Today we’re looking at Mika Doyle’s Bustle article, “A New Report Says There’s a Major Link Between Gender Equality & Birth Control Use.” As you read through the piece, consider the following questions:

• Why do you think birth control is an important part of gender equality?
• Why the link to birth control amongst teens particularly important?
• What do you think of the correlation between increased condom use and increased gender equality? 
• What do you think about birth control and gender equality in the US? What do recent changes in laws regarding access to abortion say about gender equality?