Impact
Canada records its lowest fertility rate for 2nd year: StatsCan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-lowest-ever-fertility-rate-1.7338374
Toiling on a Kenyan flower farm to send fresh roses to Europe
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4glydv8qlgo
‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/9/28/its-needless-death-ugandan-activists-decry-restrictive-abortion-laws
Women still face significant career barriers in Canadian investment industry
https://www.wealthprofessional.ca/news/industry-news/women-still-face-significant-career-barriers-in-canadian-investment-industry/387133
An award-winning wearable for women’s health
https://uwaterloo.ca/news/award-winning-wearable-womens-health
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03129-3
Women whose periods stop early at higher risk of autoimmune conditions, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/26/women-periods-stop-early-autoimmune-diseases-premature-ovarian-insufficiency
More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe’s end, study finds
https://apnews.com/article/pregnancy-crime-charges-dobbs-roe-a2aec34ac68ef582351d671a744a6ed9
Women dying ‘unnecessarily’ of heart disease, say experts
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/24/women-dying-unnecessarily-of-heart-disease-say-experts
For some Asian women who earn more than their partners, they’re viewed as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘disrespectful’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/asian-women-earning-more-money-than-partner-patriarchy-gender/104327426
MORE FROM THE HONEST TALK
N.S. woman opens up about her decision to die and having a ‘living funeral’
https://globalnews.ca/news/10802641/medically-assisted-death-nova-scotia-maid/
Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/are-taxis-safer-no-driver-women-think-rcna173936
We Heart: This social campaign is taking ‘Man or Bear’ to the next level
https://msmagazine.com/2024/10/04/man-or-bear-violence-women-social-media-weapons-rape/
