Politics

Freeland latest woman to exit cabinet, as others question Trudeau’s feminist credentials

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-freeland-resignation-women-in-trudeau-cabinet/

Women in Botswana make up 54% of voters, but less than 10% of parliament: political parties can change that

https://theconversation.com/women-in-botswana-make-up-54-of-voters-but-less-than-10-of-parliament-political-parties-can-change-that-244527

Society

Hardline activist who raised the idea of jailing women for abortions gets top policy job in Trump administration

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/politics/kfile-ed-martin-omb-trump-administration-raised-idea-jailing-women-for-abortions/index.html

Society

What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/11/assad-revolution-women-syria-president-street

Technology

AI enters Congress: Sexually explicit deepfakes target women lawmakers

https://19thnews.org/2024/12/ai-sexually-explicit-deepfakes-target-women-congress/

Society

Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/11/iranian-women-death-penalty-jail-fine-defy-new-morality-hijab-improper-dressing-islamic-penal-code

Women Leaders

From freedom fighter to Namibia’s first female president

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr23pp3nv9o

Society

Police use tear gas on Kenya protesters rallying against femicide

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/10/police-fire-tear-gas-at-kenya-protest-against-gender-based-violence

Women's rights

Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygn31ypdlo

Women Leaders

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly focused on re-election, doesn’t explicitly rule out future Liberal leadership bid

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/foreign-affairs-minister-melanie-joly-focused-on-re-election-doesn-t-explicitly-rule-out-future-liberal-leadership-bid-1.7137597