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In a new piece for Missing Perspectives, Florence Chepkorir explores how gendered disinformation continues to undermine the work of female politicians in Kenya.
Casa Frida provides tools for those fleeing their home countries due to persecution — including attacks for just being who they are.
Kate Fitz-Gibbon's book, Our National Crisis: Violence Against Women and Children, highlights the alarming reality of domestic violence in Australia.
When you think of SXSW, one of the world's biggest tech and entertainment festivals, chances are period poverty isn't the first thing you'd probably think of.
Cronulla Sharks captain and all-round legend Tiana Penitani caught up with Missing Perspectives ahead of the NRLW Grand Final in Sydney this weekend.
In Nigeria, we have a particular way of accommodating a new baby into the family. Omugwo is the Igbo term for the traditional custom of postpartum care, where the mother of the new mother, or a relative, takes residence with her to care for her and child. 
In Palestine and across the diaspora, Palestinian women “cross-stitch” to connect with who they are and where they’ve come from. In 2021, the art of tatreez in Palestine was recognized by UNESCO as an important intangible cultural heritage.
If someone forced me to choose between going to a queer bar and a straight bar, I am genuinely unsure of which is the lesser of two, well saying evils is very extreme so let's just say the lesser of two shitshows.
"Objectivity has always been a myth, and it has always been used against those who are being oppressed. Your voices are always going to be seen as irrational."

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