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Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Biden Nominates Diverse Slate to Fill First 11 Federal Judicial Vacancies Susan Milligan, US News On Tuesday, President Joe Biden made history by nominating eleven people to fill …
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, it is important to recognize the women political figures that we don’t hear about enough. Whether it be as lawmakers or activists, the women on this list have made significant contributions to American political history that deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated. To wrap up this historic …
Momentum is building behind the paid family leave movement as more corporations and public officials embrace the policy amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than 190 American companies urged Congress in a letter on Tuesday to pass the policy in the next spending package, while President Biden addressed the need to improve the country’s “care infrastructure” in his infrastructure …
This month marks a full year since the Covid-19 pandemic emerged and upended nearly every aspect of American life. Addressing this health crisis and its related economic toll continues to be a top priority for local and state governments, Congress, and President Joe Biden, who recently set an expectation that on July 4th 2021 the …
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: 3 women in Biden’s cabinet are going to boost the post-COVID recovery Katica Roy, Fortune Despite contributing over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy since 1970 and accounting …
“The Year of the Woman,” a moniker given to 1992, when a number of women assumed leadership positions in the US Senate, an enclave of power previously dominated by men. In 2018 “The Year of the Woman” had a rebirth when a record 103 women were elected to the US House of Representatives, not to …
By Errin Haines Most women are worried about both racial and economic disparities in vaccine rollout, as well as the toll of the pandemic on low-income workers. A majority of women voters say they want a new normal at work and in health care in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis’s disproportionate impact on their …
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: ‘No expiration date on equality’: House passes bill to remove women’s rights ERA deadline Dareh Gregorian, NBC News Just a few weeks after a federal judge ruled that …
New research among women looks at the implications of the 2020 election and the pandemic The 2020 Election The 2020 election saw Americans deliver the highest voter turnout in over a century, with women casting more votes than ever before. And for good reason: our new study shows that a majority of women believe the …