Latest from Alexa Mikhail
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Common App announces changes to create more inclusive college application process for LGBTQ+ students
The Common App board announced it will reframe its sex and gender questions, barriers to higher education LGBTQ+ people face.
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How Rush Limbaugh helped turn feminism into an urgent threat to the Republican Party
Professor Christina Wolbrecht on the impact of the conservative radio host’s sexist attacks.
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As tribal nations in Montana are threatened by COVID, women health leaders have stepped up
Women are leading efforts to help Montana's Indigenous people and empower the women-majority health care force.
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'I was in constant fear': Domestic abuse survivor speaks out to urge action to address gun violence
The majority of women and LGBTQ+ people believe restricting gun ownership for domestic abusers should be a top priority in the Biden administration.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live could have an impact on assault survivors
In an Instagram Live, Ocasio-Cortez revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault and what happened to her during the Capitol riots. Advocates and experts say this could help other trauma survivors who suffer in silence.
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Biden reverses a Trump abortion policy and reopens ACA insurance marketplaces
Two executive orders signed Thursday will heavily impact women and LGBTQ+ people’s access to health care and reproductive health services.
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Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill: Biden administration says it’s resuming the effort
The Obama-era redesign of the currency was delayed during the Trump administration.
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Women are at the table: Biden nominates a record number of women for his Cabinet
Biden has nominated 12 women to his Cabinet — eight of them women of color. There is still a push for diversity across all levels of government.
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Biden administration could have record number of Indian Americans — more than half women
The Biden-Harris administration has named or nominated the most Indian Americans for positions in the administration in American history.