Teen Voices
Girls Rights Take Stage At #GirlsGovern Town Hall
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GlobalGirl Media’s #OwnTheMic Town Hall put a spotlight on issues facing girls and the solutions they proposed.
2016 elections
First Timer: Why I Must Vote As a U.S. Citizen
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I take my right to vote seriously. People went to jail and many more risked their lives and limbs for me to enjoy this right. I need to vote, and not just for the presidential candidates, but every single row on my ballot.
2016 elections
Loyal Clinton Delegate at DNC: Thank You Hillary
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Like many women of her generation, Susan Rose never expected to see a woman become president. Now she’s glad she was in Philadelphia, able to cast a vote to hurry history along.
2016 elections
Democratic Convention’s Female Force Turns on the Technicolor
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When we enlarge the cast of women, as has happened in Philadelphia, we also expand the canvas upon which we, as women and girls, see each other and ourselves. That gives each one of us the chance to develop depth and detail.
2016 elections
Misogyny Runs Rampant at Republican National Convention
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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.
2016 elections
Clinton Offers Quiet Policy Lure to Millions of Unpaid Caregivers
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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.
2016 election
Clinton v. Trump: Your Cheat Sheet to the Domestic Issues
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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.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton Victory Taps the Varied Strains of Feminism
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Her win last night was a signal to many to put aside politics and celebrate what her historic candidacy might mean for little girls across the country and the world. But not everyone joined in.
Politics
Wages, Guns, Student Debt: See How Sanders and Clinton Stack Up
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These three issues of particular concern to women are still up for consideration by Democratic voters in the June 7 primaries in California, New Jersey and four other states.
Politics
Here’s Why I Want to See a Female President in My Lifetime
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As a rare female Washington political journalist in the ’60s, I was one of the “girls in the balcony.” Things have moved along since then, but not enough. Women need Hillary Clinton to win this election.