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KPMG President Sees Major Impact From Women’s PGA Championship Sponsorship

Now nine years into its title sponsorship of the Women’s PGA Championship, KPMG has been a catalyst for meaningful change in women’s golf – in the professional ranks and beyond. “We’re really proud of that,” KPMG President Paul Knopp said during a weekend interview from Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, where Ruoning Yin…

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Taylor Swift turned down Meghan Markle’s personal invite to appear on her canceled Spotify podcast, report says

Taylor Swift declined an invitation to appear on Meghan Markle's now-canceled Spotify podcast. According to The Wall Street Journal, the invitation was personally extended by Meghan. It comes after Spotify and the Sussexes' production company said they "agreed to part ways." Taylor Swift turned down the chance to appear on Meghan Markle's Spotify podcast, despite the Duchess…

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Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan

The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women's lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls' education is severely curtailed. The statement from Hibatullah Akhundzada was made public ahead of the Eid al-Adha…

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Paige Spiranac rips ‘hypocrisy’ of online reaction from women to shirtless baseball players dancing

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac on Saturday pointed out the “hypocrisy” in the comment section of a video showing two half-naked baseball players dancing near the pitcher’s mound. Spiranac wrote on Twitter that she noted that the players weren’t getting negative comments about what they were doing. “Interesting how different the reaction is online when men choose to…

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Italian women protest prosecutor’s call to erase lesbian mother’s name from child’s birth certificate

Around 300 women took part in a sit-in outside Padua’s palace of justice on Friday, after a state prosecutor in the northern Italian city said the birth certificates of 33 children born to lesbian couples were not legal. In a peaceful protest, the women held up signs with slogans such as: “The teacher taught us that we are all…

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Red flag for Republicans: Independent women at odds with GOP on abortion, LGBTQ rights

Republicans have a problem brewing with women. A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll finds that independent women are increasingly at odds with the GOP on cultural issues such as banning abortion and opposing LGBTQ rights. That creates a risky situation for the Republican Party among one of the nation's most crucial groups of swing voters. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,…

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