LONDON, Jan. 31, 2019 – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some day soon, stargazers searching for answers in the night sky might see the logo of a soft drink company blazing past the Milky Way, or a promotional message from a fast food restaurant. That at least that is the hope of StartRocket, a Russian start-up […]
Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Prostitutes, nurses and maids: no gain for British actresses in 100 years
LONDON, Sept. 21, 2017 – Women are cast in less than a third of roles in British films, often in nameless parts like prostitute, housekeeper and nurse, data showed on Wednesday, with no gains in more than a century. A peep behind the camera explains why: only one in ten writers and directors are female, […]