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How Culture Has Shaped Barbie Over the Years
For years, Barbie symbolized unattainable and one-dimensional beauty standards for girls around the world. Over the years, Mattel has decided to change that because there "was a lot of noise in culture," says Andrea Nevins, director of...
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A New Film About Barbie's Long-Overdue Makeover
For years, Barbie symbolized unattainable and one-dimensional beauty standards for girls around the world, but Mattel is trying to change that. There "was a lot of noise in culture," says Andrea Nevins, director of "Tiny Shoulders:...
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Laurie Hernandez Spills Her Biggest Fear
The 17-year-old Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast tells Cheddar she worries about limiting herself. The athlete is launching a new clothing line with JCPenney for tweens and teens and a children's book inspired by her Olympic journey.
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Bryan Cranston Goes From the Dangers of a Meth Lab to the Dangers of Boyhood
The actor known for his role as Breaking Bad's Walter White has co-created "A Dangerous Book for Boys" -- a wholesome, sweet, family series for Amazon Prime. "It's a how-to book. How to embrace boyhood," he told Cheddar Thursday.
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Emotional testimony from relatives at last MMIWG
More emotional testimony is forthcoming from relatives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, for the last scheduled public hearings. It's possible this will be the last time relatives will be allowed to testify — the...
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Self-esteem the key to empowering the women of tomorrow
Self-esteem is the key to empowering the women of tomorrow, according to a special program at a school in Nova Scotia. Through a variety of activities aimed at increasing the self-esteem of young girls, the program's co-ordinators hope...
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Babysitter recounts rescue of abused children
A 19-year-old babysitter has recounted the horrifying rescue of two abused children, exclusively to CBC News. Babysitter Justice Taylor says slashes and bruises covered the back of the childrens' legs when she found them last month....
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Smart Cookies: Girl Scouts Launch New STEM Program
Raytheon sponsors new program to build girls' confidence with STEM Kills. Generation STEM reports that 74% of teen girls are interested in STEM Fields.
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NYT Columnist Maureen Dowd on Zuckerberg's Presidential Aspirations
She says the Facebook founder's invention turned into a "Frankenstein." Dowd talks about why Americans might have a hard time trusting Zuckerberg enough to vote for him.
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Advice for Producing a Conference
Jen Betts, CEO and President of Innovative Public Relations and Media, says organizers can underestimate what goes into launching a major event. These are some of her biggest challenges.
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Couple denied co-op over sex of baby, they say
A Vancouver couple believe they were denied a unit in a co-op housing complex because their baby is a girl and not a boy
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Staying Ahead of Fast Fashion
Rebecca Minkoff is a pioneer of the "see now, buy now" concept at New York Fashion Week. In an effort to to make fashion more accessible to the everyday shopper, the items that used to take 6 months to hit stores are now immediately...
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Rex Murphy | Canada's feminist-focused foreign-aid policy
Rex Murphy looks at the Liberal government's new gender equality-focused international assistance policy, which aims to help women and girls around the world.
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LIfe after the Olympics for Hayley Wickenheiser
Life after the Olympics has been quite an experience for Hayley Wickenheiser. The longtime hockey star retired last year and is now a member of the IOC Athlete's Commission. In this interview with The National's Rosemary Barton,...
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Boko Haram releases schoolgirls
While 82 schoolgirls held captive for three years by Boko Haram militants have been released as part of a prisoner exchange, more than 100 women are still missing.
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Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian citizen
The Nobel Peace Prize co-winner took the opportunity to urge Canada to play a leadership role in promoting education for girls and refugees around the world
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Laurier student inspired by Malala
Sonaina Chopra, a Pakistani winner of the Yousafzai scholarship, talks about her desire to speak with the Nobel laureate and her experiences moving to Canada to attend Wilfrid Laurier University
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Grim week for indigenous community in Winnipeg
When Kimberley Kostiuk thinks about the two young Indigenous women who were shot in Winnipeg within 48 hours of each other, she is afraid for her own daughters
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Anne of Green Gables returns — again
Are Canadians facing Anne overload? With a new series on CBC and three TV movies, Vancouver-born Emmy-winner Moira Walley-Beckett might find out soon.
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Protesting for transgender rights
Protestors are sending a message to a B.C. pastor who is campaigning to block a bill that expands protections for transgender people.
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Canada committed to global reproductive rights
Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau says there will be 'a more significant amount dedicated to sexual and reproductive health and rights' in the government's 2017 budget
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Fire hero's reunion
A chance meeting reunites a man with the two women he saved from a fire when they were just little girls
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Meet the Arab World's First Female Pro Golfer
Maha Haddawee is the Arab world's first female professional golfer on tour. The Moroccan hopes her efforts will inspire young players in other countries where participation among women is still low.
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“Sit Still, Look Pretty” – a call to young women from singer Daya
2016 has been a good year for the up-and-coming pop star Daya. Her first single “Hide Away” – from her self-titled debut EP – was a huge hit, going platinum with more than 185 million streams on Spotify. But that’s nothing compared to...