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BY THE TEAM | Brooke Baldwin is a renowned CNN anchor and author of a new book, HUDDLE: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power, out this month. Huddle examines the phenomenon of “huddling,” or what happens when women lean on one another—in the arts, activism, politics, Hollywood and everyday friendships—to lift up each other and to provide empowerment, support, inspiration and the creativity and courage to enact change and solve problems.

BY RAEGAN MCDONALD-MOSLEY | The Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement has increased the use of birth control. But the pandemic took a major toll on access to contraception, perpetuating inequities in access.

BY AMANDA BROWN LIERMAN | During the COVID-19 pandemic, women have lost three decades of hard-fought gains in a single year. But injustices and inequities that existed long before COVID-19 have been exposed—and conversations around how we can support women are finally started. This is a moment like none before, and we need permanent, structural change to reach full equity.