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Impact
Women share anguish of fleeing abusive husbands in India where marital rape isn’t a crime
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-marital-rape-law-supreme-court-case-1.7351968
Quebec women farmers struggle with mental overload
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-women-farmers-struggle-with-mental-overload-1.7072841
‘Many are obliged to sleep with the foreman’: Bolivia’s female builders square up to an abusive system
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/11/bolivia-female-builders-sexism-abuse-unequal-pay-women-asomuc-association
Ruth Chepngetich smashes women’s marathon world record in Chicago
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/ruth-chepngetich-marathon-world-record-chicago-result-b2628496.html
Another 65 women allege abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/10/another-65-women-allege-abuse-by-mohamed-al-fayed
Hysterectomy is more common, and occurs at younger ages, for women with less education
https://theconversation.com/hysterectomy-is-more-common-and-occurs-at-younger-ages-for-women-with-less-education-237937
Life
Bars, restaurants saw greater customer demand for women’s sports during WNBA season
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/wnba-season-bars-restaurant-viewing-1.7352475
‘I was very in the dark’: PMDD can be deadly but many women go undiagnosed for decades
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/10/10/pmdd-hormonal-disorder-women-mental-health/75585063007/
Nobody had a better week than happily divorced women
https://www.glamour.com/story/nobody-had-a-better-week-than-happily-divorced-women
‘Sexopause’: What happens to women’s sexual desire during menopause
https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-10-13/sexopause-what-happens-to-womens-sexual-desire-during-menopause.html?outputType=amp
New research shows men and women need different breakfasts for weight loss
https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-shows-men-and-women-need-different-breakfasts-for-weight-loss/
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert Kennedy and matriarch of celebrated political family, dies at 96
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ethel-kennedy-widow-robert-kennedy-matriarch-celebrated-political/story?id=15964528
‘Be more vulnerable!’ What women can teach men about friendship – and what they can learn from men
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/11/what-women-can-teach-men-about-friendship-and-what-they-can-learn-from-men
59 seconds of beauty: 3 things to know about Retinol
https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/skincare/59-seconds-of-beauty-3-things-to-know-about-retinol-skincare-routine
Thoughts
Politics
Women MPs make history as London is first region ever to have majority female representation in Parliament
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/women-mps-history-london-first-region-ever-majority-female-parliament-b1187120.html
Japan: 314 women running for 465-seat lower house in general election, a record
https://www.firstpost.com/world/japan-314-women-running-for-465-seat-lower-house-in-general-election-a-record-13825921.html
Social Democrats seek out coalition partners after winning Lithuania’s election
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/14/social-democrats-take-lead-in-lithuanias-general-election-with-90-of-votes-counted
Pro-European President Maia Sandu: a force for change in Moldova
https://www.voanews.com/a/pro-european-president-maia-sandu-a-force-for-change-in-moldova-/7821490.html
Culture
Nelly Furtado made her first album in 7 years with daughter Nevis, 21: ‘Greatest gift in the world’
https://people.com/nelly-furtado-made-7-first-album-in-7-years-with-daughter-nevis-gahunia-greatest-gift-exclusive-8717934
The Outrun: My real life as an alcoholic, played out on the big screen
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/22/amy-liptrot-outrun-life-as-alcoholic-on-big-screen
Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George dish up family recipes in their new cookbook
https://www.marthastewart.com/dolly-parton-and-rachel-parton-george-cookbook-8713903
Stevie Nicks returns to ‘SNL’ after 40 years with powerful women’s rights anthem ‘The Lighthouse’
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-returns-snl-after-40-years-powerful-womens-rights-anthem-the-lighthouse-1235132647/
They raised the world’s biggest superstars. Now they’re telling their own stories
https://www.glamour.com/story/tina-knowles-maggie-baird-mandy-teefey-donna-kelce-women-of-the-year-2024
South Korea’s Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nobel-prize-literature-2024-1.7348300
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