Impact
Women’s Olympic marathon in Paris records a 1st by running last instead of the men’s race
https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-womens-marathon-507f8427af95d0ff43ab8ba84d332017
Women have won most of Canada’s Olympic medals so far. Their displays of support and sportsmanship shine too
https://www.thestar.com/life/women-have-won-most-of-canadas-olympic-medals-so-far-their-displays-of-support-and/article_02f51c60-5685-11ef-b81c-b7e84f8e4456.html
There are no homeless shelters for women in Waterloo region. A coalition of activists wants to change that
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7287719
In Tajikistan, clerics and government officials are deciding what women should wear
https://www.rferl.org/amp/tajikistan-islamic-dress-beards-hijab/33061844.html
Sarah Mitton 1st-ever Canadian woman to advance to Olympic shot put final
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7287169
Making the calls: A history of women in ice hockey officiating
https://thehockeynews.com/womens/other-news/making-the-calls-a-history-of-women-in-ice-hockey-officiating
Smashing the girlboss myths: how women are doing ambition on their own terms
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/04/smashing-the-girlboss-myths-how-women-are-doing-ambition-on-their-own-terms
How older athletes powered up and transformed women’s gymnastics
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5064419/womens-gymnastics-ages-simone-biles-olympics
She wanted a divorce so her father hacked her legs with an axe: how Pakistan fails women
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/06/she-wanted-a-divorce-so-her-father-hacked-her-legs-with-an-axe-how-pakistan-fails-women
Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?
https://theconversation.com/womens-boxing-in-olympic-storm-who-is-algerias-imane-khelif-and-what-are-the-issues-shes-facing-236175
Afghan Olympic sprinter sends powerful message to Taliban on women’s rights
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/05/sport/afghanistan-olympics-taliban-women-yousofi-intl-hnk-spt
MORE FROM THE HONEST TALK
Why The Holidays Are Exhausting For Women
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/holidays-hard-for-women_l_67292c47e4b05debb72ba60e
Kylie Kelce has an inferiority complex about her ‘Deadbeat’ Elf on the Shelf
https://www.glamour.com/story/kylie-kelce-has-an-inferiority-complex-about-her-deadbeat-elf-on-the-shelf
Women’s body hair shouldn’t be controversial. It’s time to stop policing our physical choices
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/womens-body-hair-shouldnt-be-controversial-its-time-to-stop-policing-our-physical-choices
