Feminist News Digest | Week of August 10-14

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Senator Kamala Harris made history this week as the first Black and South Asian woman to be nominated for the vice presidency on a major party's ticket. She is only the third woman nominated for the role in the U.S.
In Texas, clinics have seen a rise in patients seeking abortions later in pregnancy due to the state's now expired abortion restrictions that Gov. Greg Abbot issued in March.
Thursday marked Black Women's Equal Pay Day, and the pandemic has highlighted the unique inequities Black women face in the workforce. 1 in 3 essential workers are Black women, who make 62 cents for every dollar a white man earns.
Despite two recent historic rulings by the Supreme Court on abortion access and LGBTQ rights in the workplace, conservatives are still seeking challenges in court to invalidate these mandates.
ICE has continued to deport children despite their negative COVID-19 test results, contradicting their stance that the deportations are a result of the spread of the virus.
These stories are are linked below, and other important feminist news can be found here [[link removed]] .



ELECTION | ON THE HILL | RACE
Kamala Harris Becomes Historic Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate [[link removed]]
On Tuesday presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced his running mate [[link removed]] – Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA). In doing so, Sen. Harris has become the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to be the vice-presidential nominee of a major political party. If elected, Sen. Harris would become the first female, first Black, and first Asian American vice president in the history of the United States.


ABORTION PROVIDERS | CLINICS
Texas Clinics See a Rise in Later Abortions After a Temporary State Ban Expires [[link removed]]
Many clinics in Texas have observed an increase in later-term abortions, following a temporary ban on the procedures lasting from March 22 until April 22.


ECONOMY | RACE
Pandemic Puts a Spotlight on Black Women’s Pay Gap [[link removed]]
This year, August 13 marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which represents the approximate date into the new year that Black women must work in order to make what the average white non-Hispanic man made the previous year, recognizing the steep wage gap.



ABORTION| COURTS | LGBTQ
Despite Landmark Cases, Abortion & Transgender Rights Challenged in Courts [[link removed]]
Last June, the Supreme Court delivered two landmark decisions regarding abortion & transgender rights. In June Medical Services v. Russo, the court struck down a restrictive Louisiana law that would have left just a single abortion clinic in the entire state open, and in Bostock V. Clayton, the court ruled that the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQIA+ employees from discrimination on the basis of sex. It’s now August, and these two decisions are already having effects on our nation’s legal system – and proving that the battle is far from won.



HEALTH | IMMIGRATION
ICE Expels Immigrant Children Even After Negative COVID-19 Tests [[link removed]]
The Trump Administration is expelling immigrant children citing COVID-19 concerns, despite the children testing negative for the coronavirus before they are put on planes to their home countries.



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