June 23, 2021

With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris administration—as well as tracking the backlash to equality. Every Wednesday, we will keep you updated, informed and ready to push forward!

The Plan Moms Have Been Waiting For [[link removed]]

BY CECILE RICHARDS | In 2020, before the pandemic hit, women were more than half the wage earners in America. Now, more than a year later, over 2.5 million women have lost their jobs, and economists estimate women’s workforce participation has fallen to levels not seen since the 1980s. The pandemic alone didn’t create this inequity. It simply exposed what women have known forever: The system wasn’t built for us.

Fortunately, President Biden gets it, and between his American Rescue Plan, American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan, he is proposing big investments in what women have needed for years: affordable child care, paid family leave, and high-quality free pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds. The American Families Plan alone invests $225 billion to lower the cost and improve the quality of child care, and we need Congress to pass it now. ...

To grow our economy, we need everyone to be able to participate, and that includes women. President Biden is doing what no other president has: recognizing what it takes for true equal participation in the workforce. (To read the full article, click here [[link removed]].)

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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act—a Major Win for Women: “The ACA Is Here to Stay” [[link removed]]

The Overhaul of Title IX Must Be Trauma-Informed and Inclusive of All Survivors [[link removed]]

The Supreme Court Rules Unanimously in LGBTQ+ Rights vs. Religious Liberty Case [[link removed]]

Advocates Testify Before Congress on the Women’s Health Protection Act: Abortion Restrictions Are the “New Jane Crow” [[link removed]]

The People’s Voices Will Help Pass the ‘For the People’ Act—The Next Great Civil Rights Bill [[link removed]]

Removing FDA Restrictions on Mifepristone Is Key Step to Challenging State Bans on Telemedicine Abortion [[link removed]]

Chrissy Houlahan Introduces ‘Support UNFPA Funding’ Act: The U.S.’s “First Line of Defense is Taking Care of People” [[link removed]]

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