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Mel Leonor Barclay
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Nikki Haley has to navigate race and gender like few GOP presidential hopefuls
The former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations is one of a handful of high-profile women to have sought the Republican presidential nomination.
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A 1993 family and medical leave law was supposed to be just the start. Thirty years later, not much has changed.
The modern shortcomings of FMLA — like the limits to eligibility and the fact that it is unpaid — were the product of legislative compromise built into the structure of the law.
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Rep. Nancy Mace warns her party to adopt a more ‘centrist’ abortion agenda or lose women voters
The anti-abortion South Carolina Republican wants her party to welcome exceptions to abortion bans, back expanding access to contraception and find "common ground" with Democrats. It's not clear if anyone is listening.
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How New Mexico child care workers got the state to invest in their industry
The advocacy and grassroots campaigning by the state’s predominantly Latina workforce could offer a roadmap for workers and officials in other states looking to craft and pass solutions to the child care crisis.
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The first post-Roe March for Life showed anti-abortion activists are far from done
Anti-abortion activists celebrated the end of Roe last year. Ahead of its anniversary, they’re setting their sights on federal restrictions.
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All-women slate will lead Congress’ efforts to keep the government funded
Sens. Patty Murray and Susan Collins and Reps. Kay Granger and Rosa DeLauro will lead the House and Senate appropriations panels.
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A ‘born alive’ measure is one of the House GOP’s priorities. Here’s what it would actually do.
The measure is one of a number of pieces of anti-abortion legislation that the House GOP has promised swift votes on.
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Democratic women who made history in 2018 are stepping into leadership in 2022
A number of women from the class of 2018 are moving into increasingly powerful leadership positions and poised to exert more influence than ever before on the future of their party.
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'A whole new perspective': Jennifer McClellan could become first Black woman to represent Virginia in U.S. House
The win in a February special election would represent a stunning first for the southern state and a boon for the ranks of Black women in the next Congress.
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10 years after Sandy Hook, Moms Demand Action volunteers are turning activism into political power
Almost 300 Moms Demand Action volunteers ran for office this year. More than half will bring their gun control demands to the halls of power as elected officials.