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Family leave laws, which have been moving forward locally across the country, drew national attention at both parties’ conventions. But with a federal bill languishing in Washington, the focus is on congressional elections and coalitions working at the grassroots.
In January, suicide-prevention practices at the California Institution for Women were found to be lacking. Now, two suicides and 10 attempts later, an advocacy group is petitioning state lawmakers to do something.
While misgivings over a presidential candidate are a healthy part of an engaged political process, this year’s GOP convention has showcased numerous instances of sexism thinly veiled as political critique.
From gay conversion therapy to building a wall with Mexico, the Republican Party just embraced a set of positions that are unlikely to win many new allies or patch over the divisions in their party.
The group that has been spontaneously trolling the Indiana governor for his anti-abortion extremism since March just spawned a copycat Twitter account, Tampons for Trump.
It’s not a hot button issue, but the U.S. crisis in caregiving, from children to aged parents, could strengthen the Democratic presumptive nominee’s appeal to independents and the millions of white voters caring for an older adult.
Over the past few months, Israelis have watched a blur of famous, powerful men get brought down by accusations of rape and sexual harassment, which, in Israel, is a criminal offense.
When a university student started helping refugees by offering them tea and blankets and playing with the children, male classmates asked strange questions. “Are you expecting to be rewarded for that? Are you going to get money?”
With tensions running high in this unique election cycle, take a look at the policy differences separating the two major candidates as their parties head toward the nominating conventions later this month.
“Lumping all lesbians into the same pool has been frustrating and stagnating for us,” says the organizer of a recent gathering for black lesbians in New York. Without a single major study on black lesbians, these women say it’s time to focus.