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How gay marriage won in the US

LGBTQ

A quarter-century ago, America was far from married to the idea of same-sex marriage.

An aerial view shows the deserted Eiffel tower in Paris during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020.

Despite ‘green wave,’ France still behind on anti-racist, anti-colonial progress, researcher says

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US women’s team files wage discrimination act against US Soccer

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Amy Poehler

Female students try to break the glass ceiling at Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Club

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The World

A push to tackle issues of global gender inequality

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Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and members of his cabinet pose with President Giorgio Napolitano.

Lawmakers in this European country are considering a ‘pink quota’ to achieve gender parity in politics

Global Politics

There’s a country in Europe where a new prime minister has helped put gender parity on the agenda. But the country’s female lawmakers want him to go much further.There’s a country in Europe where a new prime minister has helped put gender parity on the agenda. But the country’s female lawmakers want him to go much further.

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