With her party's slim majority in the House, Nancy Pelosi wins re-election as speaker. Now, eyes turn to the upcoming Senate runoff elections.
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit the coronavirus crisis and several other health care problems.
The burden is most acute for teachers who are mothers, and steering both their students and their own children through online learning.
The $900 billion package tackles paid leave, child care and food insecurity, among other issues.
The 19th spoke to women in the health care system, who will be among the nation’s first to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
About 57 percent of women said their mental health had been negatively affected, compared to 44 percent of men.
For women in academia, the Wall Street Journal op-ed about the future first lady’s title struck a nerve.
If the FDA accepts that recommendation, health care workers — who are mostly women — could start getting immunizations within days.
Rochelle Walensky, who heads the infectious disease unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, will shape how the government distributes coronavirus vaccines.
Advocates see in the vice president-elect a White House ally to legislatively address the crisis of pregnancy-related deaths.