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By Ria Deshmukh and Arianna Conte | During the same week as the president’s address to Congress, RepresentWomen held our annual Democracy Solutions Summit. This solutions-oriented event allowed us to imagine what our democracy could look like with better policies and better representation. As the U.S. faces threats towards democracy, policy changes and civic participation are crucial. A healthy democracy is one where people of all backgrounds and perspectives can have a seat at the table.

Join the RepresentWomen team and other 2025 DSS attendees to discuss powerful moments from the summit, ask questions and build community with one another. The event will be held virtually Tuesday, March 25, 4-5 p.m. ET—register to watch live.

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By Caroline Darian | I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again, Caroline Darian’s memoir, recounts Darian’s experience as Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter during the highly publicized rape trial in France. The trial sparked global conversations surrounding violence against women in which Darian serves as an advocate for her mother and for survivors of sexual assault across the globe.

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By Natalie Kawesa-Newell and Katherine Bloom O'Connell | The justification is always the same: fiscal responsibility, foreign policy recalibrations, shifting political winds. But on the ground, the reality is much more cutting. When aid disappears, people die. Not theoretically. Not eventually. Immediately.

Aid is not a line item to be slashed when convenient. It is a commitment: to humanity, to protecting women, to the belief that no life is worth less simply because it exists beyond our borders. It is the difference between Judith finding safety and Nyamal being forced to return to her abuser. It is, quite literally, life or death.

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As we reckon with an administration hostile to equal rights, feminists will continue to fight. To help keep hope, we must remember and celebrate recent wins.

One of those wins is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect on June 27, 2023. This is a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits discrimination and ensures workplace accommodations related to pregnancy for workers. But is the PWFA safe, or will it be threatened by the Trump administration’s crusade against reproductive rights and justice?

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