Winter Olympics: USA women to face Canada in gold-medal match
How the American media reacted: CBS:, external “The women of Team USA will have a great shot at Olympic redemption when they take the ice for the final time in Pyeongchang.” Chicago Tribune:, external “The United States will play for the gold medal that has eluded them for nearly two decades.” What they said in […]
Winter Olympics: Finland beat OAR 3-2 to claim women’s ice hockey bronze
Riikka Valila became the oldest ice hockey medallist at a Winter Olympics as Finland took bronze – 20 years after she first won a medal. The Finns, who led 2-0, beat the Olympic athletes from Russia 3-2 to finish third in Pyeongchang. Valila, 44, won bronze at the 1998 Games in Nagano and retired in […]
Duchess returns to Canada as Queen seeks solution
Getty Images The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada to join her son amid discussions over the future role for her and Prince Harry in the Royal Family. Meghan and Prince Harry had been in Canada over Christmas with baby Archie. It comes as the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of […]
Naomi Osaka: Tennis star buys into North Carolina Courage women’s team
Three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has invested in professional women’s football team North Carolina Courage. Formed four years ago, the club compete at the highest level in the US – the National Women’s Soccer League. The 23-year-old, who has not revealed how much of the club she owns, said: “The women who have invested […]
Why promoted women are more likely to divorce
Getty Images Relationships with new economic and social roles can suffer from changing housework schedules and shared leisure time (Credit: Getty Images) Getting a top job dramatically increases women’s chances of divorce, even in egalitarian countries. Why isn’t it the same for men? Having a successful and enjoyable career alongside a fulfilling romantic relationship is […]
The Hundred: London Spirit stake sold for £145m to tech consortium
Friday’s sales were third and fourth auctions of stakes in the eight Hundred teams, following an opening pair on Thursday. So far, the sales come to a total of around £285m. On Thursday, a 49% share in Oval Invincibles was sold to the owners of Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians for around £60m. A […]
How Sweden is fixing the housework gender gap
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Women still do the lion’s share of housework. Do Swedish-style tax breaks for cleaners provide a solution or perpetuate gender-role norms? When Glenda Fors hired a cleaner four years ago, one of the first things she noticed – aside from the sparkling countertops – was a dip in the number […]
The housing project where young and old must mingle
Benoit Derrier (Credit: Benoit Derrier) Could a Swedish housing experiment that forces solo-living renters to spend two hours a week together be a solution to loneliness for young people? There’s a beaming smile on 20-year-old Fia’s face when she bumps into her new friend Rasmus Juhlin, a 22-year old who shares her passion for gaming, […]
The medieval Dutch solution to flooding
Andrea Valentino Features correspondent Alamy The headquarters of the Dutch “gemeenlandshuis” are more than 500 years old (Credit: Alamy) In a world of more frequent and more intense flooding, one way to protect against the worst can trace its roots back to the Netherlands, nearly 1,000 years ago. This July, gorged by days of rain, […]
How your looks shape your personality
Christian Jarrett Features correspondent Getty Images We tend to think of our looks as separate from who we are. But it turns out that physical traits like height or attractiveness may shape our personalities, behaviours, even politics. The boarding school where I was a pupil in the 1990s provided the perfect microcosm for anyone interested […]