Researchers are turning to AI to help design the next generation of antibiotics to combat rising antimicrobial resistance go.nature.com/3KSKl5B

Autism that manifests in early childhood is distinct from autism diagnosed later in development go.nature.com/46uGl3O

Britain’s electoral system can now give a majority to a party backed by only a third of voters. In the Netherlands, their proportional system limits power to a true majority. Time we learned a lesson? Stephen McNair reflects

In Meadvale & St.John’s It’s a choice between @libdems.org.uk Mark or another Tory on October 16th Don’t risk letting the Tories back in. Vote 🗳️ for local champion Mark Johnston @markjohnston.bsky.social #VoteLibDem

'Shimmering Symphony' quilt by Karlee Porter, contemporary US quilter #WomensArt

Congratulations to the Red Roses! World champions! What a result!

Congratulations to the Red Roses. World champions! Couldn’t be prouder of this team. 🌹🏆

Congratulations to England's Red Roses, the women's rugby world cup winners. A superb effort over six weeks and deserved winners.

Nicole Parker, The Great Escape (oil on mounted linen, c. 2023)

This is really terrific to hear @maxwilkinson.bsky.social defending free speech. Please pop over to stand 51 to talk to Liberal Voice for Women and you can hear our concerns about women’s representation in the Party that would have been raised in the debate Lib Dem conference didn’t allow on Sat.

The Irish comedian Graham Linehan was just arrested by British police for rude X posts—which is “totalitarian, absurd, and a waste of police time,” @helenlewis.bsky.social argues.

Labour’s election promises ring hollow as passengers are hit with ticket price hikes on top of cancelled trains, driver shortages & chaos across the network. We cannot allow the current rate of inflation to set rail fares while services get worse 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children.

A campaigner whose daughter died in a mental health hospital is proposing a new law to give medical staff extra training on autism in women.

Jobless, homeless and helpless without a man: Afghan women expelled by Iran into hands of the Taliban

👇🏼🇦🇫”Afghan women turn to online coding as the Taliban bans education” #AfghanistanWomen #UndergroundEducation

National Crime Agency takes over investigation into claims police sexually abused children in Rotherham, UK https://bbc.in/4mrx3e2 https://bbc.in/4mrx3e2

Ok so we’re 316 off 6k signatures. Anyone who has signed who hasn’t managed to get a second person to sign, try get someone to this weekend so we can crack 6k. Then we’ve 6 weeks to get 4k more. We can do it. We have to. Over platforming of one party must stop petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

"If you're serious about unlocking growth, getting regular bus routes into market towns and villages would make a huge difference." Anna Sabine

Nature research paper: Imidazole propionate is a driver and therapeutic target in atherosclerosis go.nature.com/44Te0SA

Michelle Cowbourne - Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK (Feb.2022) www.instagram.com/glastomichel... via Michelle Cowbourne @Glastomichelle

Today I was delighted to be elected Chair of the Women in Defence APPG. The group will provide a platform to share best practice, recognise progress & surface key themes, championing women’s vital role in national security & supporting the ambition of 30% female representation at all levels by 2030.

​​I was delighted to sponsor the Women in Parliament APPG’s event on championing women in politics in rural areas. Women bring vital insight but face barriers like isolation, limited networks, fewer leadership pathways & stereotypes. Their voices must be amplified for a gender-equal parliament.

The Sullivan Review part 2: 'Barriers to research on sex and gender' was published today. www.sullivanreview.uk/documents.php

Don't be silly - of course it doesn't 'rewrite' the law. It interprets EA2010 as it was intended. People were (deliberately or misguidedly) misinterpreting the law, but feminists have been saying for many years this was wrong

#bookhoarder #booksky

“This deal doesn’t reverse Brexit. It doesn’t roll back the referendum. It simply tries to make the current arrangement less disastrous for the people and businesses who’ve been living with the fallout for the last eight years” eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

Officially in ostrich position at this point. www.gbnews.com/news/girlgui...

My painting LAKESHORE

A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.

Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀ by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt #InternationalWomensDay ♀

“My son was removed from the house in 2018, not because he was attacking me but because there were minors present. I remain very involved in his care, but at times I feel unsafe” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Research indicates that even after undergoing lengthy testosterone suppression and estrogen treatment, natal males who identify as female hold a competitive advantage in women’s sports. This is not just about height. It’s about muscle strength, shoulder and hand size, oxygen processing, etc.

Happy #IWD2025 -don’t forget Afghan women.

Just for the record, I find it outrageous that a woman was expected to change her clothing in front of a biological man. That applies irrespective of their chosen gender identity. news.stv.tv/east-central...

Female colleagues should never be expected to share changing facilities with male colleagues regardless of how they identify. It's wrong, and unlawful. But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

BBC Children in Need’s chair Rosie Millard resigned this week over allegations of “institutional failure” at the charity, according to a letter seen by the Times

A Hubble image of the Whirlpool Galaxy

Teacher: What is the first rule of thermodynamics? Me: We don't talk about thermodynamics

A couple of parliamentary developments related to women, crime and criminal justice First, a Westminster Hall debate at 2.30 pm next Wednesday (27 November) on ‘Tackling violence against women and girls’, initiated by Apsana Begum MP whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal49672

🚨Health Secretary Wes Streeting has now ordered a review of what physician associates do in the NHS amid growing alarm in the medical profession about patient safety👏 If you are not familiar with this scandal watch this report youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...

The blue plaque which commemorates the celebration of the discovery of the structure of DNA has finally been updated to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin. newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news... #HERstory #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM

My latest article is about Justin Welby, the Nation's Humbug-in-Chief. Welby loved to lecture the public about our alleged moral failings yet he impeded an investigation into terrible child abuse and consistently lied about how much he knew. Click on the link in my bio to read more.

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

James Webb's view of the M51 galaxy.

x.com/womensart1/s... UK printmaker and painter🎨 Gail Brodholt 'Metroland II', linocut, known for her depictions of the London Underground and urban landscapes #WomensArt