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Today at Ms. | October 25, 2023
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The Law Needs to Talk About Menopause [[link removed]]
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Advocates, legislators and pregnant workers rally on Capitol Hill in support of The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on Dec. 1, 2022. The law was eventually passed and signed by President Biden; it took effect in the summer of 2023. (Paul Morigi / Getty Images for A Better Balance)
BY JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF | The Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect this summer. Perimenopause and menopause are related to workers’ reproductive lives and capacity for pregnancy. The inclusion of these terms will provide valuable guidance to employers and the millions of affected workers.
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‘Babies Are Good. More Babies Are Better’: Pro-Natalism Takes Center Stage in Austin [[link removed]]
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The Natal Conference’s website warns that “by the end of the century, nearly every country on Earth will have a shrinking population, and economic systems dependent on reliable growth will collapse.” (@natalismorg / X)
BY SHOSHANNA EHRLICH | On Dec. 1, 2023, the Natal Conference will be held in Austin, Texas. Promising to gather the “brightest minds in the world,” the conference is aimed at turning around the world’s “shrinking population,” which represents “the greatest population bust in human history.” The meeting will solidify links between the far right and right-wing influencers. Fiercely anti-feminist speakers will join them.
“It’s not surprising to see far-right folks, eugenicist types and white nationalists joining forces at a conference like this,” said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project on Hate and Extremism. “They have become bedfellows.’”
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India’s Supreme Court Just Rejected Marriage Equality. What’s Next for Queer People in India? [[link removed]]
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Activists of Student Federation of India (SFI) along with LGBTQ community members hold pride flags and placards as they take part in a Pride Vigil, a day after India’s top court declined to legalise same-sex marriages in India, in New Delhi, on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
BY AASTHA JANI | On Oct. 17, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a ruling opposing marriage as a fundamental right of all citizens, acknowledging the contentiousness of queer identity in India.
The court’s acknowledgement of the economic and social privileges marriage provides is significant—even if the queer Indian community has a long way to go.
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On this week’s episode, we’re continuing our series unpacking the litigation and criminal charges that have been levied at former president Donald Trump: The Trump Indictments. But these indictments don’t just include former president Donald Trump—they also include co-conspirators. Who are they—and what do their cases mean for the case against Trump as a whole?
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