TIME

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The country’s 2003 constitution set a 30% quota as a baseline for women in elected positions—and in 2008, Rwanda became the first country in the world to elect a majority-women Parliament. Midterm elections in Mexico this past June brought gender par

Horse & Hound

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A NETWORK launched by the Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG) aims to allow LGBT+ people and allies to meet, receive support, and enjoy racing. The network is for the fans, participants and workforce in British racing who identify as lesbian,

TIME

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National Collegiate Athletic Association president Mark Emmert told the New York Times on May 8 that he would now recommend that colleges enact rules allowing student athletes to accept endorsement deals, in the face of new laws in Florida, Alabama,

Time Magazine International Edition

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THE MESSAGE TO WOMEN WAS CLEAR: Go back home. Since November, hundreds of thousands of farmers had gathered at different sites on the outskirts of the Indian capital to demand the repeal of three agricultural laws that they say would destroy their li

The Knot Weddings Magazine

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Planning an inclusive wedding takes intention. That’s why we tapped some of our favorite wedding vendors who are using their businesses not only to help couples plan epic celebrations, but as platforms of pride. They are championing inclusivity surro

New Internationalist

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Sudan’s ‘public order’ laws were the scourge of women’s lives under Bashir’s rule. The set of regulations stemmed from state-level ‘Public Order Acts’ that governed relationships between the sexes, and a national 1991 Criminal Code that banned ‘offen

DIVA

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On Saturday 24 July, thousands of LGBTQI campaigners and allies took to the streets of London for the UK’s first ever Reclaim Pride. Their demand? That the prime minister stop stalling on LGBTQI rights. Protesters had five urgent requests including a

The Knot Weddings Magazine

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RON BEN-ISRAEL HE/HIM New York, NY Cofounder of Ron Ben-Israel Treats and a renowned cake baker @rbicakes Ron Ben-Israel’s renowned career began in 1993, over two decades before marriage equality passed in the US. In those years Ben-Israel has seen p

New Internationalist

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NI 529 exposes our lack of vision for a sustainable way of life. In ‘The case for nature’, Dinyar Godrej argues that for us to behave less like vengeful gods towards the rest of the natural world, the key is equality. ‘Finntopia’ celebrates Finland,

Love Patchwork & Quilting

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At Love Patchwork & Quilting, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the quilting community. Quilting is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size

Mollie Makes

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At Mollie Makes , we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the handmade community. Craft is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size, ability, sexu

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Conservatives talk a lot about how we don't like identity politics. But it's not always clear what people mean by it. Academics and intellectuals tend to mean one thing, while politicians and activists often have something slightly different in mind.

Art Almanac

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The program celebrates the significant contributions of Australian female artists to our cultural life, as well as the NGA’s new guiding principles to ensure gender equality in their future programing, collection development and organisational struct

India Today

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Priya Alika Elias, Lawyer and writer The word 'feminism' that was often heard in the same breath as 'feminazi' is no longer taboo. It's trendy to be feminist. Feminist groups and collectives are everywhere, feminist memes are increasingly popular, an

Woman's Own

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Turning 50 is a milestone to be celebrated, because ‘with age comes experience’, as the old adage goes. But it seems being another year older and wiser is not such a positive thing in the workplace. Age discrimination has never been more prevalent,

India Today

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Introduce a comprehensive anti-discrimination law to penalise discriminatory practices in the private as well as public sector Incentivise higher education for Muslims with scholarships and subsidies Increase the recruitment of Muslims to central

Futurity

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Racial discrimination is alive and well in many American neighborhoods half a century after Jim Crow—albeit in less visible, more insidious forms—according to a new article. In the article in the Michigan Law Review, Deborah Archer, associate profess

Woman's Own

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When Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was filmed kneeling on black American George Floyd’s neck until he was dead, it shone a light on the racism embedded within society. Protesters have been taking a knee with their fists punching the air fo

Writing Magazine

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Nightmares & Phantasms is a podcast of scary stories and horrifying true tales, needing submissions of short horror stories, true or fictional. Reprints are welcome if they have not been podcast. Limit work to 1,000-6,000 words. Response time is reas

Writing Magazine

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Natalie Morris, deputy lifestyle editor at Metro UK, is looking to commission ‘really strong features from writers of colour’ for an ongoing series called The State of Racism. The series asks what it means to be a person of colour in the UK and takes

MEGA

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“All the women in me are tired,” the poet Nayyirah Waheed wrote. The wife, the mother, the daughter, the artist, the cook, the athlete, the role model–women take on all these roles and do all the work, but are silenced. It’s been a long fight for fem

Global Voices

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Russia has recently passed a series of socially conservative laws targeting activists, advocacy groups and online media for anything that can be construed as "promoting homosexuality to minors."

Attitude Magazine

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The religion now allows same-sex marriage - gaymen to that Luca is the studio’s first gay film — officially or not — as star Jack Dylan Grazer comes out as bisexual. All the warm fuzzies The singer corrects rude paparazzo multiple times when he misge

Global Voices

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"...it is giving voices to these indigenous women and not placing any judgement on the story they want to tell through this figure of Deer Woman."

DIVA

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November is a beautiful month. As I write this I am watching the dawn. The sky is brightening, and I hear the call of the migrating seagulls on their way to another coast. Their bodies cast dark, elegant shapes against the rapidly changing sky as the

The Advocate

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Last November, Palm Springs made history with the elections of Lisa Middleton and Christy Holstege, becoming the first city government in America led entirely by out LGBT officials. For a city known as an LGBT mecca, it’s a feat years in the making.

Newsweek International

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“If we stopped testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any.” —PRESIDENT TRUMP “HOLLYWOOD IS A GRIM MICROCOSM OF LARGER SOCIETY.” —SCREENWRITER ROB EDWARDS ON BEING BLACK IN SHOW BUSINESS “An employer who fires an individual for being

Chicago Tribune

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The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Aug. 14: ___ What makes American democracy shine is not the absence of hate but the response. Repugnant ideas have always swirled in this country amid the legitimate: Racism, anti-Sem

Fashion Quarterly

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As a female of Indian descent, the more I ‘try to have it all’ in a Eurocentric world, the more I notice myself slipping away from my roots in an attempt to blend in. I speak to Qiane Matata-Sipu, founder of NUKU, a kaupapa or movement that empowers

Audubon Magazine

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As two recent incidents revealed, birding sanctuaries don’t necessarily offer refuge to everyone keen to experience them. In August 2020 six teenage girls in a foster care program and four chaperones, all of whom are Black, visited Constitution Marsh