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    Points of Progress: Personal freedoms increase in UAE, and more

    Nov 20, 2020 3 minutes
    Places where the world saw progress, for the Nov. 30, 2020 Monitor Weekly.

    1. United States

    A record number of Native American women are joining the House of Representatives after at least 18 ran for congressional office. Historically underrepresented in politics, only two Native American women ran for office in the 2016 elections. Three won this month: Laguna Pueblo member Deb Haaland, D-N.M., and Ho-Chunk Nation member Sharice Davids, D-Kan., both elected to second terms; and Cherokee Nation citizen Yvette Herrell, R-N.M.

    Although there has still never been a Native American woman elected to the Senate, the 117th Congress will have more members of

    2. United States3. Mexico4. United Arab Emirates5. BangladeshWorld

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