Current Affairs

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.

“I always focus on paying it forward”: Meet Chantale Wong, America’s first openly lesbian Ambassador of colour who is changing the way things are done in diplomacy.
ASHA is India's million-strong community of frontline female health workers who connect rural India, especially its women and children, to health services and government schemes
Currently the diversity, equity and inclusion lead at Godrej Capital — an financial services company — Maira works to improve diversity at her workplace, and increase awareness around gender identities. 
Greece has achieved a historic milestone of becoming the first Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage and extend equal parental rights to same-sex couples. This groundbreaking development marks a significant shift in one of Europe’s traditionally socially conservative countries.
This International Women’s Day, Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) are calling for the Australian public to sign a pledge declaring their commitment to ending domestic and family violence.
From the power of small actions to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation to the healing power of salt water through exercise or ocean swims, three women working daily in child sexual prevention share what they’ve learned from their time in what can be an emotionally gruelling space.
Roberta Staley sits down with Canadian physician Dr. Fozia Alvi to talk about what she witnessed working on the frontlines in Gaza.
Argentina stands as a beacon of feminism in Latin America, but is now witnessing a relentless battle for women's rights.
Where chaos reigns supreme, the silence speaks volumes, echoing the continuous erosion of women's rights and the relentless bleeding of their lives in the MENA region. To turn a blind eye to these realities is to perpetuate the crisis, to consign generations of women to the shadows of neglect and exploitation.
For Missing Perspectives columnist and author of ‘The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About’ Elfy Scott, learning to speak Bahasa, the national language of Indonesia, means more fully becoming herself.

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