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The sobering new state of feminism
Support for female equality is edging up but going backwards among young men.
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Against this background, any hint of progress in female equality is welcome.
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Pilita Clark
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In the past three years, women in Afghanistan have been barred from jobs, universities, parks and gyms. Nearly 20 US states have made abortion illegal or harder to secure. Deadly protests have rocked Iran after a young woman arrested for “improper” clothing died in custody.
Americans have re-elected a president who campaigned against a female rival he called “retarded”, “mentally impaired” and a “dummy”.
