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“We have switched to growing vegetables in sacks, rearing goats, and saving money as a group. We survive because we work together and follow new methods.”

Her story mirrors that of millions of women across Africa who, despite being disproportionately affected by climate change, are pioneering innovative solutions to protect their families and communities

trt.global/afrika-english/arti

Flooding incidents across Africa have largely been attributed to climate change.
www.trt.globalTRT Global - African women sow survival strategies amid climate changeAfrican women, once sidelined in agricultural decision-making, are leading the charge in the battle against climate change, turning necessity into innovation to ensure food security and protect livelihoods.

Generations of women show motherhood isn’t a barrier to composing music
By Ria Andriani

100 years ago, women composers were expected to give up their career to raise a family. Composing mums today are still advocating to get the support they need to thrive.

abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/wom

ABC News · These composers prove women don’t have to choose between having a career or a familyBy Ria Andriani

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

propublica.org/article/texas-a

ProPublicaUnder Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Pregnant Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
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OK, right: "Trump’s DEI ban throttles Africa’s gender investments" semafor.com/article/05/07/2025

*But* "Women accounted for less than 5% of venture capital funding in Africa in the last decade."

*And* there's no money! (outside of AI, for the time being)
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-
Oops "The end of zero interest"

5% * 0 = 0, with or without DEI

www.semafor.com · Trump’s DEI ban throttles Africa’s gender investmentsBy Alexis Akwagyiram

Maternal care providers in storm-damaged communities in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia said they’ve seen an uptick in postpartum depression among their patients. Though anecdotal, these observations are consistent with an emerging body of research indicating that surviving a severe flood catastrophe heightens the risk and severity of maternal mental health struggles, which in turn can impact the health and development of infants

dailyyonder.com/climate-disast

The Daily Yonder · Climate Disasters Inflict Outsized Harm on Pregnant and Young FamiliesBy Sarah Melotte

#AI #deepfakes #women #OnlineSafety

'Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a dramatic rise in easily accessible AI tools specifically designed to create deepfake images of identifiable people, finding nearly 35,000 such tools available for public download on one popular globally accessible online platform, for example.'

oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/drama

www.oii.ox.ac.ukOII | Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generatorsNew Oxford study uncovers explosion of accessible deepfake AI image generation models intended for the creation of non-consensual, sexualised images of women.

University of Oxford: Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators. “Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a dramatic rise in easily accessible AI tools specifically designed to create deepfake images of identifiable people, finding nearly 35,000 such tools available for public download on one popular globally […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/07/university-of-oxford-dramatic-rise-in-publicly-downloadable-deepfake-image-generators/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · University of Oxford: Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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Arms & cabbages

Esperance Zawadi and her colleague carry fresh cabbages to the market months after their return from the Kanyaruchinya camp, where they took refuge following clashes between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army in Kibumba, Nyiragongo territory of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Arlette Bashizi/Reuters]

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#DRC
#women
#war

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield What War Does to Women by Christina Lamb, 2020

'A wake-up call ... These women's stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.' Amal Clooney From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict.

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#nonfiction
#war
#women
#rape

Zempilas to look at quotas to boost female members for WA Liberals
By Keane Bourke and Courtney Withers

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas commits to doing "whatever it takes" to increase the party's female members, not ruling out 50:50 quotas for preselection ahead of the next election.

abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/bas

ABC News · WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas says 'everything on table' to increase party's female MPsBy Keane Bourke