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Woman Thought Leader: Joann Lublin
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TTC Extra: The Changing Roles of Fathers
Joann Lublin talks to us about how men's role in raising children has changed
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Anti-LGBTQ Coalition Targets Equality Act In The Name Of America's Children
NBC News
February 26, 2021 | Read More »
A new initiative backed by a coalition of right-wing organizations is courting lawmakers and parents in an effort to stop the passage of the Equality Act — a federal LGBTQ rights bill — and promote policies targeting transgender Americans at the federal and state levels.
Black Women Feel Outsize Burden From The COVID-19 Economy, Survey Finds
NBC News
February 26, 2021 | Read More »
Like many single parents, JoAnn Hargrove has been struggling throughout the pandemic. Her 7-year-old daughter has spent the past year at home, learning virtually. That meant Hargrove, a postal carrier in Pittsburgh, had to stop working during the week.
Study Finds Netflix Leads On Women Directors, Lags With Latin, Asian Roles
Yahoo! Finance
February 26, 2021 | Read More »
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc outpaced competitors in hiring women to direct feature films but Latin-American and Asian actors were underrepresented in leading TV roles, according to a study commissioned by the streaming service and released on Friday.
What Are Identity Politics? A Vision Of Solidarity Rooted In Black Feminism
February 26, 2021 | Read More »
The 2020 uprisings against police violence offered a direct challenge to systemic racism and a demand for revolution. Many of the overwhelmingly young and incredibly diverse group of protesters not only demanded defunding the police but also made implicit calls for Black liberation that aren’t possible under capitalist society. Those calls are ongoing.
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Women and Congress
Center for Women and Politics
November 05, 2020
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Record Number of Women to Serve in the 117th U.S. Congress
At least 131 (100D, 31R) women will serve in the U.S. Congress in 2021, surpassing the previous record of 127, first set in 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. A record 106 (83D, 23R) women have already been elected to the U.S. House, including 85 (75D, 10R) incumbents and 21 (8D, 13R) non-incumbents. The previous record for women in the U.S. House was 102 and was set in 2019.
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Women & the Economy; VP Debate
October 09, 2020This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists discuss a drop in women in the workforce due to COVID-19, and a historic debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris. Was there a winner?
On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is: Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Debra Carnahan, Ann Stone & Linda Chavez
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To The Contrary Host: Bonnie Erbé
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