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Women celebrate the result of yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018.

Queensland decriminalises abortion

On Wednesday, MPs shed tears while debating laws to decriminalise abortion in the state, but eventually passing the bill 50 to 41 votes.
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Why more women don't win science Nobels

One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist. Yet much of the news coverage has focused on the fact that she’s only the third female physicist to receive the award.
A detail of a tampons box is seen in London, Britain March 18, 2016.

Australia scraps 10% tampon tax

Tampon tax will be removed after states and territories have agreed to make sanitary items exempt from goods and services tax.

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