The New York Times – Sports:
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again.
Category: Women’s Rights
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Are We Finally Ready to Take Tammy Wynette Seriously?
The New York Times – Music:
The unsung godmother of so-called “sad girl” music — and one of pop’s most wrenching chroniclers of feminized pain — has long been misunderstood.
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Former San Jose State Trainer Pleads Guilty to Groping Athletes
The New York Times – Sports:
Scott Shaw admitted on Tuesday that he inappropriately touched the breasts and buttocks of four female athletes from 2017 to 2020, federal prosecutors said.
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Martha Rosler Wants to Know Why We Still Aren’t Outraged
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Since the 1960s, the artist has channeled her wit and her conscience into works that face American injustice head-on.
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City in Mexico Bans Performances of Songs With Misogynistic Lyrics
The New York Times – Music:
The city of Chihuahua said it would impose hefty fines on bands that perform songs with lyrics that “promote violence against women.”
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Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come
The New York Times – Sports:
The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond.
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What It’s Like to be a Female Tour Guide in Saudi Arabia
The New York Times – Travel:
Fatimah Al Zimam has introduced visitors from around the world to her country, which opened to nonreligious tourism in 2019. She discusses her favorite sites, driving a pickup truck and how her country is changing.