Latest from Mariel Padilla
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Wally Funk finally gets her moment in space
In the 1960s, Funk was part of Mercury 13 — a program to train women astronauts that was ultimately canceled. On Tuesday, she became the oldest person to launch into space.
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Only 1 in 4 nursing homes are confident they can survive a year
Mounting costs from the pandemic have made a system's shortcomings untenable, leaving residents, workers and families in a precarious position.
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Have women-led companies met their financial promises on social justice?
The 19th reached out to Fortune 500 companies helmed by women to see how they’ve followed through on last year’s financial promises towards racial equity.
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Study finds evidence of sex trafficking in trade schools
Researchers identified at least 18 schools across five states that state certification boards suspected of forcing their students into the sex industry.
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The 19th Explains: What did Title IX changes just do for trans students?
The Biden administration’s latest interpretation of Title IX sends a new message: “Transgender youth know definitively that it is illegal for schools to discriminate against them."
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‘Women really are our core’: Jennifer Klein on easing the caregiving crisis
In an exclusive interview with The 19th, the co-chair of the White House Gender Policy Council speaks about improving gender equity as the country recovers from COVID-19 and the women’s recession.
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A new record: 8 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women
For the first time, 41 women — including two Black women — helm some of the country’s most powerful companies. Yet they only account for 8 percent of the Fortune 500 chief executives.
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UNC won’t offer tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones after wave of conservative criticism
Despite approval from faculty and the tenure committee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will be the first Knight Chair professor at the university to be denied tenure by the board of trustees.
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House passes hate crimes bill after year of increased violence against Asian Americans
The legislation, which was introduced in March, passed in the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade
Justices are likely to rule next summer on whether a ban on abortions after 15 weeks is constitutional.