- New Mexico became the first U.S. state to elect all women of colour to its House delegation.
- A UN women’s rights committee raises alarm at the worsening health of jailed Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who is on hunger strike in protest of her prison conditions.
- A record number of Native American women will join U.S. Congress after voters elected three to the House of Representatives.
- The Times reports female opposition activists in Kazakhstan are posting videos of themselves shaving their heads on social media to draw attention to the country’s lack of democratic rights.