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Paris Olympics 2024 controversy puts focus on ‘sexist’ women’s sports kits
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/7/28/paris-olympics-2024-controversy-puts-focus-on-sexist-womens-sports-kits
Half of the Paris Olympic athletes are women. Are periods in sports still taboo?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-olympics-women-periods-1.7273423
Montreal hair salon caters to women with face or head coverings
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-hair-salon-caters-to-women-with-face-or-head-coverings-1.6980677
Gender power imbalances shape women’s lives in Africa
https://news.gallup.com/poll/646721/gender-power-imbalances-shape-women-lives-africa.aspx
Why do women’s haircuts cost more than men’s?
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/27/business/haircut-women-men-more-expensive
Expert tips for how women can optimize sleep
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2024/07/27/expert-tips-for-how-women-can-optimize-sleep/
When doctors don’t believe women’s pain
https://chatelaine.com/longforms/medical-gaslighting-women/
How to shape eyebrows in 4 easy steps, according to a brow expert
https://www.glamour.com/story/how-to-shape-eyebrows
I was a top doctor in Afghanistan. In Canada, I’m a medical sonographer
https://chatelaine.com/living/afghanistan-doctor-canada-training/
Men may not be more attracted to scent of fertile women, study says
https://amp.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/24/men-may-not-be-more-attracted-to-scent-of-fertile-women-study-says
A decade after ‘strong not skinny’, we have gone full circle with diet culture
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a61534186/strong-not-skinny-diet-culture/?utm_source=fridaythings.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=this-is-not-a-newsletter-about-the-giller-prize
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