Last Updated on December 13, 2019 by Kristen
Taraji P. Henson, photo via The Heart Truth
More women should take hormone replacement therapy [The Economist]
Breast cancer risk from hormones may last decades [NBC News]
(Editor’s note: No wonder we’re confused about menopause?)
The world’s most powerful women: Forbes’ billionaire list [Forbes]
At NASA, 1019 was the year of the woman, but women are still a big minority [The Washington Post]
Taraji P. Henson takes on mental health, menopause, and the myth of the ‘strong black woman’ [Self]
Spain pushes for more women in special forces [BBC]
Taylor Swift honors women and slams Scooter Braun in Woman of the Year speech [CNN]
Repudiate Trump’s misogyny by electing a woman president [L.A. Times]
…misogyny is an essential ingredient of authoritarianism across the globe, past and present.
Female directors are being overlooked during awards season, again [The New York Times]
Finland’s new government is young and led by women [Forbes]
Women med students outnumber men for the first time [Today]
Black girl magic: 4 women are redefining beauty after reigning in beauty pageants [GMA]
What are beauty pageants really like for black women [BBC]
Retail turmoil makes room for women in the C-suite [Crains]
Women losing out in the automated economy [Washington Post]
Johnson’s casual misogyny has kept women out of the election campaign [The Guardian]
The general election was a historic night for women, but not the sisterhood [The Telegraph]
Why are women scarce in Japan’s elite universities [Gulf News]
Across the globe, a ‘seriousl backlash against women’s rights’ [The New York Times]
Weinstein reaches $25 million settlement with more than 30 women [The Guardian]
Former athletes investing in sports [The New York Times]
The GOP’s ‘conservative squad’ [Fits News]
The 100 greatest films directed by women [BBC]
The Ferrante effect: In Italy, women writers are ascendant [The New York Times]
Women who have been best friends for 80 years move into same care home [Tribune Media Wire]
Impeachment hearing show America’s deep conflict around powerful women [Vox]
Meet the women changing conversations about menopause [Today]
