Thoughts & Truths
Articles that seek to uncloud our hearts and minds. How? By gathering experiences and expertise about issues that impact women across a range of subjects.
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Wombs on strike - unpacking women’s choices not to mother
Womanhood does not have to mean motherhood. Some women choose not to become mothers, and this choice is explored in the project Wombs on Strike, where artists and researchers collect stories from women who have decided not to have children.
Women with disabilities value career and beauty but motherhood feels out of reach - study shows
Research has shown that, in Malta, women with disabilities care about looking good and believe having a career is important. However, they feel that having both a career and a family remains a challenge for them with few considering motherhood as an option.
‘Can’t make it, I’m parenting’: How work life changes for mothers
Many parents turn down work lunches, coffee break chats, and office networking events to rush off to pick up their children. Now research had uncovered the cost of these decisions, which are mostly carried by women.
The menopause mystery. This scientist is advocating for more women’s health research.
Canada-based scientist Liisa Galea has made it her mission to advocate for the need for more research into women’s health. Such research can help uncloud the menopause mystery, amongst other things.
Saving Her-Story. These women are setting up Malta’s first women’s archive.
Pro-Rector at the University of Malta Carmen Sammut, together with Equity Coordinator Nadia Abdilla are in the process of setting up Malta’s very first women’s archive to preserve women’s history that is “being lost at a fast pace”.
The pension penalty. What women must know about their work-life choices.
When women become mothers and opt to reduce their working hours or take on certain family-friendly measures – they are (sometimes) unknowingly placing themselves at a financial disadvantage: they will not be entitled to a full retirement pension in future... And nobody is telling them.
How she does it: Coryse Borg
Actress and writer Coryse Borg recently took the leap and went freelance. This opened a door – which she walked straight through - into the world of radio. The first topic she picked?... Forgotten women. She talks about what inspired her to learn about history’s hidden heroines and her urge to share what she learned.
‘I don’t need a husband’. The truth about single women in Malta.
Society recognises different forms of intimate relationships, families and living arrangements. But single women still face a level of stigma - even though there are over 40,000 single women in Malta. In her research, Ramona Cuschieri uncovered the realities that these women live.
Finding glimmers. Expert advice on how to see life’s sparks of joy.
A flower growing through a crack. The giggle of a child. These small, positive micro-moments have the power to improve our overall wellbeing. These are glimmers. International expert Deb Dana talks about how women can use these glimmers to help navigate a world filled with expectations and triggers.
Did my makeover, takeover? WEEK FOUR
Here comes the final outcome of a four-week experiment aimed to answer the questions: Would I feel different if I felt better about myself?