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Lisa Thibodeau

Curated

Women have fought hard to be recognised as farmers. There’s still more work to be done

https://theconversation.com/women-have-fought-hard-to-be-recognised-as-farmers-theres-still-more-work-to-be-done-270076
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‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/uk-campaigner-diane-munday-unfinished-battle-abortion-rights
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After Maduro’s ouster, two powerful women could vie for control of Venezuela

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delcy-rodriguez-maria-corina-machado-venezuela-president/
Curated

2025 was the year single women chose themselves. Will they continue in 2026?

https://www.vogue.in/content/2025-was-the-year-single-women-chose-themselves-will-they-continue-in-2026
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8 new novels in 2026 about complicated women we can’t wait to read

https://thestoryexchange.org/new-novels-about-complicated-women-booklist/
Curated

They’re moms, teachers, nurses by day; some of the baddest women on 8 wheels at night

https://www.mlive.com/life/2026/01/theyre-moms-teachers-nurses-by-day-some-of-the-baddest-women-on-8-wheels-at-night.html

This is the year I stop trying to reinvent myself

The start of a new year often comes with a lot of noise. Quiet pressure to do better. To fix things. To level up. To somehow become the “best version” of yourself overnig…
By Lisa Thibodeau

The 10 stories our readers loved most this year

Every year, our most-read stories tell us a lot about what’s been on women’s minds – what made us stop scrolling, send a link to a friend, or quietly think, oh wow, it’s …
By The Honest Talk