Category: women
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How 5 women lowered their biological age by an average of 5 years
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According to recent research, lifestyle changes in diet, sleep and exercise — along with interventions such as relaxation exercises and nutritional supplements — can reverse the aging process. Six women, ages 46 to 65, underwent an eight-week program that included modifications to diet, sleep, and exercise. They were also given…
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French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial By Reuters
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PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of people, mostly women, rallied in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Bellecote, whose husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the country. Feminist groups called for some 30…
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French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial By Reuters
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PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of people, mostly women, rallied in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Bellecote, whose husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the country. Feminist groups called for some 30…
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Foxconn chief defends hiring practices after report married women rejected in India By Reuters
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Written by Praveen Paramasivam SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) – Foxconn’s chairman defended its hiring practices on Saturday after New Delhi ordered an investigation following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier was rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make up a large part…
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Work-life balance is a ‘gauntlet’ for women, Sallie Krawcheck says
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The Wall Street veteran, whose distinguished career spanned nearly three decades, recently said: luck She still remembers sitting on a panel in the mid-2000s. Krawcheck, Citigroup’s chief financial officer, sat alongside top executives from other companies. fortune 500 But while her male counterparts were asked about “managing the balance sheet,”…
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Work-life balance is a ‘gauntlet’ for women, Sallie Krawcheck says
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The Wall Street veteran, whose distinguished career spanned nearly three decades, recently said: luck She still remembers sitting on a panel in the mid-2000s. Krawcheck, Citigroup’s chief financial officer, sat alongside top executives from other companies. fortune 500 But while her male counterparts were asked about “managing the balance sheet,”…
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Top 40 Under 40: Women make inroads in specialised career fields
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A prominent neurosurgeon recently recounted how she was surprised by the reactions of new patients who expected a man to come in. This assumption is common in male-dominated professions. Specialized financial jobs such as accounting, investment banking, engineering, architecture and medicine are the jobs in which Kenyan women are making…
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Bonafide 2024 State of Menopause survey: Women want more employer support
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Not only does a lack of workplace accommodations for menopausal employees harm their mental and physical health, it can also harm their careers, according to a new survey of thousands of women experiencing menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms. Women’s healthcare company good well More than 2,000 American women between the ages…
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Trump puts murdered women and girls center stage in anti-immigration drive By Reuters
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By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minutes before he took the stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother of 12-year-old Joselyn Nungaray, who was killed in Houston this month, allegedly by two Venezuelan men who had illegally…
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More young women are getting sterilized since ‘Roe’ was overturned
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Sophia First recalls her reaction when she learned of the Supreme Court’s abolition. Roe v. WadeShe needed to be sterilized. Within a week, she asked her doctor about the possibility of having the procedure. First, 28, said she always knew she didn’t want children. She also worries about becoming pregnant…
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Novo’s Wegovy induces higher weight loss in women than men with same heart condition, study shows By Reuters
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Written by Jakob Gronholt Pedersen and Bhanvi Satya COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – An analysis of data from a study published in a medical journal showed that Novo Nordisk Inc’s (NYSE) popular obesity drug WiGovi helped women with common heart diseases lose more weight than men with the same condition. The trials…
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Code First Girls Teaches Tech Skills to Over 200,000 Women for Free
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Code First Girls, the UK’s largest provider of free coding education for women, has announced a major milestone: teaching more than 200,000 women to code. Last year alone, the organization provided more than 80,000 educational opportunities, a stark contrast to the 18,000 women enrolled in computer science degrees across the…
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HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests
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New research suggests that the HPV vaccine prevents cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls get vaccinated in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women, and experts give credit to it, along with screening. Reducing cervical cancer…
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Natwest on track to exceed investment in women led businesses target: lending £1.5bn to date
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NatWest Group announced today that it has now lent more than £1.5 billion to women-led businesses since 2021, and is on track to exceed its target of lending £2 billion by the end of 2025. This is a faster pace than expected, and shows the desire of successful women-owned businesses…
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Garrick Club Votes to Admit Women After 193-Year Exclusion
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In a landmark decision, members of the Garrick Club, historically reserved for men only, have voted to open its doors to women for the first time in its 193-year history. The pivotal vote, held on Tuesday evening, saw 60% of the club’s 1,500 members support the long-awaited change. Amid the…
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Biological sex sleep differences: Insomnia in women, apnea in men
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Women and men sleep differently, so their sleep disorders should not be treated in the same way, suggests new research exploring the biological sex characteristics of sleep. Men are more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea, while women are more likely to develop insomnia and report poor sleep quality. These…