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Your partner might think they're providing valuable encouragement, but a new study shows how it can backfire.
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A new analysis of over 400 actors shows that gender discrimination plays a major role in Hollywood salaries.
Most religions depict the afterlife as Club Med for young people.
Leaders like Ford Foundation President Darren Walker are the exception.
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The persistence of this trope might say something about the barriers women in media continue to face.
Reading books from people with diverse backgrounds is good for kids.
From the beginning, National Public Radio vowed that it would speak with 'many voices.'
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