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Coronavirus
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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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'From bad to worse': How COVID-19 could undo gender equity efforts across the globe
The United States anticipates immunizing most adults by summer. But vaccines are far less available in other countries.
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At the Women’s Bureau, a renewed focus on passing paid leave and LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Wendy Chun-Hoon, the new director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, speaks with The 19th about what needs to inform policies during a perilous time for women in the workplace.
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Women voters say U.S. health care and workplaces must change post-pandemic, poll shows
Most women are worried about both racial and economic disparities in vaccine rollout, as well as the toll of the pandemic on low-income workers.
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‘We’re all exhausted, but teachers doubly so’: Educators in office on the pandemic, teachers and students
The 19th spoke with eight women legislators — who are or have been educators — to discuss their unique perspective on the school reopening debate.
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A year into the pandemic, LGBTQ+ life and death remains largely invisible
LGBTQ+ people face myriad health disparities that put them at higher risk for complications from the virus. So why don’t we know how COVID has affected them?
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How Alaska managed to vaccinate residents at higher rates than any other state
In a conversation with The 19th, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer, discuss the state’s successful vaccine distribution and concerns about a post-pandemic world.
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For the top women leading the country’s pandemic response, equity is kept top of mind
In a conversation with The 19th, Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Marcella Nunez-Smith discuss the country’s vaccination distribution plan.
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“There’s so much death around”: Eight women reflect on one year of COVID-19
A year after the start of the pandemic, women describe their lives on the front lines, the losses they’ve endured and the ways in which they are forever changed.
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CDC study shows gender, racial gaps in COVID cases among young people
The study showed women of color ages 15 to 24 were particularly vulnerable.