Politics
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/
French official disputes passage about Emmanuel Macron in Kristi Noem’s book
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/french-official-disputes-kristi-noem-book-passage-emmanuel-macron-rcna151742
The political parent trap
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/05/12/the-political-parent-trap/
B.C. finance minister Conroy says she’ll retire after provincial election this fall
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/b-c-finance-minister-conroy-says-shell-retire-after-provincial-election-this-fall/article_ae35328c-1035-5f28-8138-d8bb3a643b57.html
Former journalist drops out of Conservative nomination race, claims the process has been ‘corrupted’
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-nomination-fight-sabrina-maddeaux-1.7198969
‘I want to decide my vote for myself’: how women are shaping India’s political landscape
https://amp.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/10/i-want-to-decide-my-vote-for-myself-how-women-are-shaping-indias-political-landscape
Backsliding democracies and women’s rights in the U.S. and around the globe
https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/02/democracy-womens-rights-authoritarian-men/
North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses
https://apnews.com/article/north-macedonia-election-corruption-european-union-bulgaria-ac12182171ed7d46f160feeb469c7aa4
