Chats about menopause and women’s health at free Wolverhampton event

Chats about menopause and women’s health at free Wolverhampton event

Women will be able to speak to medical specialists about issues such as the menopause, sexual health and mental health at a free event next month. The two-hour session is due to take place at the Penn Manor Medical Practice, an NHS GP surgery in Wolverhampton, from 10:00 BST on 5 July. GP Shivaleela Bailwad … Read more

Minister starting to take women’s health seriously – Scrutiny

Minister starting to take women’s health seriously – Scrutiny

Ammar Ebrahim BBC Jersey political reporter BBC Health Minister Tom Binet faced questions from a scrutiny panel Jersey’s health minister is “finally understanding the issues facing women’s health”, the head of Jersey’s Health and Social Scrutiny Panel says. Deputy Louise Doublet made the comments after a public hearing where Tom Binet faced questions from a … Read more

Forcing virginity test violates women’s right to dignity: Chhattisgarh High Court

Forcing virginity test violates women’s right to dignity: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that a woman cannot be forced to undergo a virginity test which violates Article 21 of the Constitution that guarantees her fundamental right to protection of life and liberty, including the right to dignity. The high court said granting permission for a virginity test would be against the fundamental … Read more

Discussion of women’s progress superficial without safe public spaces: Delhi High Court

Discussion of women’s progress superficial without safe public spaces: Delhi High Court

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said real empowerment began with women’s right to live and move freely without fear | Photo Credit: FARUQUI Calling for strict action against those who make public spaces unsafe for women, the Delhi High Court has said unless an environment free from harassment and fear was created, all discussions on women’s … Read more

US women’s training camp moved from Los Angeles to Miami due to LA wildfires

US women’s training camp moved from Los Angeles to Miami due to LA wildfires

A training camp for the U.S. women’s national team has been moved from Los Angeles to Miami due to the wildfires that have devastated Southern California, U.S. Soccer said on Friday. The camp for the Paris Olympic champions will start three days later than planned and run from Jan. 17-23 at Inter Miami’s Florida Blue … Read more

Laura Kenny: Can elite sport damage women’s fertility?

Laura Kenny: Can elite sport damage women’s fertility?

Getty Images Laura always wondered if her body was running on empty Olympic gold-medallist Dame Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful female athlete. She has two young boys but also had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy, and has always wondered if the physical toll of elite sport had damaged her fertility. The BBC News … Read more