Impact
D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/d-day-anniversary-shines-spotlight-175823310.html
Increase in vulnerable women selling sex on the street
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c255xelwnx9o
Period Poverty – why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2024/05/period-poverty-why-millions-of-girls-and-women-cannot-afford-their-periods
An hour on hold to change a phone plan puts lives at risk, say gender-based violence experts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/technology-gender-based-violence-abuse-1.7222788
Women perform better in cognitive tests when menstruating, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/05/women-perform-better-in-cognitive-tests-when-menstruating-study-finds
Call for end to strip-searching of women in prison
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clddnvqd5ryo
She wanted to empower Black women in sport — so she started an inclusive running club
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/she-wanted-to-empower-black-women-in-sport-so-she-started-an-inclusive-running-club-1.7218617
‘Nothing helped.’ 2 Fredericton women endure long, painful wait for endometriosis surgery
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/endometriosis-surgery-wait-new-brunswick-1.7218405
Privacy remains an issue with several women’s health apps
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/privacy-womens-health-apps-tracking
Woman with ‘unmanageable’ pain from Lyme disease chooses to die. She wasn’t always believed
https://globalnews.ca/news/10529000/lyme-disease-assisted-death-canada/amp/
She won the U.S. Women’s Open. Her gestures afterward also were telling
https://golf.com/news/yuka-saso-u-s-womens-open-gestures-followed/
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How to Choose the Best Glasses for Your Face Shape: One Near-Sighted Woman’s Search for Genuinely Chic Eyewear
https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-choose-the-best-glasses-for-your-face-shape
Once And For All: Are Aluminum-Containing Antiperspirants Bad For Your Health?
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a64188169/is-antiperspirant-bad-for-you/
Barbie Just Launched a Fashion Collab with the PWHL
https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/barbie-x-pwhl-fashion-collaboration-emma-maltais-maggie-connors
