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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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The hate hasn’t stopped, Club Q shooting survivors tell House lawmakers
Survivors recounted the horror they lived through — and tied what they experienced during the Club Q shooting to growing anti-LGBTQ+ political rhetoric.
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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.
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Biden’s judicial nominations have set records for diversity, but dozens remain unconfirmed
The president has prioritized nominating people from underrepresented backgrounds in terms of race, gender and professional experience, but advocates say there’s still ‘a long way to go.’
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How federal lawmakers achieved a ‘watershed’ year of progress fighting gender-based violence and sexual harassment
Congress achieved bipartisan progress combating intimate partner violence and workplace harassment. But advocates say the bills passed still don’t go nearly far enough.
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How the $857.9 billion annual defense bill could impact women and military families
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, includes provisions addressing sexual violence and challenges related to family relocation.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, poised to become first independent woman senator
Sinema announced Friday morning that she plans to register as an independent but said her service to Arizona “remains the same.”
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How Instagram and TikTok hashtags highlight gendered hate toward women candidates
A new study shows how users searching for women candidates and politicians on Instagram and TikTok were served with abusive hashtags in the leadup to the 2022 midterms.
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‘We can’t take this for granted’: Black LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary leaders celebrate Brittney Griner’s release
Many describe a sense of kinship with the WNBA star incarcerated in Russia since February.