Impact
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
Pain, organ damage, infertility: the neglected disease that leaves millions of women in agony
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/02/pain-organ-damage-infertility-the-neglected-disease-that-leaves-millions-of-women-in-agony-female-genital-schistosomiasis-kenya
The Mexican women aiding migrants on their perilous journey north
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c720vye08y9o
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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/
