Today at Ms. | June 14, 2021

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To Build Back Better with Women, Invest in Child Care [[link removed]]

BY REP. JACKIE SPEIER | “The U.S. talks a good game on ‘family values,’ but just does not deliver. It’s time to change course,” writes Representative Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, on the need to invest in child care. "Women can’t wait any longer for policy to catch up with reality. We must address the needs of working women—otherwise this she-cession will usher in nothing more than a he-covery."

Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Wins Honorary Pulitzer [[link removed]]

BY ERRIN HAINES | Darnella Frazier, the teenage girl who whipped out her cell phone and recorded the police murder of George Floyd last summer, a video that rocked the nation, has received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for her courage. Frazier, now 18, was honored with a special citation for her video, which “spurred protests against police brutality around the world.”

Want to End Gun Violence? We Need Women at the Table [[link removed]]

BY CLARE DA SILVA | The state of the relationship between gender and gun control is dismal. Even with this rise of violence against women and louder calls for gun control measures, the conversation in the U.S. has neglected to mention the need to address misogyny and gender–based violence. Women are disproportionately impacted by guns—so why aren’t they at the table to make policies and decisions to best protect themselves, their families and communities?

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