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Melissa Stevens
Melissa Stevens
Hong Kong
@MelStevens
Digital Editor
Melissa Stevens is the Post's Digital Editor. She joined the SCMP in 2018 and previously worked in Australia for News Corporation, where she edited two daily publications. She was also Features Editor of Sydney's Daily Telegraph. She began her career as a reporter for the West Australian newspaper.

It cannot be disputed that the adoption of breastfeeding in Hong Kong is tied to the duration of maternity leave, which now stands at 14 weeks. As anyone who has nursed will tell you, it can take significant time and effort to breastfeed successfully.

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News that billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and actors Tong Liya and Chen Sicheng were ending their marriages has been a source of widespread attention. Dismissing this interest in celebrities as facile fascination with the lives of the rich and famous misses the point.

Cases of bullying and unhappiness have increased in Hong Kong as children turned to the digital world to compensate for feelings of loneliness and a lack of social interaction.

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International Women’s Day on March 8 always provides an opportunity to reflect on the status of women’s issues and gender equality - how far we have come and where we still need to go. We will look deeper into the issues involved in this edition of Global Impact. 

Many can’t seem to understand why Megan Markle wouldn’t want to be a real-life princess. But what woman, especially a self-proclaimed feminist, would really want to live a life where she can’t speak out or act without royal clearance?

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