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Lisa Thibodeau

Curated

Pentagon will begin review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat positions

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/06/nx-s1-5667583/pentagon-review-women-in-ground-combat-roles
Curated

The menopause gap: why some women suffer more and get less care

https://theconversation.com/the-menopause-gap-why-some-women-suffer-more-and-get-less-care-272753
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Choosing an alcohol-free life changed me in ways I never expected

I didn’t decide to stop drinking overnight. It started quietly, on the Saturday and Sunday mornings when I woke up feeling just a little off – not sick, not hungover, jus…
By Annie Corriveau
alcohol-free
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
Curated

‘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/
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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/