All posts tagged "Women"
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DEMOCRACY
Over 400 LGBTQ Candidates Are Running For Office In 2018, More Than Ever Before: Report
June 15, 2018More than 400 LGBTQ candidates are running for public office in the United States this year,...
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DEMOCRACY
She Spent Half Her Life In San Fran’s Worst Public Housing, Then Became The City’s First Black Female Mayor
June 14, 2018San Francisco Board of Supervisors president London Breed (D), who spent half her life in what...
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Authoritarianism
‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Author: While The US Isn’t Putting Reporters In Prison Yet, Trump’s Tactics Are ‘Dangerous’
May 23, 2018“The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood said at the PEN Literary Gala on Tuesday that the...
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EQUALITY
Women On The 2018 Ballot Are Busting Perceptions Of Motherhood And Leadership
May 11, 2018Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University Motherhood is taking center stage in U.S. politics. Sen. Tammy Duckworth,...
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DEMOCRACY
John Oliver Accuses Anti-Abortion CPCs Of Using ‘Coercive’ Tactics To Inflict ‘Emotional Manipulation’
April 9, 2018“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver is accusing crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) of using “disingenuous and...
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DEMOCRACY
The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Mississippi Over ‘Unconstitutional’ 15-Week Abortion Ban
April 9, 2018The Center for Reproductive Rights, an abortion rights group, is suing the state of Mississippi over...
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DEMOCRACY
All 22 Female Senators Unite To Demand Sen. McConnell Allow Vote On Sexual Harassment Reform Bill
March 29, 2018All 22 women in the Senate signed onto a letter Wednesday demanding that Senate Majority Leader...
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DEMOCRACY
Miss. Gov. Replaces Retiring GOP Senator With 1st Female Senator In State History, Deep South
March 21, 2018Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) has replaced retiring Sen. Thad Cochran (R) with Cindy Hyde-Smith, the...
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DEMOCRACY
Historic Number Of Native American Women Are Running For Office In 2018
March 21, 2018Nearly 40 women have set a record for the most Native American women to ever run...
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EQUALITY
Michelle Obama’s Advice To Girls: ‘Do Not Be Afraid To Fail’; ‘Be Supportive Of Each Other’
March 8, 2018When asked what advice she had for future female leaders on International Women’s Day, Michelle Obama...
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DEMOCRACY
Michelle Obama Meets, Dances With 2-Year-Old Who Was Captivated By Her Portrait
March 6, 2018Michelle Obama on Tuesday met with 2-year-old Parker Curry who was photographed staring up in awe...
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EQUALITY
GOP Senate Candidate On Women’s Rights: ‘I Want To Come Home To A Cooked Dinner Every Night’
January 25, 2018A conservative US Senate candidate from Missouri has sparked outcry after he posted a statement to...
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Economic Democracy
Iceland Becomes First Country To Make Equal Pay Mandatory
January 2, 2018Iceland became the first country in the world to make equal pay mandatory on Monday. The...
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EQUALITY
A Second Judge Has Blocked Trump’s Rollback Of ObamaCare Birth Control Coverage
December 21, 2017A second federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s new directive allowing moral and religious exceptions...