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During the pandemic, teachers’ mental health is suffering in ways they’ve never experienced
The burden is most acute for teachers who are mothers, and steering both their students and their own children through online learning.
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The 19th in 2020: A reading list
In our first year as a newsroom, we reported on America's first female recession, Kamala Harris' historic election and so much more.
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#19thReads 2020: The best reads on gender, politics and policy
Unlike any other year in modern times, 2020 shined a spotlight on the resilience and struggles of women, LGBTQ+ people and all others underrepresented in our democracy. Here, we take a look back at the stories that most impacted us.
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Americans were told to stay home. Black women are most at risk of losing theirs.
Despite federal eviction moratoriums, Black women are most at risk of losing their housing during the pandemic.
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Health care workers find hope in COVID-19 vaccines, but they fear the worst is yet to come
The 19th spoke to women in the health care system, who will be among the nation’s first to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Flight attendants are ‘hurting’ as busy holiday travel season looms
Flight attendants, most of whom are women, prepare to redouble safety efforts in what is expected to be the peak period of air travel since the pandemic began.
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Survey shows COVID-19 is disproportionately harming women's mental health
About 57 percent of women said their mental health had been negatively affected, compared to 44 percent of men.
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Majority of voters support Biden’s plan for child care and at-home care, new poll finds
About 88 percent of voters said they support the 10-year proposal that introduces free pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds, boosts pay for care workers and adds an estimated 3 million care jobs.
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In a pandemic holiday, women still do it all
The load of invisible labor is especially high for women during the holidays. Will the pandemic exacerbate it — or finally liberate them from it?
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Of course women of color were among the first to get vaccinated
Black and Latina women have been on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19. Across the country, they are now the first to be inoculated against it.