Politics
Denmark brings forwards women’s military service
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/03/26/denmark-women-military-service/
Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/25/women-politics-violence-sexism-harassment-female-mps-asia-pacific-inter-parliamentary-union-ipu-report
SOGC Calls on Canadian political parties to prioritize women’s health
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sogc-calls-on-canadian-political-parties-to-prioritize-women-s-health-894716404.html
Venezuelans deported last week included 8 women who were returned to US, court filings say
https://abcnews.go.com/US/venezuelans-deported-week-included-8-women-returned-us/story?id=120111090
Namibia swears in first female president
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8ln5g12wo
Greenland’s leader laments ‘mess’ as US vice president’s wife to visit island coveted by Trump
https://apnews.com/article/usha-vance-denmark-greenland-trump-4b2a8d19cbeda770357e84aef740d4b7
A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/22/women-rights-un-anti-abortion-choice-poison-of-patriarchy-returns
‘Hostile environment’ drives many of SNP’s female MSPs to step down before 2026 vote
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/23/snp-female-msps-women-stepping-down-elections-holyrood-scotland
Woman who spent 16 days in extreme solitary confinement sues federal government
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ns-woman-dry-cell-solitary-confinement-1.7486890
Activists call on Canada to help Afghan women facing deportation due to Trump administration cuts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/afghan-women-studying-abroad-usaid-cuts-1.7487526
Is politics the new pillowtalk? The dating red flag that’s a major turn-off for women
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/politics-new-pillowtalk-dating-red-34800299
Parties must tackle ‘toxic’ politics to attract more women, warns Sturgeon
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/politics/government/parties-must-tackle-toxic-politics-to-attract-more-women-warns-sturgeon/ar-AA1AMcYu?ocid=BingNewsVerp
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