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Women voters put economy as top priority
New research shared with The 19th offers a glimpse into the priorities for women voters in four critical battleground states ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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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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As child tax credit payments reach families, moms see a road out of poverty
Mothers told The 19th that the new monthly payments will help them preserve their basic human dignity.
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#MeToo exposed how forced arbitration protects harassers. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to ban it.
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson said it will be her ‘greatest achievement in life’ to see the law enacted.
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Authors share stories of women rising up across the world to advocate for rights
Global #MeToo movement about more than individual men, Rachel Vogelstein and Meighan Stone say.
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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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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the fight to pass care infrastructure: “It has to happen.”
Gina Raimondo came to the Biden administration in part to pass policies that support working women. In an exclusive interview with The 19th, Raimondo discusses the work she’s doing to make good on that promise.
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2 years later, legal protections for Black people's hair are still gaining momentum
Advocates of the CROWN Act reflect on its impact and the many remaining challenges on changing beauty standards.
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Jobs are coming back in hospitality and child care. Women are benefiting
June was the most robust month of job growth so far this year. About 40 percent of the jobs added were in the women-dominated hospitality industry.
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Women in the Biden White House earn 99 cents for every $1 earned by men
The Biden White House has the narrowest wage gap since the country started tracking it in 1995, according to salary data released Thursday.