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The Week in Patriarchy

Arwa Mahdawi reviews the most important stories on feminism, sexism and those fighting for equality. Sign up here.

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    Elon Musk’s 20-year-old estranged daughter responded to his rant about her

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    On Thursday, the billionaire went on a disturbing anti-trans rant about Vivian Wilson, who legally dropped Musk’s name in 2022
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    Sorry, JD Vance, but being a ‘childless cat lady’ is actually not a bad thing

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    Rather than being ‘miserable’, as Trump’s running mate once said, women who are childfree by choice are often happier and healthier
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    The far right’s crusade against porn is a red herring – it’s actually a crusade against progress

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    On the surface the US conservative obsession with porn doesn’t seem overly problematic – but the word has been weaponized to attack LGBTQ+ rights
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    It’s no surprise a Newsweek writer panned Taylor Swift for being single and childless

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    The broader context of what the magazine has become starts with political activist Josh Hammer running its opinion pages
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    Perimenopause finally gets more attention – because there’s something in it for men

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    Celebrities have spoken up about their experiences – and Silicon Valley types learned ovaries may hold the key to long life
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    Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back

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    Clark made a bit of a wishy-washy statement, but after the shrill rightwing complaints, she should be applauded for speaking up
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    Far-right Republicans’ latest target? No-fault divorce

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    If a certain subsection of Republicans get their way, obtaining a divorce in the US might soon become a lot more difficult
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    A male birth control gel is one step closer to reality, and that’s worth celebrating

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    A male equivalent to the female birth control pill has not yet materialized, but a clinical trial shows encouraging results
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    Jerry Seinfeld’s lurch to the right now includes mourning ‘dominant masculinity’

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    The comedian’s remarks on a podcast join his cheerleading of genocidal violence and jokes about suffering children in Gaza
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    Louisiana descends into dystopia with historic law on abortion pills

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    The state wasn’t the best place to get pregnant in the first place, with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the US
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    Harrison Butker’s misogynistic graduation speech shows the bigots are winning

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    We’re going backwards: a football player can say hateful things from a university podium while students are being arrested
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    The abdication of two beauty queens hints at ugly truth about Miss USA

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    Miss USA and Miss Teen USA were cryptic about resigning, but there’s no mistaking the misogyny at the heart of the brand
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    The adultification of children has consequences from Palestine to the US

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    Hind Rajab was five years old when she was killed in Gaza. So why did a CNN host refer to her as ‘a woman’?
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    Discussing Sonia Sotomayor’s retirement is not sexist – it’s strategic

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    The liberal justice has been called the supreme court’s conscience but we can’t afford a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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    An Israeli bomb destroyed 4,000 embryos at a Gaza IVF centre. Where is the outrage?

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    The anti-abortion crowd who believe embryos are ‘extrauterine children’ have been weirdly silent about the strike
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    Trump’s latest claim? That he has moderate abortion views – but don’t be fooled

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    Trump is walking a tricky tightrope trying to appeal to his evangelical base and moderate voters. His solution? A bunch of contradictory nonsense
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    What a surprise! Free speech absolutist Elon Musk doesn’t really love free speech

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    The X owner is paying legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ over their posts while weaponizing the law to shut down his critics
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    Trump selling Bibles may be desperation – but that shouldn’t cheer anyone up

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    Despite mockery, Trump has sold trading cards, sneakers, cologne and perfume – and manages to get the last laugh
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    As Gaza is destroyed, Israel is killing dozens of children in the West Bank

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    A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot while lighting a firework. ‘Cases like these happen quite regularly, but no one’s hearing about them,’ according to the Israeli rights group B’Tselem
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    Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

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    Lawmakers say they’re on the warpath because TikTok’s owner is a national security threat. Some users think the app has become a hub for progressive activism
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