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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
New regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will give millions of workers, many of them low-income women of color, access to unpaid leave for the first time.
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The 19th opens applications for its third Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort
The program provides graduates and mid-career alums of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with full-year, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, and product and technology.
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Many trans Americans are living in fear. But LGBTQ+ advocates see a reprieve in statehouses.
The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being signed into law has shifted in the last year, leaving advocates feeling “cautiously optimistic” over a turning of the legislative tide.
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With Florida and Arizona bans looming, money’s getting tight for abortion travel funders
Nonprofits help people cross state lines for abortions. Now those journeys will be longer and costlier — and donations are dwindling.
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O.J. Simpson’s trial forced us to talk about domestic violence. We're not done yet.
His legacy will forever be linked to the trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, and the ways racial dynamics complicated it.
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Biden just made it harder for domestic abusers to get guns
Closing the ‘gun show loophole’ is part of an effort to tighten background checks and stop the cycle of allowing abusers and others with legal red flags to buy firearms, officials say.
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'You should play': Black LGBTQ+ leaders applaud Dawn Staley for defending transgender athletes
Support from the South Carolina women's basketball coach is 'absolutely critical' as trans participation in sports is politically targeted, advocates say.
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Men dominate finance. This professor is making space for women to enter the field.
When Mara Derderian noticed that far more men than women were in her upper-level finance courses, she hatched a plan to expose women to role models who could motivate them.
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Abortion bans and divorce restrictions can be a dangerous combination for pregnant people
Experts are raising concerns about what the intersection — now in four states — means for victims of domestic violence.
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Majority of American teachers worry about shootings at their schools, survey shows
Most educators favor more mental health screening for students and oppose arming teachers, though their views are more divided when it comes to whether security officers should have weapons.