February 24, 2021

With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms . will be reporting on the first 100 days of the new Biden-Harris administration. Every Wednesday, we will keep you updated, informed and ready to push forward!

Feminists Call for Swift Confirmations for Biden’s Women DOJ Nominees [[link removed]]

BY KYLIE CHEUNG | The Senate has begun confirmation hearings for Attorney General-nominee Merrick Garland, formerly chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., and President Obama’s pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2016 thwarted by Sen. Mitch McConnell and fellow Senate Republicans. Confirmation hearings for the three women Biden has picked to lead core elements of the Department of Justice—assistant attorney general for civil rights nominee, Kristen Clarke; associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta; and deputy attorney general, Lisa Monaco—are expected in the coming weeks.

Even still, Republicans have managed to slow-walk the Biden Cabinet and administration confirmation process. As a result, many of the women President Biden has nominated into various federal positions in his record-breaking administration have yet to be confirmed—including Clarke, Gupta and Monaco. (To read the full article, click here. [[link removed]])

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Table for 12, Please: HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Plans to Stand Up, Speak Up and Show Up [[link removed]]

A New Era for Women: Biden Administration Shifts U.S. Focus to Helping Students and Survivors [[link removed]]

How the $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Rescue Package Addresses Racial and Gender Disparities [[link removed]]

Will 2021 be Defined by Voting Rights and Electoral Reform? [[link removed]]

23. Why Does the Death Penalty Still Exist in the U.S.? (with Stephen Rohde) [[link removed]]

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