From The Seattle Times authored by Lindsey Tanner: “The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a study suggests. The experiences amount to rape, the authors say, although they relied on a national survey […]
Category Archives: Fitness & Health
A New App Helps Domestic Violence Victims Collect the Evidence Needed to Charge Their Abusers
From A Mighty Girl authored by Katherine: “Sheri Kurdakul is a domestic violence survivor, so she knows how hard it can be to prove the systematic nature of abuse: often by the time someone gathers the courage to report their abuser, they’re trying to remember details of events that are months or years old. This […]
A ‘curvier’ high school swimmer won — only to be disqualified because of a ‘suit wedgie’
From The Washington Post authored by Antonia Noori Farzan: “The teenage girl clambered out of the pool, ready to accept victory. A champion swimmer for Anchorage’s Dimond High School, she had crushed her competition in the 100-meter freestyle during Friday night’s meet with a rival from across town. But as soon as she stepped out […]
Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents
From The New York Times authored by Eduardo Porter: “Aisha Adkins would rather have her own place, instead of living with her parents. She would also like a job, a car, a master’s degree and savings. But at 35, a decade after graduating from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a specialty in social services, […]
Menstruating Migrant Girls ‘Visibly’ Bleeding Through Pants While Detained, Lawsuit Says
From The Huffington Post authored by Alanna Vagianos: “Migrant girls being held in detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border are “visibly” bleeding through their underwear and pants while menstruating due to a lack of access to sanitary products, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed earlier this week by 19 states, challenges the Department […]
FCC proposes new 3-digit number as Suicide Prevention Hotline
From CNN authored by Veronica Stracqualursi & Amanda Watts: “The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988. The federal agency’s staff made the recommendation this week in a report to Congress, finding that using a shorter and easier to remember number “would likely make it easier for Americans in […]
‘I lost my baby then I lost my job’ – one mother’s fight to change working rights
From The Guardian authored by:Nosheen Iqbal “Amy McKeown had been 12 weeks pregnant when she came round on her bathroom floor, blood pooling on the tiles, unable to move. Ten days earlier, in the spring of 2016, she had gone for her first scan with her husband, Matt, and their two-year-old daughter. At the appointment, […]
Woman Wins 50K Ultra Outright, Trophy Snafu for Male Winner Follows
From Runners World authored by Hailey Middlebrook: Ellie Pell of Ithaca, New York, won the Green Lakes Endurance Run 50Koutright in 3:58:37 on August 10, earning awards for both first place woman and overall winner. Since a woman has never won the race before Pell, there was no award prepared for the first place male. “Heading into her […]
Fiona Kolbinger, 24-Year-Old Medical Student, Becomes First Woman to Win the Transcontinental Race
From Bicycling authored by Jason Sumner: Fiona Kolbinger, 24, won the Transcontinental Race on Tuesday. The medical student and cancer researcher is the first woman to win the ultracycling race across Europe. Finishing in 10 days, two hours, and 48 minutes, she beat the U.K.’s Ben Davies by nearly 11 hours. “Following a ride that covered nearly […]
Cambridge sexual misconduct rule change branded ‘unlawful’
From The Guardian authored by David Batty: “Lawyers and women’s groups have condemned a decision by Cambridge University to not investigate some students’ complaints of sexual misconduct, including rape, warning it was potentially unlawful. Their comments came after a ruling this summer that sexual misconduct should no longer be covered by the university’s general disciplinary […]
