This week's energy has been pushing us forward, bringing precision and aligned action. With the Cold Supermoon on Thursday, women around the globe have been building new systems, structures, and ways of living. We're funding women's sports research, creating new bills for safe labor plans, and scraping decades-old laws banning abortion.
Let's dive into the good news around the globe happening this week.
Billionaire Michele Kang Launches $25M Institute: Michele Kang, billionaire owner of three women's soccer clubs, launched the Kang Women's Institute, committing $25M to the institute and an additional $30M for youth programs to research the specific needs of female athletes. The institute will tackle research from injury recovery to pregnancy reentry, since only 6% of studies globally focus on women right now. This investment is revolutionizing women's sports by centering female athletes' bodies and experiences.
New Master's Degree Focuses on Business of Women's Sports: Simmons University launched the nation's first graduate degree dedicated to the business of women's professional sports—a Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Business and Leadership in Women's Sports. Developed with input from executives at the PWHL, Boston Red Sox, NWSL, and major sports organizations, they'll include courses like "Financing the Future of Women's Sports" and "Disruptive Entrepreneurship in Women's Sports."
People Living with HIV Can Now Serve in All UK Armed Forces Roles: The UK Ministry of Defence has lifted all remaining restrictions on Armed Forces personnel living with HIV, allowing them to serve as military pilots, aircrew, and air traffic controllers for the first time. Following a review with support from Terrence Higgins Trust and the British HIV Association, the MOD recognized that people on suppressive HIV treatment with undetectable viral loads can perform any military role. This is a massive win that puts science over stigma, showing that when we challenge outdated policies with evidence, we can dismantle barriers that never should have existed in the first place.
New Bill Created for Safe Discharge Labor Plan: After Mercedes Wells, a Black mother, was sent home from an Indiana hospital while in active labor, she gave birth in her truck eight minutes later. Rep. Robin Kelly will introduce a new bill - the WELLS Act - to ensure this doesn't happen again. The bill will require hospitals providing obstetric or labor services to have a "Safe Discharge Labor Plan" with clinical justification, travel assessment, and mandatory racial bias training for healthcare professionals.
Faroe Islands Scraps One of Europe's Strictest Abortion Laws: The Faroe Islands parliament voted 17-16 to legalize abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning decades-old legislation that only allowed abortions in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal health problems, or risk to the pregnant woman's health. The new legislation, effective July 1, 2026, replaces laws dating back to 1956 where both the woman and doctor risked imprisonment if a GP and 2nd medical body didn’t approve the procedure.
Lesbian Educator Wins $1.2M Settlement: A lesbian educator in California won a $1.2 million discrimination settlement after allegedly being called a "witch" and part of an "LGBTQ coven" by school administrators. The case highlights ongoing workplace discrimination against LGBTQ+ educators, even in states with strong anti-discrimination laws. This victory shows that when we refuse to accept mistreatment and fight back through legal channels, we can hold institutions accountable and create real consequences for discrimination.
Boycotting Eurovision After Israel Allowed to Compete: Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia announced they will boycott Eurovision 2026 after the European Broadcasting Union voted to allow Israel to compete, despite calls for exclusion over the war in Gaza. These countries are standing strong in their values and showing that principles are worth more than participation in one of Europe's biggest cultural events—this is what it looks like when nations refuse to compromise their ethics.
Former Ballerina Becomes World's Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire: Luana Lopes Lara, a 29-year-old former ballerina from Brazil, became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. This win comes after her prediction-market company Kalshi secured a $1 billion investment at an $11 billion valuation. She went from training at the Bolshoi Theater School to studying computer science at MIT, then co-founded Kalshi and fought regulatory battles to create the first legal election contracts in the U.S. in over a century.
Megan Thee Stallion's Foundation Feeds Nearly 2,000 Families: Megan Thee Stallion's Foundation distributed Thanksgiving meals, groceries, and $50 Walmart gift cards to nearly 2,000 families across Dallas and Houston. This is what community care looks like when women with resources choose to pour back into the communities that raised them, creating tangible impact instead of just talking about change.
With Michele Kang investing $55 million to research female athletes' actual needs, four nations walking away from Eurovision rather than compromise their ethics to compete, and old abortion laws being scrapped in the Faroe Islands, we're witnessing a shift from the old paradigm to new ways of being.
The energy right now is calling each of us to that same level of precision and action.
Your personal transformation isn't separate from this global awakening—it's part of it. So as you move through this week, ask yourself: Where in your life are you being asked to stand firmer in your values? What system are you ready to stop accepting and start rebuilding? What actions have you been putting off that suddenly feels urgent and necessary?
How will you shift this week?
