Teen Voices
Right to Bear Arms Hits Home for Teen Girl Hunters
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These hunters in New Jersey are too young to make a point about gun control in the primaries but that doesn’t mean they’re not invested in the election.
Campaign Trail
Sanders Puts $15 Minimum Wage to Super Tuesday Test
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The Vermont senator’s $15 federal minimum wage proposal could be a big issue for voters in today’s Democratic primaries who have seen their incomes decline. “The financial pressures on women have been tremendous,” says a researcher in Ohio.
Campaign Trail
It’s Campaign Season, Ask Candidates About that New Child Care Bill
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Child care for infants and toddlers is in short supply in most of the country. At the same time, providers lack training and are working long hours for low pay. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Clinton Runs as Reproductive Rights Favorite in Iowa and N.H.
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Planned Parenthood’s backing of the Democratic frontrunner is the first time the organization has endorsed a primary candidate in its 100-year history. NARAL is also making an early move. Both groups say that’s because it’s an extraordinary year.
Politics
Female Turnout in Iowa Looks Risky for Joni Ernst
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Her emphasis on tax reduction, repeal of the Affordable Care Act and opposition to gun control may fall short Nov. 4 if women who support Democrat Bruce Braley’s kitchen-table economic policies turn out in force.
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Georgia’s Donna Sheldon Fires Away at Gun Control
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Georgia is a GOP stronghold of opposition to abortion and gun control. After the state’s passage of one of the country’s most permissive gun laws, that puts this U.S. House candidate right at the heart of her party.
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In Arizona, GOP’s Female Duo Packs Combat Cred
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Flying combat missions or directing platoons dispels voters’ doubts about female candidates, says one analyst. Martha McSally and Wendy Rogers both claim that advantage. First in a series on women tapped by the GOP’s Project GROW.
Politics
Latinas Make Unexpectedly Large Political Strides
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There are a growing number of Latinas, and other women of color, in office, defying expectations and explanations, says Christina E. Bejarano in this excerpt from “The Latina Advantage.”
Campaign Trail
2014 Elections in India Set Bait for Women’s Vote
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A brand-new grain subsidy ration card that requires women be listed as head of the household is one boon. One beleaguered woman said the food security it brings her could be a means of escaping an abusive husband.
Abortion
Transvaginal Vote Haunts Virginia 2013 Elections
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Virginia’s Women’s Strike Force stands out for battling back an abortion restriction last year and taking its movement into this year’s elections. But states such as Wisconsin show how the anti-abortion era remains ascendant.