"societal expectations"

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4 August 2025

A young Iranian woman looks at a portrait of a woman covered in a scarf in Tehran, Iran, on July 28, 2025.

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5 December 2024

An Iranian woman wearing a veil stands in line after a ceremony in northern Tehran, Iran, on December 4, 2024. Iran recently passes a new law on the hijab, which imposes stricter regulations on women's clothing and increases penalties for violations.

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22 November 2024

Tumpa Das, age 29, walks before the cremation of a dead body in a furnace in a crematorium at Baruipur Panchayat area in South 24-Pargana district of Purandarpur Mahashamshan, about 39 km south from Kolkata, India, on November 20, 2024. For the last 10 years, after her father's death, she is in charge of the crematorium. This woman Dom single-handedly handles the work, which is traditionally male-dominated. From registering the names of the dead to managing the cremation, the work of the furnace is handled by this young woman single-handedly.

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22 November 2024

Tumpa Das, age 29, walks before the cremation of a dead body in a furnace in a crematorium at Baruipur Panchayat area in South 24-Pargana district of Purandarpur Mahashamshan, about 39 km south from Kolkata, India, on November 20, 2024. For the last 10 years, after her father's death, she is in charge of the crematorium. This woman Dom single-handedly handles the work, which is traditionally male-dominated. From registering the names of the dead to managing the cremation, the work of the furnace is handled by this young woman single-handedly.

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19 November 2024

Two young Iranian women, one of whom is not wearing a mandatory headscarf, walk together along a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 17, 2024.

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4 April 2024

A liberal nurse is waving a flag with the slogan ''neither maid, nor nun, nor cunt.''

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7 December 2023

Two young Iranian women, who are not wearing mandatory headscarves, are sitting at a cafe in downtown Tehran, Iran, on December 6, 2023.

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7 December 2023

Two young Iranian women, who are not wearing mandatory headscarves, are sitting at a cafe in downtown Tehran, Iran, on December 6, 2023.

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#9765632

18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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#9765624

18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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#9765620

18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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#9765608

18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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#9765596

18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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18 March 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - MARCH 15, 2023: A scene from the media rehearsal of the performance 'My Brilliant Friend' directed by Ewelina Marciniak, based on Elena Ferrante play, performed on the stage of the Theatre Stary, on March 15, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. The play 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante depicts the friendship between Elena and Lila as they navigate poverty and societal expectations in 1950s Naples. The story explores the nature of femininity and the societal processes of European history, questioning the role of feminine intelligence and intuition in a world of social injustice.

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