In the spirit of the great WOW2 diaries, I am searching for notably accomplished women who you may have never heard of. Women are doing new great things every day! Checking the news for awards brought me two this week:
Women's Choice Awards Honors Mission Wealth as a 2024 Best Place to Work for Women and Millennials
About the Women’s Choice Awards:
Our Mission
Our mission is to give women a collective voice so that they can help each other identify brands, products and services that deserve her loyalty and referrals. We are a trusted referral source for women who are searching for the most recommended hospitals, businesses, brands and services.
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Our Origin
The Women’s Choice Award was founded by Delia Passi, former Publisher of Working Mother magazine and responsible for the pinnacle success of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers list. She is the author of Winning the Toughest Customer; the Essential Guide to Selling to Women. As a leader in marketing and selling to women she is a sought after expert and speaker and recognized as a game changer. In 2003 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and experienced a horrific healthcare experience, which changed the course of her career. She was now determined to empower every woman to make smarter healthcare choices by providing publicly available reporting on every hospital as well as recognizing the best hospitals to simplify her choices. The need was evident as the brand grew and expanded quickly resulting in being named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies for three consecutive years.
Frankly, I’m not sure how much is sincere and how much is marketing. But we certainly need people who have had horrific healthcare experiences to share what they know and advocate for better.
The Billboard Women in Music Awards will take place March 6 and stream online March 7. Tickets are on sale now. You can watch the show on Thursday, March 7 at 5 PM PT on billboardwomeninmusic.com. Not sure if you have to subscribe to do so.
OK, you may have heard of these women. I had not!
Announced winners include Karol G, Woman of the Year; Charli XCX, Powerhouse; Ice Spice, Hitmaker; Kylie Minogue, Icon; for more, click on the link above. To this 60-plus-year-old, they all look SO young for such accomplishments! Anyway, here’s “Icon of the Year” Kylie MInogue:
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In Other News
War
In Gaza, there’s a war on women. Will the west really ignore it because they’re ‘not like us’?
Mothers giving birth with no medical help, babies without milk, one toilet between 500 people
violence
Imprisoned mom, Crystal Martinez, wins early release
but same relief is blocked for some other domestic violence survivors.
Assault /Killer Mike
Killer Mike releases statement following Grammys arrest
Rapper alleges ‘overzealous’ security guard was involved in incident that saw him arrested by Los Angeles police and booked for misdemeanour battery.
An unnamed “senior law enforcement source” told Rolling Stone that a security guard claimed that Killer Mike allegedly pushed her to the floor after he tried to make his way around her at a venue entrance.
amp.theguardian.com/…
Female genital mutilation (FGM) Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried out in 2006 https://www.theguardian.com/...
Trafficking
If Instagram didn’t exist, it wouldn’t have happened’: A mother’s search for her trafficked daughter Two years after Robyn Cory’s daughter [Kristen Galvan] was groomed at 15 on Meta’s platform and sold for sex by a gang, she is still missing https://www.theguardian.com/…
Politics
Abortion rights are Biden’s most powerful re-election issue. He should act like it Moira Donegan
Abortion is a crucial issue in this election – and a powerful motivator for voters. Yet the president is still tiptoeing around https://www.theguardian.com/…
Sports
‘I had to find a way to survive’:
Ultrarunner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on racing, racism and learning to love the outdoors
Tackling the toughest races in the world is all part of the day job for ultramarathoner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys. But where the hard work really begins is confronting racism. Here, she reveals what inspired her to set up the charity Black Trail Runners
The billionaire is bankrolling a pro-drugs version of the Olympics,
but does he care about the whole women-having-rights thing? Nah
Deepfakes
Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’ AI-generated porn, fuelled by misogyny, is flooding the internet, with Taylor Swift the latest high-profile casualty. Victims say social media platforms are failing to take it down – will they now start taking it seriously? https://www.theguardian.com/…
Anyone could be a victim of ‘deepfakes’. But there’s a reason Taylor Swift is a target — Jill Filipovic
Deepfake porn is a potent new weapon for harassment – and it’s not a coincidence Swift has become its most prominent victim https://www.theguardian.com/…
Growth of Misogyny
“Andrew Tate is a symptom, not the problem’: Why young men are turning against feminism
Teachers describe a deterioration in behaviour and attitudes that has proved to be fertile terrain for misogynistic influencers. . https://www.theguardian.com/…
Actually I think it’s kinda both: Influencers create and reflect attitudes and behaviour.
