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Whether it’s new legislation or the accomplishments of female world leaders, we investigate the light and the dark in hard news. We break down what policy changes mean for our readers, while exploring how the world can be a better place.

Mirrors can often be a reflection of the external voices that surround your appearance. Very rarely do you see yourself for who you are. You see what your mother thinks you look like, or what your lover loves about you, or the parts the world has validated or invalidated.
Insights delve into the frequency and severity of partner abuse, as well as how partners can weaponise long COVID symptoms to further perpetrate abusive and controlling behaviours.
Despite Pope Francis' call for a global ban on surrogacy, the practice is becoming more common.
“To say that something is not affected by gender in some way is ignoring the reality of our daily lives,” said Michelle Kaufman, Director of the Gender Equity Unit at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Gender underlies everything we do in our daily lives and our work, how we interact with others,” she said. 
Woolworths deciding to take the patriotic merchandise off shelves is most likely a purely strategic business decision. They don’t really care about little us. They’ve shown that.
The “motherhood penalty” women face after having a child affects not only pay but job quality too, according to research co-authored by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership.
I was struck with fear when I learned about the new immigration policy announced in early December because I might not have had the chance to practice journalism if I’d landed in Australia a few years later than I did.  
And just like that…we’re wrapping up 2023. What a year huh? Team MP doubled, we went on our first overseas trip as a company, launched an app, flew to viral heights all thanks to an unsuspecting sports bar in Portland, Oregon, launched an epic new podcast project and welcomed an unprecedented number of new faces to our feed thanks to the glitter of Barbie and the roar of the Matildas.
The present moment for women in the Middle East is arduous and filled with pain. For Lebanese journalist and writer Batoul Yazbeck, the way out will require nothing short of a paradigm shift away from the oppressive grip of entrenched masculine power in the region.
Earlier this year, Melbourne-based journalist Simran Pasricha jumped on the chance to complete her Yoga teacher training in India. She was unnerved to find that the course was predominantly filled with white students, many of whom even grumbled at the need to learn Sanskrit as part of their training. Here, she explores the effects of colonisation on her journey with Yoga.

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