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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.

Shoi Sengupta is a climate activist and member of the Tomorrow Movement. She was part of the protests this week at Parliament House in Australia.
The following opinion piece is based on real documentation of events. To protect our writer's name and identity, the piece is published anonymously. TW: Discussions of suicide and violence
An alarming new survey, gathering data from twenty nations and published by the  UN Women’s Unstereotype Alliance has found that antiquated views of gender have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – and that young men are the ones who are lagging behind. 
Anita Pouchard Serra is a French-Argentinian photojournalist and visual storyteller, based in Buenos Aires and working in Latin America. She is a National Geographic Emergency Fund Recipient and a Pulitzer Center grantee (2020), a We, Women grantee by Photoville and Women Photograph (2019-2020), a Moving Walls fellow by Open Society Foundations (2018-2020), and an International Women’s Media Foundation grantee and fellow (2017, 2018, 2020).
By Joëlle Bufole and Douce Namwezi. Names have been changed to protect anonymity.
Roya Musawi is a journalist, public communicator, and writer with extensive experience in advocacy, and public relations. For the past 8 years, she has served in different national and international organizations  in support of human rights, women’s rights, youth, gender equality, IDPs, and returnees.
Toka Omar Qassem is a freelance constructive multimedia journalist, teaching assistant, and post producer. She has a Master’s degree in TV and Digital Journalism, and enjoys multitasking as a one-person crew. She has always wanted to focus on what’s beyond hard news.

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