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In 2021, Australia saw rage and revelation as #MeToo powered an insurgency against sexism and sexual violence. From once isolated survivors to political staffers, women everywhere were refusing to keep men’s secrets. In this electrifying essay, Jess Hill traces the conditions that gave birth to #MeToo and tells the stories of women who – often at great personal cost – found themselves at the centre of this movement. Hill exposes the networks of backlash against them – in government, media, schools and in our national psyche.

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.

Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition for Black women cannot be measured only by political candidacies and ascents of the political chain of power. Black women are uniquely positioned within their communities to influence politics and public policy, which stems from unique variables of socialization, gender and racial identity, and marginalization that shape the political attitudes of Black women. Thus, Dowe asserts that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision.

Given her incredible tenure as a Supreme Court justice as well as her monumental impact on the modern women’s rights movement, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become one of the most prominent political leaders of today. To complement her judicial significance, she has also become one of the most culturally popular political figures in US history. Not only has her workout routine gone viral (and been detailed in a book by her trainer), but RBG’s story has been featured in multiple critically acclaimed films.

"2 Yazidi Women Who Fled ISIS Slavery Receive EU's Sakharov Prize" is from the October 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Sewell Chan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In November 2018, the greatest number of women in American history entered Congress. From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and "the Squad" to "the Badasses" with national security backgrounds, from the first two Native Americans in Congress to the first two Muslim women, all were swept into office on a wave of grassroots support, diverse in background, age, professional experience, and ideology. In The Firsts, New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer follows these women's first year in the 116th Congress.

For more than a decade, Katherine Zoepf has lived in or traveled throughout the Arab world, reporting on the lives of women, whose role in the region has never been more in flux. Only a generation ago, female adolescence as we know it in the West did not exist in the Middle East. There were only children and married women. Today, young Arab women outnumber men in universities, and a few are beginning to face down religious and social tradition in order to live independently, to delay marriage, and to pursue professional goals.

"Women Actually Do Govern Differently" is from the November 10, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Cain Miller and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Women's March and Bikers for Trump Claim Inaugural Demonstration Spots" is from the December 12, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Rogers and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment" is from the December 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Woman Joins Top Ranks in a Mostly Male Field" is from the July 28, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael J. De La Merced and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Women’s Rights Are a National Security Issue" is from the December 25, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Valerie M. Hudson and Dara Kay Cohen and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Women Who Won't Wear Swimsuits" is from the August 25, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Jennifer Weiner and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Women, Children and Razor Wire: Inside a Compound for Boko Haram Families" is from the October 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dionne Searcey and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

""Women in Company Leadership Tied to Stronger Profits, Study Says
"" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Daniel Victor and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Women in Hijab Breaking Barriers: ‘Take the Good With the Bad’" is from the December 08, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Rogers and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"The Women Who Helped Donald Trump to Victory" is from the November 10, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Women Who Met Hillary Clinton, and Spotted a Future Political Star" is from the December 24, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Susan Dominus and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Women in Canadian Military Report Widespread Sexual Assault" is from the November 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ian Austen and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Women in Tech Band Together to Track Diversity, after Hours" is from the May 03, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Mike Isaac and narrated by Fleet Cooper.