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Montreal to shine with 15th beam in tribute to all murdered women on Polytechnique anniversary
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More women than ever are choosing to do IVF alone. Eight months into solo parenthood, here’s what I’ve learned so far
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There are many reasons to disqualify Pete Hegseth. His opinions on women are enough.
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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
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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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