Many women quietly worry when their libido fades or fluctuates. When desire doesn’t appear easily or consistently, it’s easy to assume something must be wrong. But female sexual desire was never meant to be constant or automatic. Research shows that desire is responsive — shaped by context, emotion, stress, and presence — and understanding this can be deeply liberating.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.