WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
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Weekly half-hour radio program by and about women around the world. Series producer, Frieda Werden Listen to recent shows here: https://wingsradio.org/wordpress/ This Bluesky profile collects links from a wide range of sources
Really sensible solutions proposed by really knowledgeable authors. theconversation.com/5-ways-to-im...
5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada
Canada can significantly improve women’s health, in both the short- and long-term, by focusing on five attainable and affordable immediate actions.
theconversation.com
I heard about this on radio, but not all this context about the rules and such. cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...
Is 'bra doping' a thing at the Tour de France Femmes? - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Some Women's WorldTeams want the UCI to crack down on riders who allegedly use bra padding to gain an aerodynamic advantage in time trials ahead of the Tour de France Femmes test on Tuesday
cyclingmagazine.ca
Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar military releases photo of detained former leader
Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.
bbc.com
Austin-based filmmakers Edna Diaz and Arturo R Jiménez follow three stories of people taking to the streets in Mexico to demand justice in the face of gender-based violence. aeon.co/videos/on-th...
aeon.co
Australia: The Queensland Government confirmed it will continue its pause on puberty blockers for trans and gender diverse young people until the completion of a (yet to begin) trial in the UK. qnews.com.au/queensland-t...
qnews.com.au
US: Sunday, August 16 - 3pm PDT, 4pm MDT, 5pm CDT, 6pm EDT - San Francisco clinic escort and former educator Abby Norton will share her research into antiabortion propaganda and the forces behind it. Zoom event • Register at tinyurl.com/NMRJ-Aug-2026
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: National Mobilization monthly meeting “Know Our Enemy: Who are the Opponents of Reproductive Justice?”. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: National Mobilization monthly meeting “Know Our Enemy: Who are the Opponents of Reproductive Justice?”. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e...
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This first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week: news.un.org/en/story/202...
Mothers still lack support to breastfeed, UN warns
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned.
news.un.org
OK, here's the actual internet page of Max Dashu's Suppressed Histories Archive. It's an overwhelming collection of images and information about women with particular focus on history and pre-history: www.suppressedhistories.net
suppressedhistories.net
This links to the Facebook page of Max Dashu's Suppressed Histories Archive www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
facebook.com
Politicians who abuse women are starting to get heat. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno says Rep. Max Miller is unfit to hold office
He spoke out against his former son-in-law: “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them.”
motherjones.com
FEMALE Feedback Festival – 50% off discount code. Submit today: “female50” filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFema... Submit today 50% off code: female50 94 FIVE Star Reviews Accepted films get their films screened at 2 festivals. The Audience Feedback Festival, and the industry screening festival.
FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF)
Over 90 FIVE Star Reviews to date! The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase t...
filmfreeway.com
USA: feminist.org/news/federal...
Federal Court Rejects FDA's Restrictions on Mifepristone - Feminist Majority Foundation
On July 24, 2026, a federal district court in Virginia ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone are “baseless” and “unjustified” because the a...
feminist.org
‘Jus soli’ gives anyone born on Mozambican soil effective citizenship and the rights associated with it globalvoices.org/2026/07/30/t...
The right to nationality in Mozambique: The application of ‘Jus soli’ in the fight against statelessness
Without a legal identity, an individual is stripped of basic human rights, barred from formal education, blocked from healthcare, denied basic state services and rights, and vulnerable to institutiona...
globalvoices.org
globalvoices.org/2026/07/18/c...
Coming home from Al-Shabaab: What determines whether communities forgive in Somalia
People whose immediate family had been killed by al-Shabaab were measurably less willing to accept defectors, a reminder that reconciliation has to compete with real grief and fear.
globalvoices.org
Unsurprisingly, survey after survey has shown that prospective medical students and residents are making key choices on where to practice based on abortion bans. open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
The Med Student Staring Down Abortion Bans
Sriha Srinivasan is a third-year medical student and board president of Medical Students for Choice
open.substack.com
