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BY ROXY SZAL | Congress is back in session, and feminists are making clear: Gender equity must be a priority. A coalition of top women’s rights- and reproductive rights-focused groups outlined their vision for the future of U.S. gender equality and the steps the 118th Congress can take, in a letter sent to leaders in both the U.S. House and Senate, as well as relevant committee chairs.

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BY CHRISTINE RISTAINO | In his new book Spare, Prince Harry outlines the trauma he experienced as a child after Princess Diana’s death, as well as the whitewashing and abuse he and his wife, Meghan Markle, suffered at the hands of both the press and his royal family. As a survivor of sexual violence, I recognize Harry’s plight and also the incredibly painful journey of losing relatives because of truth-telling in an effort to be whole again.

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An Afghan girl at an open classroom in Kandahar on Jan. 1, 2023. Under Taliban rule, girls can only attend school until the sixth grade, when primary school ends. (AFP via Getty Images)

BY PAT MITCHELL | In the midst of troubling Taliban action, my dear friend Shabana Basij-Rasikh—the co-founder and president of the country’s first and only girls’ boarding school—keeps me updated about her mission to educate Afghan girls in middle and high school.

“Educated girls become educated women who change the world. And maybe even save it.”

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Before Roe v. Wade, if you were in need of an abortion in Chicago, there was a number you could call, run by young women who called themselves Jane. They’d provide abortions to women who had nowhere else to turn. It was started by Heather Booth when she was 19 years old. In this episode, Booth joins Dr. Goodwin to discuss the history of the Jane Collective and the connections between our pre-Roe past and post-Roe future. Where do we go from here?

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