Monet’s News Round Up!

Monet’s News Round Up
June 3 – June 8

TAB member Monet shares three articles related to gender that caught her eye this week. Catch up with some major international and domestic news stories with Monet’s picks!

1. Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women

This article is a piece on the extremely conservative Islamic country of Saudi Arabia. This country is historically known for being restrictive when it comes to women’s rights, so by allowing women to obtain a drivers license, the country is making huge strides towards equality.

2. Women Won Big in Tuesday’s Primary Elections

This article from Huffington Post is about the increasing number of women who are running for office and the success that many of them are having. It also discusses how many of the women running are motivated by the recent presidential election and movements like #MeToo.

3. Miss America Is Ending Its Swimsuit Competition and Will No Longer Focus on Judging Looks

This article discusses the body-positive changes that the Miss America competition plan on implementing, which will require that contestants are judged on their intellect, ideas, and interviews, rather than their looks and other outward appearances. This change is due to the voiced controversy of the competition after the #MeToo movement began to grow.