Politics
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/
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
Half of women in local politics face online harassment
https://nltimes.nl/2024/05/14/half-women-local-politics-face-online-harassment
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
