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KOVE Raises CHF1.6 Million for an Implant Intended to Make Fetal Surgery Safer
The University of Zurich spin-off is developing a device to seal the fetal membrane after minimally invasive surgery. Funding will move it toward first-in-human testing; effectiveness in patients has not yet been established.
Oura Is Moving a Menopause Questionnaire From the App Into the Clinic
Oura says 10 healthcare partners will integrate its 22-question Menopause Impact Scale into care. Standardised symptom reports could improve conversations, but a commercial wearable must not become a gatekeeper for menopause treatment.
Daisy Chain Fields Turned an All-Women Lineup Into $20 Million—And a Safety Lesson
The inaugural California festival connected 45,000 music fans with organisations working on women’s health, legal rights and economic justice. Its fundraising succeeded, but heat-related criticism shows that an inclusive cultural space must also be physically safe.
Maggie Gyllenhaal Opens Venice With a Challenge to Who Defines ‘High Art’
The Venice jury president says women directors still face systemic barriers to finance and recognition. With only two of 21 competition titles directed or co-directed by women, the festival’s selection gives her argument immediate evidence
Australia’s September Payment Rise Helps Single Parents—but Deeming Rates Also Climb
Parenting Payment Single will rise by A$20.90 a fortnight from 20 September as benefits are indexed. Higher assumed investment returns may offset part of the gain for some recipients with savings.
Australia’s Women Start Businesses—Then Hit a ‘Scaling Cliff’
A new national index says women lead 42% of sole-trader businesses but only 7% of large companies. The gap shifts the policy question from starting firms to gaining the capital, customers and networks required to grow them.
Thirty-Six OCD Risk Genes Open Research Paths, Not Instant Treatments
An international sequencing study identified 36 genes associated with large increases in risk for obsessive-compulsive and chronic tic disorders. The discovery may guide drug research, but it is not a diagnostic genetic test and did not provide women-specific results.
Aerobic Exercise Improved Some Thinking Skills After Menopause
A six-month randomised trial found gains in executive function among postmenopausal women assigned to aerobic exercise. The small study did not improve memory or prove that exercise prevents dementia.
Mifepristone Case Is Paused, but the National Threat to Access Remains
A federal judge has paused Florida and Texas’s challenge to the abortion drug until 1 December or completion of an FDA review. Access remains unchanged for now, but the court refused to dismiss a case seeking nationwide restrictions.
Mifepristone Case Is Paused, but the National Threat to Access Remains
A federal judge has paused Florida and Texas’s challenge to the abortion drug until 1 December or completion of an FDA review. Access remains unchanged for now, but the court refused to dismiss a case seeking nationwide restrictions.
California Ruling Leaves Trans Girls’ School-Sports Policy in Place
A federal judge dismissed the US Justice Department’s challenge to California’s inclusive school-sports rules. The decision turns on notice and federal funding law, not a nationwide resolution of the fairness debate
Three Lebanese Generations Describe a War That Never Stays in the Past
UN Women’s new oral-history feature follows a grandmother, mother and girl living through repeated conflict in Lebanon. Their accounts show how war changes education, care and expectations long after a strike ends.
Syria’s Kurdish Women Fighters Want a Future They Helped Win
The YPJ became an international symbol in the campaign against Islamic State. Its members are now asking Syria’s new authorities for an organised security role, making their status a test of whether women’s wartime authority survives political transition.
UN Women Is Hiring a Disability-Inclusion Consultant in Bangladesh—Applications Close September 7
UN Women’s Bangladesh Country Office is recruiting a senior National Consultant–Disability Inclusion Officer to help embed disability inclusion and “Leave No One Behind” principles across gender-equality programmes. Applications close on September 7, 2026.
Final Days: 23 Women Artists Refuse to Let Suffering Define Womanhood in ‘Lobongolotika’
A major group exhibition at Edge Gallery brings together 23 women artists to explore autonomy, imagination, desire, joy and creative power—challenging the idea that women’s strength must always be defined through suffering or sacrifice.
A New Tournament Will Give 37 Grassroots Women’s Football Academies Something They Need: Matches
Thirty-seven women’s football academies from across Bangladesh are set to compete in a new nationwide tournament beginning with regional knockout rounds and ending in Dhaka, creating something grassroots players often lack: regular competitive exposure and a clearer route toward elite football.
Women’s Hockey Drive Opens in Khagrachhari With a Focus on Talent Beyond the Big Cities
A new grassroots women’s hockey development programme has begun in Khagrachhari, with Bangladesh Hockey Federation and BRAC Bank aiming to bring more girls and women—particularly from the hill districts—into organised sport and long-term hockey development.
Bangladesh Plans Bicycles for Secondary Schoolgirls. The Next Question Is Who Gets One—and When
Bangladesh’s education minister has announced a plan to distribute bicycles to secondary-school girls nationwide to encourage female education. The proposal could reduce transport barriers for students, but key details—including budget, eligibility, rollout date and total coverage—have not yet been published.
Four More Children Die as Bangladesh’s Measles Crisis Pushes Combined Toll to 983
Four more children have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 983. Of those deaths, 99 are laboratory-confirmed and 884 remain classified as suspected, according to DGHS data.
Dhaka University Gives Women One More Hour. Students Are Asking Why They Need a Curfew at All
Dhaka University has extended the closing time of women’s residential halls from 10pm to 11pm after weeks of student protests. But campaigners are still demanding 24-hour access, arguing that women should not have less freedom of movement than male students in the name of safety.
A Fifth-Grader Spoke Up. Now a Rangpur Teacher Is Suspended
An assistant teacher at a government primary school in Gangachara has been suspended after a Class Five student alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour during class. Other female students have since reportedly raised similar concerns, while authorities say a formal investigation is underway.
IAEA Offers Women Up to €40,000 for Master’s Study in Nuclear Fields
Women accepted into nuclear-related master’s programmes can seek tuition and living support through the IAEA’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. Applications close on 31 October, and limited internship opportunities may follow.
Faculty for the Future Opens STEM Fellowships Worth Up to $50,000 a Year
Women from eligible low- and middle-income countries can apply for PhD or postdoctoral support at universities outside their home country. Applications close at noon Central Standard Time on 7 November.
Roxanne Brown Buys 30 More Days for a High-Stakes Steel Bargain
Contracts covering tens of thousands of North American steelworkers have been extended while negotiations continue. The talks are the first major industry-wide test for the United Steelworkers’ first woman and first Black international president.