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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.

Australia's recent road safety initiative has offended the neurodiverse community, with the possibility of legislative bans on autistic drivers.
In a historic vote on Tuesday, the French National Assembly passed a bill that could see the country become the first in the world to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution.
January 26th is a day for blackfullas to mourn, to protest, and to commemorate our own strength and survival.
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.  

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