gender
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What Does It Mean To Be ‘Cisgender’?
8As a term and concept, “transgender” is now firmly embedded in common parlance and popular consciousness. By contrast, the term ‘cisgender’ – an important linguistic counterpart – only entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015.
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The End of Roe: What Now for the Women of America?
In a post-Roe world, 26 US states are certain or likely to ban abortion and one quarter of abortion clinics are predicted to close. Indeed, many closed the day Roe was overruled. With increasing ferocity over the past 15 years, abortion access in the US has been gradually eroded since the 1973 landmark Supreme Court…
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Albanese Has Pledged to Make Gender Pay Equity a Fair Work Act Objective and at Least He Didn’t Need Jenny to Tell Him That
Anthony Albanese has pledged a Labor government would make gender pay equity an objective of the Fair Work Act and strengthen the Fair Work Commission’s powers to order pay rises for workers in low paid industries dominated by women. The gender equity promise was one of five initiatives in the opposition leader’s policy speech, delivered…
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Autism Is Still Under Diagnosed Amongst Girls and Women – Why?
Being autistic, but not diagnosed, can lead to a lifetime of struggles and being misunderstood for women. This issue has been highlighted in the last few years by celebrity women including Hannah Gadsby, Daryl Hannah, British reality star Christine McGuinness and former Australian of the year Grace Tame. By talking about their adult autism diagnosis,…