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Dr. Rachel Levine makes transgender history in confirmation as assistant secretary of HHS
Levine is the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history, but she faced anti-trans sentiments on her road to the historic confirmation.
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‘I asked to be paid fairly and I was fired’: Pay gap stories from 19th readers on Equal Pay Day
Women still make about 82 cents for each dollar made by White men. Readers of The 19th shared their stories about when they realized they were paid less or advocated for more.
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U.S. women’s soccer players join Equal Pay Day conversations at White House
First Lady Jill Biden spoke about learning she was paid less than a man hired at the same time, and the president signed a proclamation.
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It’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s why the day still exists, and how the pandemic is making it worse.
Women make 82 cents for every $1 earned by White men. Occupational segregation, a child care crisis and lack of pay transparency keep women at a disadvantage.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar thinks this is the time to pass major voting legislation
As the Senate takes up a sweeping voting rights bill, the Minnesota senator says opposition to the ‘For the People Act’ reinforces the need for filibuster reform.
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Following women’s basketball backlash, NCAA vows to examine ‘longstanding issues’ of gender equity in sports
“We have taken the crumbs from the table we don’t even have a seat at, and we didn’t complain,” a former women’s basketball coach said.
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Women are still less than one-third of Congress and state legislatures, even after two big election cycles
A Republican rebound drove overall gains in 2020, but women are still underrepresented at all legislative levels, according to a new analysis by Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Politics.
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Exclusive: Ohio’s Nina Turner picks up Ocasio-Cortez endorsement in U.S. House race
Turner is emerging as the progressive favorite to succeed HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.
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'From bad to worse': How COVID-19 could undo gender equity efforts across the globe
The United States anticipates immunizing most adults by summer. But vaccines are far less available in other countries.
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‘WAP’ and the politics of Black women’s bodies
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit song and Grammy performance mirrors how millennial Black women are challenging respectability politics, says hip-hop scholar Aria S. Halliday.