News & Views Canada’s government to offer free contraception to millions of women The Canadian government announced it will cover the full cost of contraception for women of reproductive age.
News & Views 30 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation since 2016: UNICEF A UNICEF report has revealed over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation, many in Africa
News & Views Somalia to launch first female-hosted current affairs TV program Somalia’s all-women media outfit, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to cover topics focusing on women.
News & Views France’s National Assembly votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution France approves a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, defying the trend of neighbouring countries.
News & Views Chileans vote against a conservative constitution that threatened women’s rights Chileans have voted against a conservative constitution that would have replaced Pinochet’s dictatorship-era constitution over the weekend.
News & Views Australia joins UN majority vote in favour of ceasefire in Gaza Australia joins other nations at UN General Assembly, voting in favour of a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.
News & Views New Zealand’s new conservative government plans to end gender and sexuality education New Zealand’s new coalition government has announced plans to scrap gender and sexuality education (RSE) from the curriculum.
News & Views The plight of pregnant women in Nigeria’s displaced people’s camps Accessing care and contending with health in one of the most dangerous places in the world for pregnancy women.
News & Views Hostages and prisoners released as calls for ceasefire extension continues Over the weekend, more than a dozen Israeli hostages held by Hamas since October 7 were released, along with 39 Palestinian prisoners.
Screen Cat Person became a movie. And this is why you need to see it Six years after it was published, Cat Person, the film, takes the original story and puts a rocket pack on its back.
News & Views Ceasefire for hostage and prisoners exchange deal reached between Israel and Hamas A ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas and is due to go into effect later tonight AEST.
News & Views “I was paranoid that my work wouldn’t understand,” Asian-Australian Leadership Awards winner Mariam Veiszadeh on fighting islamophobia Seven extraordinary women have been recognised as influential leaders at this year’s Asian-Australian Leadership Awards.
