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Research shows mixed results for South Carolina IUD access program
The initiative, meant to expand access to contraceptives after people give birth, has been emulated by more than 30 states.
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CDC: Almost two-thirds of people with a COVID-19 vaccine are women
The data paints an incomplete picture of the first people to get vaccinated but underscores the large number of women in health care and nursing homes.
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‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who raised Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin
Anna Malaika Tubbs’ debut biography celebrates Black motherhood and fights the erasure of Alberta King, Louise Little and Berdis Baldwin.
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Women outnumber men in the Nevada legislature. What difference does it make?
Nevada has the only legislature with more women than men in both chambers. Some academics are studying what that representation means.
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For women workers, new COVID vaccine candidates could alleviate access challenges
Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine is 85 percent effective against severe illness, and could be far easier to deploy.
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As chair of Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, Cecilia Rouse would focus on those ‘left behind’
Rouse, a respected economist who has previously served on the three-person council, would be the first Black person to serve as chair.
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Women pardoned by Trump ask for more out of prison reform
In interviews with The 19th, three pardoned women said clemency is a tool to make a dent in mass incarceration, but the process as a whole is broken.
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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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From health care to LGBTQ+ rights and more: What do you want to know about your state legislature?
We’re covering statehouses nationwide and want to know what issues matter to you.
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Biden’s climate plan emphasizes environmental justice
Executive orders direct federal agencies to invest in communities that have seen disproportionate environmental harm.
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