“Benedetta” by Paul Verhoeven is the film we’re longing to see this winter
He first shocked Cannes, then the New York Film Festival (where a group of outraged Catholics protested when the film was screened). Paul Verhoeven’s latest controversial film, Benedetta, might be released in Italian cinemas this December.Based on a true story, the...
Let a female bestseller captivate you
Autumn has come: chestnuts, sitting on the couch under a plaid, a hot cup of tea and good book to read. What could you possibly want more? Just like plants and trees, as the cold season approaches, we tend to switch to ‘rest’ mode, making the most of this period to...
Any difference between a woman’s brain and a man’s brain? Yes, women’s brains age more slowly!
It begins to age when you’re 25 and once you get to the age of 28/30, you are losing 100,000 neurons a day, on average. A figure that might seem a little less frightening if you consider that our brain has about 100 billion neurons… Anyway, the human brain does age...
A new alliance to stop online harassment
Globally, over 200 million women have experienced online abuse, according to the shocking figures that emerged from the survey conducted by the World Wide Web Foundation. The research estimates that some 38% of the global female population has been verbally insulted,...
Sally Rooney has done it again
On September 7, 2021, a whole lot of English-speaking literature fans rushed to the bookshops. Why? Easy: that was the day Sally Rooney’s third novel was published, after Conversations with Friends and Normal People (the latter was also adapted into a television...
Pink October is breast cancer awareness month
All over the world, October is the month of the yearly campaign for raising awareness on breast cancer and on the impact it can have.According to WHO statistics, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 and 685,000 related deaths, globally. As of...
Women and equal opportunities: Norway takes the top spot
A detailed, gender equality analysis, conducted in the major spheres (business, institutions, society) of 100 countries clearly showed there is one great winner: northern European countries.That’s the picture offered by the Female Opportunity Index following the...
Soft gymnastics is good for your heart
It reduces your risk of developing diabetes (for physical exercise lowers blood sugar, during and after the physical activity itself); it boosts your basal metabolic rate, therefore making it easier to lose weight; it improves your mood and concentration abilities....
Sustainable fashion and children: less (and green) is better
The general rule according to which the best solution is a wardrobe featuring a few, quality items that easily and perfectly match one another and that are easy and simple to maintain is not a rule that goes for adults only. Children’s fashion too should abide by the...
Can graphic design be inclusive?
Is it possible to use special typefaces to support gender identity, guarantee accessibility for the visually impaired and make it easier for dyslexic people to read? Five graphic designers believe this is the case and have created five different fonts to promote a...