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Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus has spread across Asia and is spreading worldwide. In Asia, women are being disproportionately affected. - BBC
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On International Women's Day, marches occurred across the globe to spotlight the issues women face daily. - NPR
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The USWNT is currently in a lawsuit against US Soccer over equal pay. On Monday, US Soccer argued in a court filing that the men's team has "more responsibility." - Buzzfeed News
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"What You Do to Your Women, You Do to Your Nation." Read an opinion piece about the importance of gender equality. Valerie Hudson breaks down the purpose and value of the gender justice movement in this opinion piece published by the New York Times.
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If American women earned the federal minimum wage for the unpaid work they do in and outside the home, they would have made $1.5 trillion last year. - New York Times |
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This Tuesday was Women and Girls HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, a day to bring awareness to the HIV epidemic and how it affects women and girls around the world. - Human Rights Campaign
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Since the Trump administration has been in office, it has created alliances with some of the world's worst violators of women's rights. "That the United States has planted its flag so firmly in their camp is an ominous sign for the world’s women and girls, who, despite recent progress, continue to face an onslaught of preventable health threats." - Foreign Policy |
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In honor of International Women's Day, click here for a collection of 650 reports from the past year that include strategies, policies, and practices that will help us move closer to a more gender-inclusive world. |
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In Utah, there is a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound and be presented with video and audio of their fetus before terminating a pregnancy. On Tuesday, Utah's six female senators - Republican and Democratic - left the chamber in protest, refusing to vote. - Salt Lake Tribune |
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WATCH: Yesterday, Senators Kristen Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker held a press conference on the importance of ensuring the Senate's economic relief bill includes legislation for paid family leave and paid sick days. Watch the live stream here.
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