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Society
Montreal to shine with 15th beam in tribute to all murdered women on Polytechnique anniversary
Motherhood
More women than ever are choosing to do IVF alone. Eight months into solo parenthood, here’s what I’ve learned so far
Gender equality
There are many reasons to disqualify Pete Hegseth. His opinions on women are enough.
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Impact
She escaped an abusive marriage—now she helps women battle cyber harassment
https://www.wired.com/story/nighat-dad-digital-rights-foundation/
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
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
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
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
Podcast
Jenn Harper, founder of Cheekbone Beauty, joins us on The Honest Talk podcast
Author and journalist Elizabeth Renzetti joins us on The Honest Talk podcast
Mitzie Hunter – President & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation
Life
Sweden’s ‘soft girl’ trend that celebrates women quitting work
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1wwypygxo
Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?
https://apnews.com/article/women-workplace-wellbeing-gallup-stress-gender-2a66c7aab64a842084c41ab0aef861c9
‘It’s an honour to represent women with alopecia’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70ez5j0kddo.amp
A few bursts of vigorous movement a day may cut women’s heart risks, study says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna182688
10 winter hair color trends fashionable women love this season
https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/winter-2024-hair-color-trends/
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
Canadian outerwear brands to hit the slopes in this ski season
https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/canadian-ski-clothes-outerwear
Thoughts
Politics
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
Ukraine takes ‘first step’ to mobilizing women amid troop shortages
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-mobilizing-women-troop-shortages-1996180
Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president
https://www.voanews.com/a/namibia-elects-nandi-ndaitwah-as-first-female-president/7886692.html
There are many reasons to disqualify Pete Hegseth. His opinions on women are enough.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna182706
Culture
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/
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
Sharon Stone’s tearful message to her younger self
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y9memne9o.amp
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
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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