Vinita Savani, Senior Vice President of Personal Lending and Auto Finance at RBC
Impact
For Kenya’s women runners, the road to greatness can be deadly
https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a61499180/kenyan-women-runners-track-and-field-interview-2024-olympics/
In Togo, these school uniforms are at the center of a movement offering girls and women a chance to build better lives
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/world/school-uniforms-africa-education-cnnheroes/index.html
‘Help! I’m overwhelmed!’ Hundreds of girls say they face sexual harassment online. This is what they want to change
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/business/online-sexual-harassment-girls-survey-as-equals-intl-cmd/
We already have an Olympic scandal: Canada women’s soccer members sent home for spying on opponents with drone
https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/we-already-have-an-olympic-scandal-canada-womens-soccer-members-sent-home-for-spying-on-opponents-with-drone/
Are we invisible? How media, culture and businesses represent older women
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/bizwomen/news/mentoring-matters/2024/07/are-we-invisible-how-ai-and-the-media-represent-o.html
The ‘Great Wealth Transfer’: What is it and how can women make the most of it?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/07/women-inheritance-great-wealth-transfer/
Life
Men may not be more attracted to scent of fertile women, study says
https://amp.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/24/men-may-not-be-more-attracted-to-scent-of-fertile-women-study-says
A decade after ‘strong not skinny’, we have gone full circle with diet culture
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a61534186/strong-not-skinny-diet-culture/?utm_source=fridaythings.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=this-is-not-a-newsletter-about-the-giller-prize
‘Dream come true’: study suggests drug could extend women’s fertility by five years
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/22/drug-women-fertility-study-rapamycin
Why sex bias in labs means women are the losers in research into ageing
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/22/sex-bias-labs-women-losers-research-ageing
Melinda French Gates is going it alone
https://time.com/6989402/melinda-french-gates-interview-2024/
This summer’s best beauty looks introduce a refreshing twist
https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/makeup-and-nails/this-summers-best-beauty-looks-introduce-a-refreshing-twist
Rihanna announces Fenty Beauty partnership with the Paris Olympics and Paralympics
https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/makeup-and-nails/rihanna-announces-fenty-beauty-partnership-with-the-paris-olympics-and-paralympics
Thoughts
Politics
The ‘cat lady’ conundrum
https://www.glamour.com/story/the-kamala-harris-vance-cat-lady-conundrum
Invisible and powerful: How Russian women are protesting
https://www.politico.eu/article/invisible-powerful-russian-women-protesting-war-ukraine-soft-power-putin/
Kamala Harris enters fast-tracked presidential campaign
https://19thnews.org/2024/07/win-with-black-women-zoom-call-harris-organizers/
Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
https://theconversation.com/abortion-restrictions-harm-mental-health-with-low-income-women-hardest-hit-233954
Culture
Jennifer Aniston slams JD Vance’s comments about women without children: ‘I truly cannot believe this is coming from a potential VP’
https://variety.com/2024/politics/news/jennifer-aniston-slams-jd-vance-women-without-children-1236084263/
Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall misses out on making squad in three day eventing at 2024 Paris Olympics
https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/princess-annes-daughter-zara-tindall-misses-out-on-making-squad-in-three-day-eventing-at-2024-paris-olympics/news-story/332baebf2a9fecc774be67e9cfbad4a0?amp&nk=ff25e92d03395b97fefea3192c2fae6e-1721849763
Why midlife women like me are flocking to live in France
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/midlife-age-women-france-living-b2583942.html
Beyoncé OKs Kamala Harris’ use of ‘Freedom’ as an official campaign song
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-kamala-harris-freedom-campaign-song-permission-1236081032/
A novel depicts the plight of women refugees
https://news.columbia.edu/news/novel-depicts-plight-women-refugees
What’s the deal with Kamala Harris and the coconut tree?
https://www.glamour.com/story/whats-the-deal-with-kamala-harris-and-the-coconut-tree
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