 when people finally started talking about how Hollywood had a problem with the way it represented women ...
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Byte Me #5: Facebook's prude policies, 'LinkedIn' for LaDiEs, and #unwantedivanka
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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Byte Me #6: Woke awards, breastfeeding on Twitch, and chickbait
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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How 'The Equal Edit' campaign is improving gender equality in Swedish history on Wikipedia
“The Equal Edit,” launched by the Wikimedia Foundation, recently partnered with Historiskan, the first journal in Sweden ...
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r/GirlGamers memes help women and non-binary gamers deal with harassment
The subreddit /r/GirlGamers aims to rectify sexual harassment by providing an online community space for people of all genders ...
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Mixer is taking heat over its oddly conservative dress code
Microsoft-owned streaming service Mixer is catching some heat over its rules concerning appropriate clothes, which seem to ...
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Twitch is okay with breastfeeding -- but many viewers aren't, and that's a problem
A Twitch streamer fed her baby the natural way, and sparked a debate about breastfeeding on stream. Twitch has now chosen ...
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Bagel-loving 84-year-old lady foils sextortionists' $1,400 Bitcoin con
An 84-year-old woman in the US has been targeted by Bitcoin sextortionists after she signed up to Panera, a well-known restaurant ...
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This physicist has written over 500 biographies of women scientists on Wikipedia
Physicist, Jess Wade, has spent the last year trying to improve the representation of women scientists on Wikipedia by adding ...
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This thread about peeing in space is the best thing on Twitter today
It’s not often I’m glued to my screen while someone talks about the intricacies of urination. Twitter, for all its ...
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Female-founded podcast network Earios releases its first shows
Podcasting has already shaped the way we consume media, and we can’t let it become yet another boys club — this is why ...
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Google Walkout organizers publicly accuse Google of punishing them
Two of the women who helped organize last year’s global Google Walkout have accused the tech giant of retaliating against ...
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Girlboss launches its first-ever social network, a ‘LinkedIn’ for women
In a bid to give women a better professional platform, Girlboss has launched the company’s first-ever, free social networking ...
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Third person accused in Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring case pleads guilty
A woman accused of running a Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring pleaded guilty on Tuesday after authorities busted the operation ...
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This repulsive app generates nudes from photos of clothed women
If you think creating anyone's nude photos or deepfake was a difficult task, think again. An app called DeepNude has developed ...
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Razer drops streamer for tweeting ‘men are trash’ in response to sexual harassment
Razer announced that it won’t renew Gabriela Cattuzzo's contract, a popular Brazilianvideo game streamer with almost 90k ...
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The frontline of the abortion battle isn't in Alabama, it's online
As the legislative noose draws tighter around women’s necks, it’s centuries-old technology, or modern adaptation of it ...
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AI model exposes Hollywood's bias against actresses
While the technology world and the US political institution grapple with how to deal with incumbent gender discrimination, ...
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Report: Female-sounding voice assistants fuel gender bias
AI-powered voice assistants from Google, Amazon, Apple, and others could be perpetuating harmful gender biases, according ...
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Hearsts' Marscha Krouwel: Female-led companies get less funding but make more revenue
We're coming to you live from day one of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Up next is Marsha Krouwel, Hearst ...
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Amazon sued for discriminating against pregnant warehouse workers
A new CNET investigation has found that the company has faced at least seven lawsuits from pregnant women over the last eight ...
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PSA: Don't give in to police officer asking for your Bitcoin, it's a scam
Has a cop recently asked you to hand over your cryptocurrency?
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‘Pay parity has worsened’ – especially for women of color in tech
Next Wednesday, April 10th at 12:00 to 1:00pm (Pacific), Wilkerson and Copeland-Carson are joining us to host a TNW Answers ...
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Women are only 24% of the infosec workforce. Now go follow them on Twitter
The future is female.
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Women are often pushed out of STEM mid-career — here’s how we fix it
Reports continue to show that mid to senior career women leave technology fields in high numbers. They often leave not ...
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NPR's Invisibilia podcast deals with the invisible forces that shape who we are
Earlier this month, Invisibilia celebrated its fifth birthday. As one of NPR's most popular podcasts, it deals with the invisible forces ...
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NASA doesn’t have enough spacesuits for the first all-women spacewalk — so they canceled it
Yesterday, NASA announced that it doesn't have enough spacesuits for the first all-women spacewalk which was scheduled to ...
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'Broad Band' is the best book we’ve read on women in computing
To those unfamiliar with computing history, the world's first general-purpose computer was the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical ...
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1.8M Chinese women deemed 'BreedReady' by creepy new database
An open database in China has been found to include the personal information of over 1.8 million women. It was discovered ...
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Women were fighting against sexual harassment online long before #MeToo
Just two months after allegations of sexual abuse against Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light in a 2017 New ...
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4 obstacles women face in negotiations, and how to overcome them
Women on average are still being paid less than men in the workplace and are sadly losing out at the negotiation table. For ...
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Fixing the financial literacy gap will attract more women to Bitcoin
The blockchain and cryptocurrency industry is dominated by men – fact.
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How women in health, science, and innovation can collaborate globally
Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do ...
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African women have their own versions of #MeToo to address local issues
Nearly one and a half years ago when Alyssa Milano asked women to click MeToo on their social media platforms, the #MeToo ...
