Self-care note: This wrap-up includes discussion of women’s health, anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and behaviours, gender based violence, and more. If you find this distressing or triggering, remember to take it at your own pace. You may prefer to read small sections, wait until you feel ready to read it all, or choose not to read it at all.
1. Experts warn of menopause misinformation on social media 📱
Experts warn that misleading and inaccurate information about perimenopause and menopause is widespread on social media, putting women’s health and wellbeing at risk.
While raising awareness of menopause and perimenopause has helped remove the stigma surrounding these stages of life, many doctors are seeing more and more women over 35 who believe they are menopausal based on what they have seen online.
Experts say this is concerning because some women may stop using contraception, believing it is no longer necessary, only to find themselves pregnant later on. Another risk is that symptoms of underlying health conditions may be mistaken for signs of perimenopause, leading women to delay seeking medical advice.
Source: The Guardian
2. One in five people arrested over the 2024 riots later reported for domestic abuse 🚔
Police data seen by The Guardian revealed that 21 per cent of the 949 people arrested after taking part in the racist unrest in summer 2024 were later accused of violence against their intimate partners.
Two out of every five had also previously been reported for domestic abuse before taking part in the disorder.
The offences included common assault, controlling and coercive behaviour, and actual bodily harm.
Protecting women from asylum seekers and racialised people was one of the slogans used during the racist rallies.
Source: The Guardian
3. Women’s health still not a priority in the workplace, new report shows 🩺
According to a new report published by global consultancy Kearney, only 65 per cent of organisations worldwide have implemented measures to support women’s health at work, while many still struggle to make consistent progress.
Differences were noted across industries, with the financial sector ranking highest, while the communications and media sector, along with the energy and process industries, ranked lowest.
Among the many improvements still needed, the report also found that many organisations continue to treat women’s health as either irrelevant or just a set of isolated initiatives and benefits, instead of recognising it as part of a broader long-term strategy.
Source: Human Resources Director
4. Iceland named best country for trans people in Europe 🏳️⚧️
Iceland is the most trans-friendly country in Europe and Central Asia, a new report has found.
The Trans Rights Index and Map, published by Transgender Europe (TGEU), ranked countries against 32 indicators across six categories, including legal gender recognition, asylum, hate crime/speech, and health.
Iceland scored 30 out of 32, ranking first overall. The country lost one point in the Asylum category and one in Hate Crime/Speech, as some positive policies are still missing despite existing legal protections.
Malta ranked second, meeting 28 of the 32 indicators, while Russia ranked last, scoring 0 out of 32.
Source: LGBTQ Nation
5. Budapest Pride allowed by Hungarian police 🌈
The Budapest Metropolitan Police have said that Budapest Pride 2026 will be allowed, while restrictive orders have been issued against three counter-demonstrations, signalling a possible political shift following the election of Péter Magyar as the new Prime Minister.
Last year, then Prime Minister Viktor Orbán banned all Pride events in order to “protect minors”. Despite the ban, Budapest Pride still went ahead on 28 June, with thousands of people attending.
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, who last year found a legal loophole to organise the Pride parade, said the Hungarian police’s decision was the right one: “ It demonstrates that, despite the suffocating political climate of the past decade and a half, the culture of freedom in Hungary has endured.”
Source: Politico
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