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‘It’s a hallucinatory experience!’: musicians on the awesome creative power of motherhood

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/29/musicians-motherhood-bat-for-lashes-logic1000
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Disinformation war engulfs Mexican presidential race

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/disinformation-war-engulfs-mexican-presidential-015316159.html

Menopause at work: a $3.5B wake-up call for employers

The fastest-growing segment of working women in Canada are those aged 45 to 55 — the time when most women reach menopause. For too long both employers and employees have …
By Tudor Robins

This commencement speech is going viral — and women have something to say about it 

Photo courtesy of Benedictine College If you've been on social media this week, you've likely seen the video of Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker delivering a…
By Lisa Thibodeau

Freedom 55 or why aging is awesome

As humans, we are in a constant state of evolution — moving from one stage to the next, and hopefully picking up wisdom and confidence that can be used in daily life.   …
By Kerry Patterson-Baker

Advancing women’s economic empowerment in Cuba 

Las Minas/CARE No country in the world has achieved gender equality, and Cuba, where I live and work, is no exception. Gender equality is entrenched in law, but far le…
By Carla Vitantonio
transgender — response to Poilievre's ideas of banning trans women from women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms

I’m the mother of a transgender daughter. I’m here to answer your questions

When she was in grade three, my daughter became the target of the school bully. He was well-known for his relentless commitment to making life terrible for other students…
By Tudor Robins
transgender — response to Poilievre's ideas of banning trans women from women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms
Medical assistance in dying: the right to end-of-life decisions Senator Pamela Wallin

Medical assistance in dying – why one daughter believes that dying with dignity should be a right

Throughout our lives, we deal with death in many forms: the death of a relationship, the death of a career, the death of innocence, and of course, the death of a loved on…
By Senator Pamela Wallin
Medical assistance in dying: the right to end-of-life decisions Senator Pamela Wallin