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How the pandemic has widened the Latina wealth gap
Latinas, already at a financial disadvantage, faced a “triple crisis” during the pandemic: higher COVID-19 infection rates, greater economic losses and increased family-work conflict.
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Child care benefits at work: This app helps your employer pay your family and friends for babysitting
Helpr, one of the fastest growing apps offering backup child care, is behind new legislation in California that would require big employers to give their workers subsidized backup care.
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Doulas and midwives are crucial in addressing postpartum depression for Black people. Many can't afford one.
As postpartum depression surges in the pandemic, doulas and midwives help fill the mental health gap for Black people.
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This candidate says she quit Twitter because of online harassment
Sara Lind plans to focus on in-person campaigning between now and her June primary for a seat on the New York City Council. “I don’t need to be here in order to run a successful campaign.”
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Against backdrop of anti-trans bills, transgender homicides double
Everyone is talking about the 127 anti-transgender bills in statehouses. But trans murders are up 100 percent.
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‘Her legacy lives on’: 19th readers remember Selena on what would’ve been her 50th birthday
Readers of The 19th shared what Selena means to them and why they believe her legacy still lives on today.
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Teen girls on their school baseball teams don't need a league of their own
Three high school students spoke with The 19th about their experiences playing baseball, gender equity in sports and anti-trans sports legislation.
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Tax expert Dorothy Brown talks about ‘The Whiteness of Wealth’
The Emory University professor’s new book examines the inequities built into the U.S. tax code.
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CDC: 4 in 10 transgender women tested positive for HIV in major cities
The report shows the unequal toll HIV still exerts — with particular consequence for Black women and Latinas.
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‘We’re done dying’: How Black women lawmakers are advocating for pregnancy-related health
During Black Maternal Health Week, The 19th spoke with Black women state lawmakers who are working to address disproportionate effects of racism on Black pregnancy-related health outcomes.