Impact

Society
Aging in the right place: Innovative housing solutions for women as we age
Women Leaders
She escaped an abusive marriage—now she helps women battle cyber harassment
https://www.wired.com/story/nighat-dad-digital-rights-foundation/
Career
Women at the wheel: the female taxi services bringing safety and independence to Bolivian travel
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/03/women-female-taxi-services-safety-independence-to-bolivia-travel
Society
Shamed into silence online: the sexualised, personal hate reserved for Somali women
https://amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/04/somali-women-online-social-media-online-hate-speech-abuse
Career
Researchers counted all the biases women face at work. You’re going to be shocked by the number
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/researchers-counted-all-the-biases-women-face-at-work-youre-going-to-be-shocked-by-the-number/91033236
Society
13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/13-women-convicted-cambodia-acting-surrogates-foreign-clients-116398971

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Life

Anniversary
It’s our birthday! Celebrating one year of The Honest Talk
Society
Sweden’s ‘soft girl’ trend that celebrates women quitting work
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1wwypygxo
Career
Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?
https://apnews.com/article/women-workplace-wellbeing-gallup-stress-gender-2a66c7aab64a842084c41ab0aef861c9
Beauty
‘It’s an honour to represent women with alopecia’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70ez5j0kddo.amp
Health
A few bursts of vigorous movement a day may cut women’s heart risks, study says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna182688
Beauty
10 winter hair color trends fashionable women love this season
https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/winter-2024-hair-color-trends/
Beauty
Meghan Trainor says she can’t smile after ‘too much Botox’: ‘I messed up’
https://www.glamour.com/story/meghan-trainor-says-she-cant-smile-after-too-much-botox-i-messed-up
Fashion
Canadian outerwear brands to hit the slopes in this ski season
https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/canadian-ski-clothes-outerwear
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Thoughts

Politics

Gender equality
This mammoth year of elections has shown how badly global politics is neglecting women
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/06/global-elections-politics-world-population-citizens-leaders-women
Society
Ukraine takes ‘first step’ to mobilizing women amid troop shortages
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-mobilizing-women-troop-shortages-1996180
Women Leaders
Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president 
https://www.voanews.com/a/namibia-elects-nandi-ndaitwah-as-first-female-president/7886692.html
Gender equality
There are many reasons to disqualify Pete Hegseth. His opinions on women are enough.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna182706
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Culture

Books
Ableism, motherhood, and raising a child with Down syndrome: A Q&A with Adelle Purdham
Films
Kerry Washington Inspires WWII Black Women Battalion to Battle in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Trailer
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/six-triple-eight-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-netflix-1236030195/
Society
She posted about her PhD, and went viral in the worst possible way
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/politics-of-smell-phd-1.7402557
Celebrity
Sharon Stone’s tearful message to her younger self
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y9memne9o.amp
Sport
Japanese pitcher to make history as 1st woman to play pro baseball in Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/justine-siegal-womens-baseball-league-united-states-1.7400275
Books
These aren’t your granny’s bodice rippers — modern romance novels take spice to a whole new level
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/spicy-books-smut-fiction-1.7398541

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