Politics
‘Women’s bodies exploited at an unprecedented scale’: Chinese censors failing to deal with deepfakes and hidden cameras, say activists
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/china-online-abuse-women-telegram-scandal-government
US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/us-destruction-contraceptives-denies-african-women-girls-lifesaving-care-ngo
How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/the-mix/how-afghan-women-under-taliban-rule-are-coding-their-way-to-a-brighter-future-11040908
Democratic women in the House are trying to grow their ranks to 100
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/elect-democratic-women-2026-strategy/
First women’s political party in Iraq founded
https://syriacpress.com/blog/2025/07/28/first-womens-political-party-in-iraq-founded/
Sleep Is a Feminist Issue: Why Women’s Rest Is Political
https://msmagazine.com/2025/08/01/women-lack-sleep-menopause-research-mental-health-care-mother/
Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/24/saudi-arabia-accused-of-banning-womens-rights-activists-from-leaving-the-country
Extremist influencers ‘weaponizing femininity,’ warns Canadian intelligence report
https://globalnews.ca/news/11309101/extremists-weaponizing-femininity-canadian-intelligence-report/
Italian Senate approves bill targeting killings of women
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/italian-senate-approves-bill-targeting-killings-of-women/
NPR news chief announces she’s leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/22/nx-s1-5476192/npr-news-chief-edith-chapin-to-step-down-congress-funding-trump
Record 42 Women Elected to Japan’s Upper House
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025072100376/
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-administration-destroy-contraceptives-usaid-africa