Menopause/UK Unions criticise ‘demeaning’ gift bag for menopausal staff at Avanti West Coast Aslef said train company’s handout to women was ‘insulting gimmick’, while TSSA called it ‘dismissive’ and belittling A gift bag designed for menopausal women working at Avanti West Coast containing a fan and a jelly baby has been denounced as “demeaning” and an “insulting gimmick” by rail unions. The pack included a fan for hot sweats, a jelly baby sweet “in case you feel like biting someone’s head off”, a tissue “if you’re feeling a bit emotional” and a paperclip “to help you keep it all together” https://www.theguardian.com/…
Guys: Suppose your employer “gifted” you a midlife-crisis gift bag: A little pair of scissors to cut up your credit cards so you can't buy that Ferrari, a padlock for your pants zippers, an antidote for Viagra, and a broken comb to discourage you from comb-overs? You’d feel honoured, right? SMH!
History
On the trail of a Celtic goddess: the Irish town celebrating St Brigid Catholic saint? Pagan goddess? Mythical brewer? A break in Kildare sheds light on a woman now honoured with her own bank holiday on 1 February After a long weekend in Kildare, I’m more fascinated than ever by Brigid. A goddess, saint and woman who stood for helping others, empowering women, caring for the environment. https://www.theguardian.com/…
"History that passes the Bechdel test"
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/…
Her books certainly aren’t an egalitarian lens on history; many of her subjects were among the wealthiest women of their time. But, particularly because of the way they interlink with each other, they highlight how women formed their own networks of influence, and shaped the social and political systems of the time in ways that often get overlooked by other historians.
Film
Barbie:
I was puzzled by younger women’s reaction to Barbie. It turned out Gen Z men held the answer Gaby Hinsliff Where I saw colour and fun, they saw the reflection of something darker: a new generation of men who fear feminism https://www.theguardian.com/…
Poor Things:
‘She’s bound and gagged for laughs’: is Poor Things a feminist masterpiece – or an offensive male sex fantasy?
The Oscar contender about a sex-crazed young woman with an infant’s brain is dramatically dividing cinema-goers. We asked cultural commentators for their verdicts. Warning: contains spoilers (Writers debate its misogyny ) https://www.theguardian.com/…
From the Furies to “Kill Bill,” the figure of the avenging woman, evening the scales, has long entranced the public. Is there any truth to the tale?
More Music
‘They’re really breaking through’: how women put the music business in a spin
Despite distressing reports about misogyny and male ‘banter’ in the industry, the Grammy nominations mark the start of a hopeful new era for female artists Vanessa Thorpe
What Joni Mitchell Proved at the Grammys
In performing an instant-classic awards-show set, she affirmed her timelessness—and her influence on a new generation of artists
www.theatlantic.com/…
Taylor Swift announces new album The Tortured Poets Department will be out 19 April
The 34-year-old singer used her acceptance speech at the 2024 Grammys to reveal her 11th studio album is on the way
www.theguardian.com/…
Classical Music:
‘We’re going to blame the women, not our sexism’: bias holding back top female pianists Discrimination and misogyny in classical music are denying women opportunities at festivals, venues and in recordings, research finds https://amp.theguardian.com/…
In Memoriam
Ending on a positive note:
Rest in Power, Brooke Ellison
“My life has been shaped by challenges and adversity of all different kinds, but it has not been characterized by them. I am not defined by them" — Brooke Ellison, activist, 1978-2024
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