Five must-read articles to discuss at your next Zoom hangout, book club or get-together.

*"Getting Together with Ms."** | **May 12, 2020*
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*Log on to social media in the age of social distancing and it might seem like everyone you know has been digitally gathering with friends, family, books clubs, coworkers and more via Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, Skype and other video chatting platforms. The "Ms". Team has put together a few of our top articles – perfect conversation starters at your next digital get-together! *

*Women Were Hit Hardest By Record Job Losses. Where's Our Safety Net? [ [link removed] ]*

BY MARTHA BURK | The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 14.7% in April-the highest level since the Great Depression of the 1930s- and women accounted for 55% of the jobs lost last month.

*Don't Mess With Nancy Pelosi [ [link removed] ]*

BY PAT MITCHELL | ""If you think a woman can't beat [Donald] Trump, Nancy Pelosi does it every day.""

*"Reports of the ERA's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated," Part 4: From Addressing the Wage Gap to Combatting Violence Against Women, We Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment [ [link removed] ]*

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | The continued need for constitutional gender equality-from closing the wage gap to strengthening laws addressing sex discrimination and violence against women.

*The Repercussions of Trauma as a Former Patient of Dr. George Tyndall [ [link removed] ]*

BY ALYSON SHELTON | "I've thought about the complicated narrative I had to weave as a girl, a teen and a grown woman. The one that assures me that I'm the cause of all of this because I'm defective. I'm broken beyond repair and that I somehow deserve this. It's hard to explain to someone who's never been abused but it made me feel safer."

*Netflix's "A Secret Love" Makes Queer Love Visible*

BY SUSAN SHAW | "A Secret Love" is a "beautiful, moving film, deserving of all the accolades it's receiving." The documentary is now streaming on Netflix.

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