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Talk of gender-based violence largely absent from N.S. election, says women’s group
https://halifax.citynews.ca/2024/11/21/talk-of-gender-based-violence-largely-absent-from-n-s-election-says-womens-group/amp/

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Gender equality
Petro-patriarchy and the pope: Saudis, Vatican lead women’s rights backlash at COP29
https://www.politico.eu/article/petro-patriarchy-pope-saudis-vatican-womens-rights-backlash-cop29-gender-equality-climate-change/
Gender equality
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom 
https://19thnews.org/2024/11/congress-bathrooms-history-women-lawmakers/
Society
What does Kamala Harris’ U.S. presidential loss means for Canadian and American women in politics? Here’s what experts have to say
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/what-does-kamala-harris-us-presidential-loss-means-for-canadian-and-american-women-in-politics-heres-what-experts-have-to-say-195311365.html
Society
Women testified to House panel that they were paid for sexual favors by Gaetz, lawyer says
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-lawyer/index.html
Society
What’s behind the global political divide between young men and women?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/us-election-donald-trump-voters-gender-race-data
Society
Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/14/iran-announces-treatment-clinic-for-women-who-defy-strict-hijab-laws
Gender equality
California to remove derogatory term for Indigenous women from names of streets, parks and other places in 15 counties
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/us/california-derogatory-term-squaw-replaced/index.html
Society
Russia moves to ban content promoting ‘childlessness’ in latest effort to boost birth rate
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/12/2024/russian-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-content-promoting-childlessness-in-latest-effort-to-boost-birth-rate
Society
Argentina votes against UN resolution combating online violence against women and girls
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/americas/argentina-un-resolution-women-girls-intl-latam/index.html
Career
Former defense secretary pushes back on nominee’s claim that women shouldn’t serve in combat units
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fmr-defense-secretary-pushes-back-nominees-claim-women/story?id=115869930
Women Leaders
Sri Lanka’s election sees surge in female candidates, but can it break patriarchal norms?
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3286442/sri-lankas-election-sees-surge-female-candidates-can-it-break-patriarchal-norms?module=twia_highlight&pgtype=section