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Justice
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1 in 4 women have a family member in prison, leaving them to carry the burden at home
Families in communities hit hardest by incarceration face economic and emotional challenges that span beyond the prison system.
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105 years to make a bra: How women’s military uniforms are evolving
In the last decade, there has been a wave of changes to women service members’ uniforms — which many experts and historians agree reflects broader efforts to improve gender equity in the military.
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The 19th Explains: How a recent court opinion could clear the way for military sexual assault survivors to find justice
A judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenged a decades-old ruling, allowing a colonel to take her sexual assault case to civil trial.
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Gender dysphoria is a protected disability, federal appeals court finds
Experts say the opinion gives transgender people a powerful tool to advocate for their rights in workplaces, prisons, schools and hospitals.
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Prisons and jails are 'potentially high-risk' for monkeypox but won't fall under a vaccine mandate
Public health experts say the CDC’s decision not to proactively vaccinate those behind bars threatens the health of the public at large.
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Formerly incarcerated women feel more confident in finding work but face obstacles to getting basic needs
Among incarcerated women, those who identified as heterosexual were more likely to have an optimistic outlook than those who identified as lesbian or bisexual.
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Roe’s reversal has put Brown v. Board in focus. Women played key roles in that case, too.
Cheryl Brown Henderson discusses the potential impact of Roe’s reversal on her family’s case and highlights the role women have traditionally played in the civil rights movement.
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Women are at the center of the Jan. 6 hearings — and it's not a coincidence, Cheney says
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday emphasized the role of women who have testified during the hearings, while drawing a stark contrast with the “50, 60 and 70-year men who hide themselves behind executive privilege.”
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Judge J. Michelle Childs is confirmed to D.C. appeals court
She was on the short list to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court and now joins what’s largely regarded as the nation’s second-highest court.
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Latina veterans saw themselves in Vanessa Guillén. A new documentary tells their stories.
In an exclusive interview with The 19th, Andrea Patiño Contreras, the film’s director, spoke about making the film, the resilience of survivors of military sexual violence.