November 2025: Women in the News

Good news! The month of October 2025 showed a lot of visibility for women and topics around female accomplishments and success stories. Follow along as we collect articles across multiple media sites. Suggestions via our post on bluesky and threads are always welcome.

‘Spacewoman’: The first female space shuttle commander reflects on her ground-breaking career US Space (CNN Video 11/01/25)

I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me UK Manosphere (The Guardian 11/02/25)
Tired all the time? There may be a simple reason for that UK Womens Health (The Guardian 11/02/25)
Obiri sets women’s NYC Marathon course record, Kipruto wins men’s race in photo finish US Sports (CNN 11/02/25)
Where the fossil fuel industry tries to teach kids climate US Climate (DW 11/02/25)
The day Iceland’s women made history Iceland Equality (CNN Video 11/02/25)
Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth World Women’s Work (The Conversation 11/02/25)

Expert calculates how much unpaid housework and care is worth Australia Women’s Work (Independent 11/03/25)
Involving women in peace deals reduces chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37% World Peace (The Conversation 11/03/25)

AI ‘godmother’ Fei-Fei Li says she is ‘proud to be different’ Artificial Intelligence (BBC 11/04/25)

Claudia Sheinbaum harassment incident highlights violence against women in Mexico Mexico Women (El Pais 11/05/25)
The sculptural lighting designer handcrafting $90,000 chandeliers US Design (CNN 11/05/25)
Kristen Stewart ‘so angry Hollywood has gone backwards’ for women US Entertainment (BBC 11/05/25)

Margaret Atwood: ‘Older women are only allowed to be two things: wise old women or wicked old witches’ Women (El Pais 11/08/25)
Dr. Ellen Ochoa: ‘With hard work, determination and support, the sky’s not the limit’ Aerospace (El Pais 11/08/25)

In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life Sweden Politics (The Guardian 11/10/25)
Rebuilding Ukraine — one university’s bold vision Ukraine Education (Nature 11/10/25)

Camilla Nord, neuroscientist: ‘Being sad is normal, but depression is debilitating’ Mental Health (El Pais 11/11/25)

Baroness Ariane de Rothschild: ‘Saying taxes should be raised for the sake of it isn’t the solution; governments should review their policies first’ Europe Economy (El Pais 11/16/25)

Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy Women Social (The Guardian 11/18/25)

Elena Kostyuchenko: ‘I’m not afraid. If I wasn’t afraid of Putin, I won’t be afraid of Trump’ Russia Journalism (El Pais 11/22/25)
Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men Career (The Guardian 11/22/25)

Maga is in meltdown over a preppy pink sweater for men. So, what exactly is the problem? US Fashion (The Guardian 11/23/25)

Horror stories of a ‘feminised workplace’ mask the real crisis in male identity UK Workplace (The Guardian 11/24/25)
Do women’s periods actually sync up with each other? Women’s Health (The Guardian 11/24/25)


Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget UK Politics (The Guardian 11/26/25)
Heather Gay Defined Mormonism for Pop Culture—Now She’s Exposing It US Religion (Newsweek 11/26/25)

Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million World Crime (The Guardian 11/27/25)
How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? World Crime (The Guardian 11/27/25)
‘It crushed my confidence. I’ve never got over it’: Karen Carney on online abuse – and how Strictly is rebuilding her (The Guardian 11/27/25)

Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg, baroness and TikToker: ‘Belonging to the aristocracy means nothing. They can take everything from you, except what’s in your head’ Spain Social Media (El Pais 11/29/25)

Adriana Groh: ‘The internet works thanks to a shared infrastructure that nobody owns, but that we must take care of’ World Internet (El Pais 11/30/25)
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2025 World Sport (The Guardian 11/30/25)

Equality isn’t a goal to check off — it’s the foundation on which women build their futures and redefine the world

Women in the News November 2025:
THE SUMMARY

The article collection gives a broad coverage — not just “feel-good success stories,” but a mix of achievements, struggles, systemic issues, health, economics, social justice. This helps portray a complex, realistic picture of women’s lives worldwide.

There’s a strong emphasis on structural issues: unpaid labour valuation, social inequality, gender-based violence, and economic justice. This aligns with feminist interest in root causes, not only individual success.

There’s also space for hope and inspiration via “firsts,” success stories, and representation in high-visibility fields (space, design, AI, sport). That balance helps in motivating readers while staying grounded.

The global span is wide — the articles reference women in many contexts: US, UK, Mexico, Iceland, Sweden, Ukraine, global statistics. This shows a global feminism lens, not limited to one country or culture.

Health and well-being topics (both physical and mental) appear less frequently than economic or representation ones

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