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Some months ago, when I was considering how to approach this year’s Women’s Issue, I began to wonder, are women’s issues something people want to talk about in 2022? But then the Supreme Court began oral arguments on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion bill, which stands to overturn Roe v. Wade, and I was convinced that women’s issues still stand front and center as important topics of discussion and action.

Women in poverty—which includes tens of millions of women of color in this country—continue to be most impacted by restrictions on reproductive rights, parental leave (or the lack thereof) and restrictive rental and housing policies (or the lack thereof)—and that’s not even mentioning the assaults currently happening toward people who assign themselves a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth.

This week’s editorial outlines some of the current challenges for women and girls—a good start in kicking off this women’s issue, in my mind. Inside these pages you’ll also hear from local female athletes about how Title IX and its implications in women’s sports have impacted their lives. You’ll get an entire guide to World Muse, the local conference that centers around issues important to women. And we’ll outline some of the facts around how Central Oregon would be impacted should the Supreme Court rule against Roe. Women’s issues don’t rise and fall just because it’s now Women’s History Month, but because of that occasion, we’re taking some time to honor women and share in their struggles. Rather than devoting a lot of time and energy to naming a Woman of the Year, as we have done in the past, we are focused on the issues this year, because the issues are just as crucial in 2022 as they were in 1972. Thanks for reading!

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