Women in the News: February 2026

Visibility isn’t optional for women

We think, we need to highlight women in the news with our voices – female voices, opinions and achievements. Follow along as we collect articles across different news sites reporting about women. This is a working document -> Send us your February 2026 finds via Bluesky or Threads.

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues Science Space (CNN 02/01/26)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires months after return from troubled mission to orbit Science Space (CNN 02/01/26)

Lisa Bloom on the fight for Epstein’s victims: ‘So many powerful men were enablers US Crime (The Guardian 02/02/26)
Diana Moreno, the Ecuadorian migrant and friend of Zohran Mamdani who hopes to replace him in the New York State Assembly US Politics (El Pais 02/02/26)

We want to make women visible, because visibility isn’t optional. It’s vital.