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Mariel Padilla
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Study finds Black women are dying from COVID-19 at three times the rate of both White and Asian men
“This analysis complicates the simple narrative that men are dying at greater rates of COVID-19 than women,” one Harvard researcher said.
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Half a million women entered the workforce in March
As more schools reopen for in-person learning and states lift COVID-19 restrictions, women are returning to work but still remain behind pre-pandemic employment levels.
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New study finds 1 in 3 U.S. mothers don’t plan to vaccinate their children
This hesitancy is most common among White Republican-leaning mothers — with more than half planning to opt out when a coronavirus vaccine is available for children.
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The 19th Explains: What are hate crimes and how are they counted?
Most experts agree that U.S. hate crimes are vastly undercounted, and the country’s accounting of these crimes remains deeply flawed.
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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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New York City moves to drop nearly 1,500 prosecutions related to sex work
The move comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes the decriminalization of sex work, which largely affects communities of color.
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‘I thought I was going to have a heart attack’: Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida recalls the Capitol riot
The 19th collected first-hand accounts of January 6 from nearly two dozen women in Congress.
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‘This will go down in history as a really black mark’: Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida recalls the Capitol riot
The 19th collected first-hand accounts of January 6 from nearly two dozen women in Congress.
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‘We didn’t know if we would encounter a mob’: Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey recalls the Capitol riot
The 19th collected first-hand accounts of January 6 from nearly two dozen women in Congress.
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‘I felt horror, absolute horror’: Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York recalls the Capitol riot
The 19th collected first-hand accounts of January 6 from nearly two dozen women in Congress.