Event Review: Reproductive Justice in a Changing Climate
Women around the world face a diverse set of reproductive challenges as a result of local cultural norms and climate change
https://www.progress.org.uk/event-review-reproductive-justice-in-a-changing-climate/
Overall 62 percent of these so-called climate voters are women, compared to 37 percent of men. The gender gap is largest among young people, Black and Indigenous voters
https://19thnews.org/2025/04/women-voters-climate-change-political-issue/
From Shelby Tauber in 2024: All these women I met and photographed wanted to be mothers. These women are among the millions in Texas who now have substantially less authority over their bodies. Our bodies.
https://www.texasobserver.org/their-laws-our-bodies/
Gov’t cites women’s role in addressing weather woes
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) said the integration of gender in climate action strengthens the resilience of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) against the threat of climate change
Blue Origin completes space trip featuring all-female crew.
NBC News reports: "Today’s female-only spaceflight was the first since 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova of the former Soviet Union became the first woman in space."
A Canadian tech company is using AI to help woman navigate menopause
While menopause can seem overwhelming for some, a new app founded in Montreal is hoping to use AI to help women navigate the experience.
#technology #health #women #Montreal #Canada #Tech
https://globalnews.ca/news/11127597/a-canadian-tech-company-is-using-ai-to-help-woman-navigate-menopause/
The far right is radicalising women and girls through thinness | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right-radicalise-thin-skinny-fat-shame-women-girls-social-media-tiktok/?utm_source=oD%20Daily%20SEGMENT&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Visiting%20%E2%80%98staged%E2%80%99%20extermination%20camp%20in%20Mexico&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLaQBRW-uS4tEDbu20Zt3rXRnSrUM-8Z5fhMAb1GgBoCz.YjCYwm
>> Interview with Adriane Gama: An Amazonian woman's reflections on community networks
"Lack of education and awareness contribute to the isolation of women in collective activities in their territories. Male hierarchy in decision making, machismo and individualism are other challenges that women can still face inside and outside the home."
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/18622/ Women’s Tennis Great Britain secure Billie Jean King Cup final spot #BillieJeanKingCup #Britain #England #GreatBritain #Netherlands #NorthernIreland #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #Women'sTennis
Pregnant woman pulled from rubble in Jabalia
She appeared to be in shock when she was pulled from the rubble onto a stretcher and taken to hospital.
She later wept after learning that her youngest daughter had been killed, along with her husband and mother. Two other daughters, aged 4 and 7, were injured.
A Palestinian family walks near the site of an Israeli attack that destroyed a house and damaged tents, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, April 13 [Hatem Khaled/Reuters]
The Morioka Chamber of Commerce in Japan has something in common with Leonardo DiCaprio: It only wants women under 25. The Chamber put out a call for apprentice geisha in the 18-25 age range because "it's natural for men to like younger women."
When #women let #men down, it's not always because people are shallow - sometimes it's because they view the gender issues with a veil of traditionalism - without even knowing it.
This is when you get the "boys will be boys" mentality. It's still pervasive in western society, as a remnant from the old world where men were mere meat to be stuffed into a grinder.
It also allows abusers to hide behind the pretence and be defended by fairy tale psychology, writing it off as if nothing happened.
