Impact
Chromosome count: Who gets to decide which athletes are ‘feminine enough’ to compete?
https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/12/women-athletes-sex-change-trans-olympics-imane-khelif-intersex/
Violence against women on UK trains rises by 50% in two years
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/14/violence-against-women-on-uk-trains-rises-by-50-in-two-years
Protests escalate in India over rape and murder of doctor in Kolkata
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/8/15/protests-escalate-in-india-over-rape-and-murder-of-doctor
Americans are becoming less religious. None more than this group
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/13/gen-z-women-less-religious/74673083007/
Canada’s first Indigenous and woman-owned airline is making waves
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/canada-first-indigenous-woman-owned-205547032.html
In new complaint, Texas women say delayed care due to abortion laws endangered their fertility
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/texas-abortion-law-ectopic-pregnancies/
Iranian woman paralysed after being shot over hijab
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c303ddrlzd9o
‘They rape us before we can cross’: Women, girls fleeing violence in Mali
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2024/8/10/they-rape-us-before-we-can-cross-women-girls-fleeing-violence-in-mali
‘I have to ask my husband for literally everything’: How a warmer climate is changing gender roles
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/asequals/climate-change-himalayas-yak-women-as-equals-intl-cmd/
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
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HIV-positive woman calls for IVF change in Ireland
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvy43390nqo
Why Raygun is now the top-ranked women’s breakdancer in the world
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/09/10/raygun-top-ranked-breakdancer-explanation/75164097007/
Hormone therapy for women in menopause can slow aging and benefit health, study shows
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hormone-therapy-menopause-slow-aging/
