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Female astronaut goes to space but can’t escape online sexism by ‘small men’
Video posted by Emily Calandrelli about awesome view of Earth was flooded with hateful, objectifying comments. There isn’t a galaxy far, far away enough where women can escape sexist online ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
NASA Says Astronaut Suni Williams Is in ‘Incredible Health’
The agency’s top medical official was responding to rumors that Suni Williams had lost an unusual amount of weight during an extended stay in orbit.Health - The New York Times - November 14 -
T-Shirts for the Female Gaze
A handful of small brands founded by women are gaining recognition for their takes on a wardrobe staple.Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 4 -
China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space
The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Astronauts decline to answer questions about post-flight medical issue
Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
‘First instinct is to swim’: my trip on a zero-gravity flight with an Esa astronaut
The sensation of weightlessness is extraordinary as I join Rosemary Coogan for a breathtaking glimpse of life in space. It feels as if I’m hallucinating: as I lie on the floor, the ceiling suddenly ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
‘Portal to space’: the place where astronauts take off and land – in pictures
Every three months in Kazakhstan, a trio of cosmonauts and astronauts head off to the International Space Station – then return in small capsules. What do the locals make of it? Continue reading...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Will the US ever elect a female president?
And what's next for Trump's enemies?Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
‘Wicked’ Revels in the Glory of Female Frenemies
“Wicked” revels in the power of female frenemies.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor
The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Iran detains female student for undressing in protest
Reaction tests President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to assuage public discontent as tensions with Israel riseWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
I was whipped during race – pioneering female jockey
Karen Wiltshire was assaulted and ridiculed but went on to become the first professional female jockey to ride a winner in British Flat racing.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Harris falls short with female voters, stunning Democrats
Vice President Harris’s strategy of riding on a surge of female support ultimately fell flat, with hints that Election Day could see a historic gender gap failing to materialize. White women sided ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Sweeney says female solidarity in Hollywood is 'fake'
"It's very disheartening to see women tear other women down," the Anyone But You star says.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Israel investigates as Hamas says female hostage killed
The woman's identity has not been revealed and it is unclear how or when she is said to have died.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
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Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
More single women and female couples having IVF
Single women or female couples now account for one in six of all fertility treatments in the UK.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space
Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sickTech - ABC News - November 9 -
Astronauts tight-lipped about reason for hospital visit after 235 days in space
Nasa ‘still piecing things together’ two weeks after return from ISS but crew members cite medical privacy. Three Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it
She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space
The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.Business - CNBC - November 17 -
Ken Jennings apologizes to female contestant after 'problematic' answer on 'Jeopardy!'
"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings called out a "problematic" answer during Monday night's episode and apologized to a female contestant before moving on to the rest of the show.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
FA apologises to female Muslim footballer over tracksuit bottoms ban
Iqra Ismail, who does not wear shorts for religious reasons, was prevented from entering field of play during game. The Football Association has apologised to a Muslim footballer after she was ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
The Guardian view on female-led horror: time for a new formula | Editorial
Bloodied women’s bodies are once more to the fore in a seasonal crop of hagsploitation films. This Halloween, it seems, is all about the “hag”. Overshadowing the axe-wielding clown in Terrifier 3 ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Arrest made in alleged murder of female soldier on Army base
An Army specialist has been charged in connection with the death of a fellow soldier who was found dead on an Army base last week.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Stefanik presses Harris to disavow Cuban's comment on female Trump supporters
New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is the No. 3 ranking member in the House majority, said she thinks Vice President Harris should speak out against billionaire Mark Cuban's comments ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
'A lot of women are rising up': Harris hopes hinge on female vote
Polls show young women overwhelmingly support Harris - some of them tell the BBC why.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
Sex and taboos: how Sigmund Freud’s ideas freed secrets of the female psyche
An exhibition at the psychoanalyst’s London home and two new stage shows have reopened the debate on women’s desires. Female psychosexual drama of the classical kind is currently stalking the ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
History in the making: is the US finally about to elect its first female president?
Nail-biter of an election could result in Harris being the first female and first Asian American president. “This is monumental,” said 19-year-old Kai Carter as she stood in line behind the White ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest
Amnesty International calls on Iran to free woman said to have been "violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest" of harassment by authorities.World - CBS News - November 4 -
Women behind the lens: capturing the ‘eternal days’ of female inmates in Venezuela
Photographer Ana María Arévalo Gosen returned to Venezuela after eight years away, and began to document her country’s decline through the prism of women in the penal system. I left Venezuela in ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Lisa Blunt Rochester elected Delaware's first Black and female senator
Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after she defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, NBC News ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
2024 US elections takeaways: how female voters broke for Harris and Trump
Preliminary exit polling shows Harris won women, but in smaller numbers than her Democratic predecessors. US election results 2024: live map and tracker US election 2024 – live news updates ...World - The Guardian - November 6
