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Massive crowds at worldwide women’s marches protest Trump

By News Desk

We'll be providing live coverage of the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and related demonstrations around the world. Join us all day Saturday for updates, photos and stories from people on the ground.

What the Women’s March wants

By Gretchen Frazee

Critics and some Trump opponents have cast the Women's March in Washington, D.C. as an anti-Trump protest, but organizers insist it’s a nonpartisan event aimed at advancing a specific policy agenda. But even if the groups behind the march coalesce…

Women’s March organizers plan to ‘send a bold message’

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

People planning to attend the Women's March in Washington cite a number of causes, from gay rights, reproductive freedom and immigrant rights to equal pay, among others.

Few women run the nation’s school districts. Why?

By Denisa R. Superville, Education Week

Even though K-12 education is largely a female enterprise, men dominate the chief executive's office in numbers that look especially bleak given that the pool of talent is deep with women.

Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

One of President-elect Donald Trump's first acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood.

Birth control emerges as rallying cry against Trump’s pick for health secretary

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT

Reproductive rights activists opposed to Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary have hit upon a potent rallying cry: the cost of birth control.

What does the election mean for women in politics?

By PBS News Hour

On Tuesday’s election, 54 percent of women voters cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton while 42 percent voted for president-elect Donald Trump. Judy Woodruff speaks with Goldie Taylor of The Daily Beast and Missy Shorey of Maggie's List.

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Hundreds of ‘I Voted’ stickers left at Susan B. Anthony’s grave

By Corinne Segal

Visitors flocked to Anthony's grave in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of "I Voted" stickers behind in a tribute to the women's suffrage leader.

How some states make effective birth control more available

By Michael Ollove, Stateline

Changes in billing procedures, maternal health care advocates say, give women on Medicaid better access to the most effective and most expensive forms of contraception.