Tag: gender
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Kristen Stewart Opens Up on The Surprising Respect Difference Between Directing and Acting
Kristen Stewart speaks out about her directing journey Kristen Stewart is turning heads not just for her acting chops but for her directorial ambitions as well. Having completed her first feature, The Chronology of Water, Stewart has been candid about the distinctive treatment she encounters in two roles that have defined her career. While promoting…
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Gender-focused Training for HIV Providers Reduces Stigma, but Implementation Proves Challenging
Introduction: The promise of gender-focused training Healthcare settings increasingly recognize that stigma toward gender diversity can deter people living with HIV from seeking care. A growing body of evidence suggests that gender-focused training for HIV providers—covering gender identity, sexual orientation, and the social determinants of health—can reduce implicit and explicit biases. When clinicians understand patients’…
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Cape Fever by Nadia Davids: A Power Struggle Between Mistress and Maid
Overview Nadia Davids’s Cape Fever revisits the social maelstrom of a South African city just after World War I, a nation beginning to reckon with its colonial legacies. The novel, her second, follows the award-winning author as she sharpens her lens on power, gender, and class. Set in a small unnamed coastal city that evokes…
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CGIAR at COP30: Updates on Gender Negotiations and the New GAP
Introduction: Climate Action with a Gender Lens As COP30 unfolds, the climate negotiation landscape is increasingly shaped by a clear and urgent truth: climate change is not gender-neutral, and neither can our response be. The CGIAR network, along with other global partners, is closely watching the negotiations around the new UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (GAP)…
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SPP Convenes African Stakeholders to Chart Path to COP30
Strategic Kickoff Ahead of COP30: Africa’s Roadmap for NDCs and Implementation The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), a Nigerian civil society group, is hosting a pivotal multi-country webinar designed to sharpen Africa’s stance as the continent prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. With only 13 of 54 African nations having submitted their updated NDCs…
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Hamlet: A Masterpiece of Power, Identity, and Rebellion
Introduction Hamlet has long been read as a mirror of political anxiety, moral complexity, and personal doubt. The Swedish prompt invites a fresh reading: Hamlet as a masterful examination of all that is evil in the world, a chameleon who shifts with every social configuration. Far from a static prince, he becomes a dynamic force…
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Hamlet: A Masterclass on All Evil in the World
Introduction This piece presents Hamlet not merely as a tragic prince but as a living map of all the evil in the world. Through his chameleon-like shifts, he mirrors how societies configure themselves around power, fear, and desire for order. Each era reads him differently, and every interpretation teaches us something about the structures that…
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Read for Sex? Is It Really Wrong for Male Bookworms
Read for Sex? A Controversial Debate Goes On In a time of hyper-polarization, a lighter but telling debate continues to surface: do men read for the thrill of attraction, or is the idea a stereotype that misses the broader truth about reading habits? A recent cultural volley—centered on a satirical column about male book lovers—frames…