October 2025: Women in the News

Octobers women in the news – after a disappointing September we are hoping for more articles about female accomplishments and success stories this month. Follow along as we collect articles across multiple media sites. Suggestions via our post on bluesky and threads are always welcome.

Women Lose in Shutdown Politics US Politics (Now.org National Organization for Women 10/01/25)
Hollywood is fuming over a new ‘AI actress’ US Entertainment (CNN 10/01/25)
Report reveals hidden reality of child marriage. Three girls share the impact on their lives World Women (CNN 10/01/25)
Claudia Sheinbaum has higher approval ratings than López Obrador after first year in office Mexico Politics (El País 10/01/25)
Missing the first mammogram linked to increased risk of breast cancer death, new study suggests Womens Health (CNN 10/01/25)
How Companies Increase Profits And Diversity With Strategic Promotions Diversity (Forbes 10/01/25)

Nearly 100 years after her death, Oxford’s first female Indigenous scholar honoured New Zealand Science (The Guardian 10/02/25)

Taylor Swift has a staggering business empire. And it’s not just because of album sales US Entertainment (CNN 10/04/25)
Japan ruling party picks new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister Japan Politics (CNN 10/04/25)
This Mother-Daughter Duo Wants to Help Women Find Their Mentors US Community (Newsroom 10/04/25)

Maye Musk, mother of the world’s richest man: ‘There’s nothing a Musk can’t do’ South Africa Women (El País 10/05/25)
Ela Taubert, singer: ‘Dreaming big from Latin America is also possible’ South America Entertainment (El País 10/05/25)
The real reason more women are opting to go on holiday alone Women Travel (Independent 10/06/25)

Girls need Role Models, not Footnotes!

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’ Denmark Social Media (The Guardian 10/07/25)
Canada’s former climate minister on making a change, ‘aloof’ Trudeau and sexism Canada Climate (The Guardian 10/07/25)
Five takeaways from Pam Bondi’s tense, partisan Senate hearing US Politics (BBC 10/07/25)
Appointment of ‘anti-woke’ Bari Weiss to head CBS News confirms shift to the right of mainstream media US Media (El País 10/07/25)

‘I have searched and searched for help’: the Sudanese women left alone to live hand to mouth in Chad’s desert camps Sudan Aid Cuts (The Guardian 10/08/25)
Meet the female architect making history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art US Art (CNN 10/08/25)

Annie Walker: The astronomer with an asteroid, but no known photographs US Astronomy (El País 10/09/25)
How The Government Shutdown Affects Women. Plus: A Prenup You Can Sign From Your Couch Forbes Newsletter (10/09/25)

Woman wins Nobel Peace Prize!

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize Venezuela Nobel Prize (BBC 10/10/25)
‘Just money, with no strings attached’: how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new life Kenya Aid (The Guardian 10/10/25)
Ultraconservative housewives on OnlyFans: The paradox of the ‘MAGA’ women who strip naked on social media US Media (El País 10/10/25)
María Corina Machado: ‘Maduro can decide, but he will go, with or without a negotiation’ Venezuela Politics (El País 10/10/25)
Why it’s worth taking a wider look at biarchal cultures World Biarchal Cultures (The Guardian 10/10/25)
‘No evidence’ women perform worse on their period, experts suggest UK Womens Health (Independent 10/10/25)

After years of progress on gender, the male gaze is back World Equality (CNN 10/11/25)
The women taking Meta to task after their baby loss World Social Media (BBC 10/12/25)

The ‘Womanosphere’ Is Reshaping the Conservative Dating Landscape Dating (Wired 10/13/25)

Liliana Galindo, psychiatrist: ‘There is a peak in psychosis among women around menopause, which isn’t talked about much due to the stigma’ World Psychiatry (El Pais 10/14/25)

AI couldn’t picture a woman like me – until now Australia AI (BBC 10/15/25)
How Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez primed the Democratic Party for a shutdown fight US Politics (CNN 10/15/25)
The Indian woman who stood up to moral policing – and won a pageant India Beauty (BBC 10/15/25)

Do women need more sleep than men? Science says they do Womens Health (DW 10/16/25)

‘A 360 turn’: concern as fashion shows feature fewer plus-size models World Fashion (The Guardian 10/17/25)

Lux Pascal, actress: ‘I’m not the only trans person in Pedro Pascal’s life’ Entertainment (El País 10/18/25)

Katseye, the first global K-pop group born from a reality show and meticulously crafted to succeed Music (El País 10/19/25)
Lisa Herzog, philosopher: ‘We have to fight to not be available outside of work hours’ Germany Workplace (El País 10/19/25)

What do we learn from Epstein and Andrew? There’s a level of power at which right and wrong no longer exist US/UK Crime (The Guardian 10/20/25)
Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre review – a devastating exposé of power, corruption and abuse US/UK Crime (The Guardian 10/20/25)
María Corina Machado: ‘Venezuela’s freedom is near. It has been a long and painful journey’ Venezuela Politics (El País 10/20/25)
Algorithms and misogyny: How Latin American teenagers are exposed to toxic content America Social Media (El País 10/20/25)

Gender equality’s not just a goal – it’s a foundation for lasting peace

I fell at the top of a mountain – and knew I had to haul my broken body down or die in the snow US Sport (The Guardian 10/21/25)

Grace Wales Bonner: British designer behind rise of Sambas to lead Hermès menswear UK Fashion (he Guaradian 10/22/25)
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’ Artificial Intelligence (The Guardian 10/22/25)
AI mammogram readings are already helping doctors detect breast cancer Artificial Intelligence & Women’s Health (NBC 10/22/25)

How children in the US are trafficked on social media US Kids Documentary (The Guardian 10/23/25)
‘The pressure to get your old body back is immense’: the new mothers driven to weight-loss jabs Pregnancy (The Guardian 10/23/25)
Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve Pregnancy Opinion (The Guardian 10/23/25)

Austria’s Hello Inside launches in US to tackle women’s metabolic health US Women’s Health (Future Fem Health 10/28/25)
The ‘demonstration effect’ can inspire girls to play — but only if communities are ready Women’s Sports (The Converstation 10/28/25)

A moment that changed me: I hated running – until I saw it through my daughter’s eyes Sports (The Guardian 10/29/25)

Teenage boys using ‘personalised’ AI for therapy and romance, survey finds UK AI (The Guaradian 10/30/25)

Left Out of the Boys’ Club, Helena Morrissey Built Her Own UK Equality (Newsweek 10/31/25)
Counting the money cost of menopause – and how to take control UK Menopause (Independent 10/31/25)
Gender equality’s not just a goal – it’s a foundation for lasting peace World Equality (UN 10/31/25)
Meet The Indian Heiress Taking On Ikea. Plus: Why You Need To “Kill” Your Company World (Forbes 10/31/25)

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