Politics
What Angela Alsobrooks’ primary win means for Black women in politics
https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/17/angela-alsobrooks-black-women-senate/
At 80, Elinor Caplan considers a life of great joys and terrible tragedy
https://www.tvo.org/article/at-80-elinor-caplan-considers-a-life-of-great-joys-and-terrible-tragedy-0
What’s the secret to attracting more women into politics? Give them more resources
https://theconversation.com/whats-the-secret-to-attracting-more-women-into-politics-give-them-more-resources-222159
MPs arrested for sex offences face being excluded from Parliament
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/parliament-mps-jess-phillips-arrested-pestminster-b2544615.html
Pellerin: Diane Deans was a political force. But why must women always be so strong all the time?
https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pellerin-diane-deans-was-a-political-force-but-why-must-women-always-be-so-strong-all-the-time
Melinda French Gates on why “being yourself” doesn’t always work for women
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a60674396/melinda-gates-women-in-office-interview/
Half of women in local politics face online harassment
https://nltimes.nl/2024/05/14/half-women-local-politics-face-online-harassment
Women lag men in political donating. Why giving circles like J. Smith-Cameron’s could help narrow that gap
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/politics/giving-circles-women-donors-j-smith-cameron/index.html
Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife’s torture, murder
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/5/14/kazakhstan-jails-former-minister-for-24-years-over-wifes-torture-murder
There is no democracy without gender justice
https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/13/there-is-no-democracy-without-gender-justice/
Diane Deans, who sat on Ottawa city council for 28 years, has died
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/diane-deans-who-sat-on-ottawa-city-council-for-28-years-has-died-1.7198785
Japan’s military needs more women. But it’s still failing on harassment.
https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/japans-military-needs-more-women-its-still-failing-harassment-2024-05-13/