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Colposcopy Devices Global Market Likely to Exhibit Substantial Growth at a CAGR of ~5% by 2028, Predicts DelveInsight

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Colposcopy Devices Global Market Likely to Exhibit Substantial Growth at a CAGR of ~5% by 2028, Predicts DelveInsight

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The surge in colposcopy device demand is mainly driven by a growing incidence of cervical disorders like cervical cancer and inflammatory alterations in the vulva, vagina, and cervix. Additionally, factors such as heightened awareness of early diagnosis, a growing embrace of advanced technologies, continuous product introductions and approvals, … Read more

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receives 2024 Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award from Women Business Collaborative

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receives 2024 Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award from Women Business Collaborative

Event Included a Conversation with Three of the Top Voices in International Trade – All of Whom are Women of Color WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Women Business Collaborative (WBC), the leading non-profit alliance advancing equal position, pay, and power for women in business presented its 2024 Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award to … Read more

Women’s Health Gap Costs $1 Trillion Worldwide: Report

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Women’s Health Gap Costs Trillion Worldwide: Report

The huge gap between how women and men’s health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday. Women spend a quarter more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, a disparity that includes an unequal focus on men across medical research, diagnosis and treatment, the report … Read more

Incontinence in women might point to future disability: Research

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Incontinence in women might point to future disability: Research

WASHINTON DC: If you are one of the 30 to 50 per cent of women who suffer from urine incontinence, new research reveals that it may become a major health problem.Having more frequent urinary incontinence and leakage amounts is associated with higher odds of disability, according to RUSH researchers in a study published in the … Read more

All-female St. Paul City Council sworn into public office – The Denver Post

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All-female St. Paul City Council sworn into public office – The Denver Post

St. Paul Councilwoman Cheniqua Johnson, Ward 7, hugs Nathan Annan after her oath of office during the St. Paul City Council Inauguration at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The youngest and most diverse city council in the history of Minnesota’s capital city was sworn into office … Read more

Calgary history making Olympic canoeist fighting for equality in sports

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Calgary history making Olympic canoeist fighting for equality in sports

A Calgary Olympic canoeist who broke gender barriers in her sport is speaking out about the importance of fighting for what you believe in. Haley Daniels was speaking at the 2024 Female in Sport Summit on Saturday in Calgary. She competed at the  2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and made history. Women’s canoe/kayak events had … Read more

Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab

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Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab

A Kurdish-Iranian woman named Roya Heshmati was whipped 74 times after a photo of her was published a few months ago in which she was seen not wearing a hijab in Tehran, Iranian human rights activists reported on Saturday. Heshmati has been an outspoken critic of the Islamic regime’s hijab law. In an account … Read more

The Year of the Female Creep

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The Year of the Female Creep

A new literary character has logged on. It’s unclear how long she’s been here; her arrival itself went unnoticed. Instead of speaking, she lurks. Her profile picture is the default “girl” emoji, seemingly chosen for its inoffensiveness and opacity. No one exactly knows who invited her, but she must belong because, otherwise, she wouldn’t have … Read more

Should women fake confidence? Why the ‘girl boss’ character distracts from bigger problems – like why there’s a gender confidence gap in the first place

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Should women fake confidence? Why the ‘girl boss’ character distracts from bigger problems – like why there’s a gender confidence gap in the first place

From the need to be bold at work or in our personal lives, or loving what we see in the mirror – even if that’s not how we feel inside – “confidence culture” aims to dictate our inner emotional lives. While the negative effects of social media affect people at all ages, one expert says … Read more