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While the historic Women’s Marches highlight a growing sense of urgency to fight for gender equality, it’s not surprising that feminism has remained in the spotlight. And yet, even in 2018, there are basic questions about feminism that continue to confound people. Questions that are surprisingly quaint, awkward or — in some cases — knowingly facetious, so …
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Stunning coastlines, magnificent national parks, bustling cities… and human rights abuses. Here are some of the world’s most popular holiday destinations and the difficult truths that are being quietly ignored by tourism campaigns. For most holidaymakers, politics isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when planning an overseas getaway, but what if the places …
In May 2017, a bill aimed at decriminalising abortion in NSW was voted down by the Legislative Council. A similar bill failed to pass in Queensland last year. This means that right now — in a country that prides itself on championing gender equality — a woman can still be prosecuted for exercising her reproductive …
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As someone who wouldn’t have called herself an activist before last year, Kate Taylor never imagined she would be rallying 10,000 protesters to march for women’s rights on Donald Trump’s inauguration day in January. The law student first heard about the Women’s March on Washington through a friend who was working in the US. Inspired …
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