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Chinese women are ignoring taboos around menstrual products to argue for fairer prices, using social media channels.
A new wave of women in sport science is helping us see how women can perform at their best with their menstrual cycle. But there are still gaps and silences – which is why Lydia Ko’s comment matters.
A study of Batek hunter-gatherers from Malaysia shows how laughter can shape our ethical values.
A new Bollywood movie based on the story of an Indian entrepreneur who created affordable sanitary pads is helping to counter myths and taboos around menstruation.
American comedian Larry David has drawn fire for his jokes about the Holocaust. But he draws on a long tradition of Jewish humour.
The BBC’s dark drama reveals just how thin the veneer of middle-class respectability can be.
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Lecturer in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Reader in Gender Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate research scientist, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL
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Assistant Professor in Politics and International Studies (East Asia), University of Warwick