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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-44454914
Record numbers of women are standing for election in countries around the world - changing the global face of politics and bringing gender equality in national legislatures a step closer.
Mexico has just elected an equal number of men and women MPs across both houses of the country's parliament in what is being celebrated as a "major milestone".
The Spanish government, selected in June, is the first since the country became a democracy to have more women than men in the cabinet.
And New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a daughter on 21 June becoming only the second woman leader to have a baby while in office, after Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1990.
And bonus:
Could more women soldiers make the Army stronger?
Those who do apply will have to meet the same high physical standards as men, with evidence suggesting that women are less likely to pass the tests for strength and aerobic fitness.
Among the physical elite who will get through, there is a greater chance of injury for all recruits to the infantry, particularly in the roles that require weight to be carried for long periods, with the risk highest among women.
These risks are being closely monitored by the MoD as the changes are introduced.
Critics also raised concerns that mixed-gender teams would lack cohesion, but while evidence suggests that forming a unit can be harder, it was also found that these problems can be overcome by training and leadership.
But focusing on strength risks overlooking the skills that women can bring - across many roles - to the armed forces.
Let women run countries into the ground. Let them join the army and get armies
a) KILLED: when a male army recruit whiteknights for a struggling female one and they both end up killed.
b) RAPED: when muslim males, instead of killing the Western army recruit, if she's a female, they just make them into rape-slaves.
"There is no difference between gender. All men can be substituted by women without any consequences. Let's just let women run the world".
Good. I want to see this. You know how women perform without men around such as on survival TV shows? I want to see THAT worldwide.
If any cucktearsers are reading this, watch this: