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Lisa Thibodeau

Curated

How online communities are helping women stay in the skilled trades

https://theconversation.com/how-online-communities-are-helping-women-stay-in-the-skilled-trades-272554

An honest talk about New Year’s resolutions

This year, I didn’t make a New Year’s resolution. I chose a word.  I was encouraged to do this by the incredible group of women who attended the Women’s Retrea…
By Jennifer Stewart
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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
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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
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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/