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[ad_1] To the Editor:Re “The Legal Foundation of Women’s Sports Is Under Fire,” by David French (column, June 26):If courts agree with Mr. French that substituting gender identity for biological sex as the “determining factor” in athletics eligibility “will undermine both the practical and legal basis for women’s sports,” they will confirm the adage that hard cases make bad law.Examples of problematic participation of transgender athletes are extraordinarily rare. By one estimate, “out of 200,000 women in college sports at a given time, about 50 are transgender.”Nor is participation a given. In line with the Olympic framework, the N.C.A.A. follows…

[ad_1] LONDON — It was the gleaming smiles and mutual backslapping of two 40-something banker bros which signalled a new era of U.K.-EU relations.  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron looked like natural bedfellows as they riffed off one another at a friendly Paris press conference in March, announcing a sizeable £478 million package to deter migrant crossings through the English Channel. The contrast with the petty name-calling of the Boris Johnson and Liz Truss eras was clear to see. Sunak’s warm and productive summit with Europe’s most high-profile leader confirmed a more collaborative relationship with the…

[ad_1] India’s foreign minister says New Delhi is open to looking into ‘relevant’ information Canada provides on Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder.India has told Canada it is open to looking into any “specific” or “relevant” information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar earlier this year. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week said Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the murder, prompting an angry initial reaction from New Delhi, which denies the allegation. Asked about the allegation at a Council on Foreign Relations event in New York, India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Tuesday…

Lead photo: the Pratigya Campaign team This blog post was written before the COVID-19 outbreak. Women’s ability to access safe and legal abortion is restricted in law or in practice in many countries around the world. As a result, tens of thousands of women die every year due to the complications arising from unsafe abortion. Access to safe abortion is not just a basic reproductive right, but also an integral part of a woman’s bodily autonomy and integrity. In India, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (“MTP Act”) allows women to undergo an abortion up to 20 weeks, subject…

[ad_1] June Ambrose: Creative director and designer, Women’s Hoops, Puma June Ambrose Lexie Moreland/WWD Celebrity stylist, costume designer and creative director June Ambrose’s career has spanned more than 30 years. As a stylist, June Ambrose is responsible for some of the most iconic music video fashion of the last few decades, working with Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott — most notably the rapper’s beloved trash bag costumes from her “The Rain (Supa Fly)” music video. Her styling and design expertise caught the eye of many major brands, like Levi’s, Target, La Mer and others, who have…

[ad_1] The 76th annual Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night. Kimberly Akimbo won best musical, Leopoldstadt was named best play, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog won best revival of a play, and Parade won best revival of a musical. In the lead acting categories, Jodie Comer won best performance by an actress in a play for Prima Facie, while openly nonbinary actor J. Harrison Ghee made history (along with Alex Newell) for winning best performance by an actor in a musical for Some Like It Hot. Sean Hayes won best actor in a play for Good Night, Oscar, while Victoria Clark…

[ad_1] Home » Red Carpet » Chanel & W Magazine Special Celebration of Sofia… Posted on September 15, 2023 Pin Because the worlds of film, fashion and popular music had to schedule EVERYTHING AT ONCE this week, we have yet another panel of ladies serving looks; this time at a Chanel and W Mag event honoring Priscilla director Sofia Coppola.   Dianna AgronPin Pin Very chic. Love the simple sweater paired with the slightly more dazzling skirt. That bag is fabulous.   Elle FanningPin Pin We don’t like this at all. The print is both underwhelming and a…

People marching for Ukraine, Feb 27, Santa Monica CAOnce in a while, people lose family members.  A war comes or an earthquake or a famine, and people flee, losing track of where their parents or children or uncles and aunts and grandparents are.This happened to Boris Furman’s family during the Holocaust.  People were torn from each other and separated by geography, some separated by death without other family members knowing.On Dec. 31, 2021, This American Life featured Boris’s story as told to Dana Chivvis (Act 3 of Episode 757 “This Must Be the Place.”In Hebrew, tikkun means repair.  In Judaism…

[ad_1] Find out how this MBA grad is leveraging her degree to inspire women in business and young people at Teach For America Some MBAs enter business school with a vague idea of what they want to do with their career. For Arizona native Veronica Aguilar, however, she was sure from the very beginning.Fast-forward two years since her MBA and her ambitious attitude and compassion has even landed her a spot in the prestigious Phoenix Business Journal 40 Under 40 list for 2023.Find out how she’s using her MBA for the greater good by inspiring and championing women in business…

By Rosann Mariappuram “Love is an action, never simply a feeling.” – bell hooks When I describe Legal Voice’s work I often talk about fighting sexism, dismantling systems of oppression, and building power through the strategic use of law and advocacy. I use language that reflects the pro-active, take-the-offensive approach that I love about Legal Voice’s work. But another powerful way to describe our work is through love. Legal Voice’s work is rooted in love for those we serve and the love we receive from our community of donors, supporters, and allies. Black feminist scholar bell hooks* constantly centers the…