Politics
5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ historic acceptance speech
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/g-s1-19251/harris-dnc-takeaways
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/paetongtarn-shinawatra-thailand-pm-replacement-voting-thaksin-shinawatra
Iraqi Parliament poised to legalize child marriage: ‘It steals your future’
https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/21/iraq-child-marriage/
Michelle Obama understands the stakes in November. And she’s done pulling punches.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/michelle-obama-dnc-speech-democratic-convention-rcna167484
Hillary Clinton says it’s time for Kamala Harris to break ‘glass ceiling’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce317d27l7zo.amp
U.S. Election: Canadians keen on Kamala, but say women generally walk a harder road to high political office
https://angusreid.org/women-in-politics-kamala-favourability-trump-hillary-clinton/
Kurl: Optimism for Kamala Harris aside, politics for women is more brutal than ever
https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/kurl-optimism-for-kamala-harris-aside-politics-for-women-is-more-brutal-than-ever
Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15gn0lq7p5o.amp
Jill Dunlop named Ontario’s new education minister after Todd Smith resigns
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/jill-dunlop-named-ontario-s-new-education-minister-after-todd-smith-resigns-1.7003311
Instagram failed to act on 93% of abusive comments aimed at female politicians, study says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna166477
Kamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
https://theconversation.com/kamala-harris-sudden-political-rise-echoes-that-of-another-female-politician-new-zealands-jacinda-ardern-235922
‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/8/14/drc-congo-women-rebels-m23