In her new book, Katie Hill casts herself as both a villain and the victim in the #MeToo era
Hill spoke with The 19th about her memoir, “She Will Rise,” double standards in American politics and the sexism of the veepstakes.
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How the pandemic is affecting senior women
Older women tend to live longer and live alone. For some, a pandemic that encourages sheltering in place leaves them feeling “entrapped” and “like a hermit.”
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth discusses Vanessa Guillen, condemns politicization of the military
“I think we’re going to continue to have problems until we have more diversity in the top ranks of the military, until we have more women in leadership,” Duckworth said.
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When systemic racism meets the coronavirus, Black women suffer economically
Black women have lost hundreds of thousands of jobs due to the coronavirus. But long-held, systemic racism had already put them in a precarious position.
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Democrats focus new legislation on the pandemic's effect on maternal mortality
A new bill shared first with The 19th would emphasize issues like federal data collection and COVID-19 vaccine development in an effort to address the health of pregnant people.
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Black women insist that Biden “write us into history”
Interviews with a dozen strategists, activists and voters reveal that many now believe selecting a Black woman to be the vice presidential candidate is a requirement, not a recommendation.
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COVID-19 vaccine trials to extend to people with HIV
The change could have far-reaching effects for Black women and transgender people.
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Tennessee primaries add another all-woman U.S. House race to record-breaking tally
Six women will run in congressional House races in the state this November.
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More Republican women are running for the U.S. House than ever before. Will they win?
There will be at least 74 Republican women on U.S. House ballots in November, but many of them face political headwinds.
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What it takes to build a nonpartisan pipeline for women candidates
In a space dominated by Democratic groups, the LBJ Women’s Campaign School highlights its nonpartisan approach in trying to help more women get elected to office. It’s not that simple.