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Changing Child Care

The full PUMP Act is now in effect. Here’s what it does for lactating parents.

1 in 4 parents report being fired for work interruptions due to child care breakdowns

Washington, D.C., offers financial relief to local child care workers

Next-Gen GOP

Mayra Flores’ victory set a record for women in Congress. It also reflects the growing visibility of Republican Latinas

A banner year for Republican women

Republican women could double representation in the U.S. House

On The Rise

This Delaware candidate could be the first transgender member of Congress

Can Cheri Beasley build a winning coalition in North Carolina?

Los Angeles has never elected a woman mayor. Karen Bass hopes to change that.

Pandemic Within a Pandemic

Some LGBTQ+ people worry that the COVID-19 vaccine will affect HIV medication. It won’t.

Why are more men dying from COVID? It’s a complicated story of nature vs. nurture, researchers say

Few incarcerated women were released during COVID. The ones who remain have struggled.

Portraits of a Pandemic

For family caregivers, COVID is a mental health crisis in the making

A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender

Pregnant in a pandemic: The 'perfect storm for a crisis'

The 19th Explains

The 19th Explains: What are 'late-term abortions' — and why are politicians talking about them?

The 19th Explains: Why child marriage is still legal in 80% of U.S. states

The 19th Explains: The Supreme Court’s decision in the LGBTQ+ 303 Creative case

The Electability Myth

Mayra Flores’ victory set a record for women in Congress. It also reflects the growing visibility of Republican Latinas

Stepping in after tragedy: How political wives became widow lawmakers

Do term limits help women candidates? New York could be a new testing ground

The Impact of Aging

From ballroom dancing to bloodshed, the older AAPI community grapples with gun control

'I'm planning on working until the day I die': Older women voters are worried about the future

Climate change is forcing care workers to act as first responders

The State of Our Nation

States passing abortion bans reflect what only a small minority of their constituents actually want

Voting Rights

Voting organizers are breathing ‘a deep sigh of relief’ over Supreme Court rulings on elections — for now

Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum. So are efforts to stop it.

Connecticut voters approved early voting. Here’s how their new secretary of state wants to make it happen.

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Kari Cobham