How Sen. Gillibrand and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are trying to get paid leave passed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plans to invite Meghan to D.C. to have dinner with all the women senators and advocate for paid leave.
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One school still uses electric shock devices on its students. Seven senators are leaning on the FDA to get them banned.
In a letter first shared with The 19th, they called the devices dangerous. Their use is the subject of a legal battle.
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Pete Buttigieg took parental leave. LGBTQ+ advocates and administration officials say that should be normal.
A paid-leave proposal is part of the White House’s proposed Build Back Better legislation.
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What does child care look like when it works?
A center in Tennessee has a model that could make child care sustainable in the long run — by taking the business side out of day cares.
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Protesters push Congress for home care funding: ‘If we get sick, we leave and no one backs us up’
Dozens held a 24-hour vigil, telling stories of disabled people, family members and professional caregivers as Congress considers legislation that could help make home care more accessible and provider better pay for workers.
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LGBTQ+ seniors fear having to go back in closet for the care they need
Re-closeting is an issue in both home care and residential settings, experts say. But specialized care can help LGBTQ+ seniors age in a supportive environment.
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September saw one of the biggest drops in women's jobs since pandemic began
More than 300,000 women left the labor force last month, the second time in the pandemic that the start of a new school year and loss of child care has caused a major drop-off of women from the workforce.
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The New Deal devalued home care workers. Advocates hope new legislation can undo that.
Domestic workers, many of them women and many people of color, have inherited a racist, sexist legacy of low pay and little job protections.
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Britney Spears is almost free. What does this mean for disability rights?
Spears’s case has brought unprecedented attention to the issue of conservatorship. Now disability rights advocates are wondering what comes next.
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Can the U.S. create universal pre-K without repeating past mistakes?
A proposed $450 billion investment in child care and preschool could fundamentally change the nation’s approach to early learning — but getting the right money to the right people is complicated.