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Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters picket against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill at the Uganda High Commission on April 4, 2023, in Pretoria, South Africa. Uganda became one of 30 African countries to ban same-sex relationships on March 21. (Alet Pretorius / Gallo Images via Getty Images)

BY JILL FILIPOVIC | Modern-day debates over gay rights and women’s rights are far less about long-standing cultural norms and far more about power and social control. 

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BY PAT MITCHELL | The number of women leading Australia’s largest companies has risen from a dismal 5 percent in 2020 to 30 percent today. Even still, the country’s working women still face many challenges. There is a gender pay gap (13 percent), and a lack of support for childcare and other family support systems, including paid parental leave. These are the same challenges that women face in the U.S. despite study after study recognizing these barriers to gender equity in business.

Two steps forward for Australia is good news. But so many more steps forward are needed for equal representation and economic equity, and for families, communities, companies and countries everywhere to truly thrive.

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BY MATHANGI SUBRAMANIAN | Ms. spoke to Tania James about her remarkable new book Loot, her research process, her craft choices, and what it feels like to write a book about empire in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.

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