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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Jenni Young

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Boots removes gender signs for toys - 0 views

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    High street pharmacy chain admits it was wrong to categorise toys for girls or boys, after shoppers accuse it of sexism (Guardian)
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Speed Kills - 0 views

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    New Yorker article about incorrect reporting of the Boston bombing on social media
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Meet the women doing 'men's work' - 0 views

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    The Guardian talks to seven women working in professions heavily dominated by men - from one of the 0.5% of truck drivers who are women to one of the only three female butchers in the UK.
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Saudi Arabia Issues First Anti-Domestic Abuse Advert For Women & Children - 0 views

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    Huffington Post
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How will Saudi Arabia's anti-domestic violence campaign work? - 0 views

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    Saudi women can't do anything without a male guardian's permission - including see the advert (Guardian blog)
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The colorful evolution of newswomen's attire - 0 views

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    Washington Post article about the clothing of female newsreaders
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The sheath: a particular brand of female-anchor sexy. - 0 views

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    Female newscasters are judged by their clothing
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New Suburban Dream Born of Asia and Southern California - 0 views

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    Asians now the largest immigrant group in Southern California. NYT
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34 Adverts That Would Totally Be Banned Today - 0 views

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    old advertisements that would be unacceptable today
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CNN Profiles: Robin Wright's 'Rock the Casbah' - 0 views

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    Podcast. CNN's John Lisk talks with author Robin Wright about her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World." Wright says the vast and dramatic changes sweeping the region are only just beginning.
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'Rock the Casbah' Author: Hip-Hop Has Been the Rhythm of Arab Spring - 0 views

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    Journalist Robin Wright chronicles the cultural and social forces behind this year's Arab revolt in her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.' Margaret Warner and Wright discuss her book and the new wave of empowerment in the Arab world.
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Should We Care When a Language Dies? - 0 views

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    Lexicon Valley audio from Slate.com
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Benson Lee Goes 'Seoul Searching' - 0 views

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    Korean filmmaker Benson Lee is making a film about his experiences at Korean summer camp, in response to stereotype Images of Asians in the media
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How Code-Switching Explains The World - 1 views

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    In linguistics, "code-switching" means mixing languages or patterns of speech in conversation.This NPR blog interprets code-switching more broadly, as a dialogue that spans culture, race and ethnicity.
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Code Switch - 2 views

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    In linguistics, "code-switching" means mixing languages or patterns of speech in conversation. But this NPR blog looks at code-switching a little more broadly.
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Why people change the way they speak - 5 views

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    short clip from BBC Newsnight
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David and Victoria Beckham 'getting posher', study finds - 2 views

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    BBC article about the changing accents of the Beckhams
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