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249 Women and Children Faced Violence in August. Nearly Six in 10 Reported Rape Victims Were Children
Human Rights Support Society recorded violence against at least 249 women and children across Bangladesh in August, including 79 reported rape victims. Forty-six of those rape victims were children—nearly 58%—according to the organisation’s monthly monitoring.
UNU-WIDER Offers PhD Researchers €2,100 a Month for a Helsinki Research Stay
Doctoral researchers studying developing economies can apply for a funded three-month visit to UNU-WIDER. Women, early-career scholars and researchers from developing countries are particularly encouraged; the deadline is 30 September.
EIT’s Free VC Academy Offers Women Practical Investment Training
Early-career women in European venture and investment roles can apply for a free six-week online programme covering due diligence, valuation and deal structure. Applications close on 20 September at 23:59 CEST.
Kaja Kallas Leads the EU’s Response to an Alleged Russian Drone Plot
The EU foreign-policy chief called the attempted Leipzig airport attack state-sponsored terrorism and backed stronger sanctions. Her leadership will be judged by whether Europe responds firmly without outrunning verified evidence or lawful process.
Ülle Madise Becomes Estonia’s Second Woman President
Parliament elected the constitutional lawyer and human-rights ombudsman with 71 votes in the first round. Her largely ceremonial office still carries influence over legislation, appointments and national security debate.
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.