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2023: The Year of the Girl

It’s the year of ‘girl math’, Barbie and Taylor Swift – all packing a punch and raising questions in their wake on what it means to be female

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From Barbie to Taylor Swift, girl power trends all pack a punch and raise questions on what it means to be female.

Barbie the movie made its mark on pop culture, and Time magazine named Taylor Swift its Person of the Year in 2023.

PHOTOS: WARNER BROS, TIME MAGAZINE

Karen Tee

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I finally found my dream pair of pearl earrings on a recent trip to Japan.

They were a little bit of a splurge, I admitted in a WhatsApp group chat to some of my close friends.

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