Teachers are ‘scared they’re going to have to stand in front of kids and make promises they cannot keep,’ Biden surrogate Rep. Jahana Hayes told The 19th.
Weeks after Buffy Wicks gave birth to her daughter, the lawmaker was denied a request to stay home and have someone vote at the state Capitol on her behalf. There are lessons for other legislative bodies to do better, warn women in elected office.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial ethnic group in the electorate, and Indian Americans are the second-largest immigrant group in the country.
There are now at least 51 House of Representatives races in November with women facing off against women.
Women have already lost more than 800,000 public sector jobs. That number could grow as state and local governments face budget shortfalls.
The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the home care workforce, which is almost entirely women, and majority Black or Latina. Already, workers earned low wages and were far less likely to have health benefits.
Brigette Brantley, a teacher from the Bronx, took kids and parents to D.C. to watch history unfold.
Educators want their safety to also be a priority in the return to school. But some are still being held to contracts that threaten fees or a suspension of their license if they quit.
A new ad airing during the MTV Video Music Awards marks Biden's biggest push to reach the key demographic.