Today at Ms. | November 3, 2021


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For the First Time, Boston Residents Elect a Woman of Color as Mayor [[link removed]]

BY KAYCIE GORAL | City Councilor Michelle Wu has shattered Boston’s glass ceiling—she will be the first woman and person of color elected as mayor in the city’s history.

“One of my sons asked me the other night if boys can be elected mayor of Boston. They have been, and they will again someday, but not tonight,” Wu told supporters Tuesday. “On this day, Boston elected your mom because, from every corner of our city, Boston has spoken.”

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We Can’t Achieve Climate Justice Without Gender Justice: A Response to the Glasgow Talks [[link removed]]

BY JEANETTE SEQUEIRA and CORAINA DE LA PLAZAS | With the international climate talks beginning in Glasgow, the narrative around climate continues to be dominated by governments and corporate lobbies, rather than by frontline communities and civil society.

Without women—especially Indigenous and rural women, whose communities are most affected by climate change—climate justice will not go far.

Build Back Better Would Achieve Feminists’ Long-Deferred Dream of Affordable Childcare [[link removed]]

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | The U.S. lags behind countries across the globe in terms of supporting working women and families. Most countries guarantee workers paid family leave and offer generous support for childcare. Not the United States. But that may soon change—at least in part.

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It's been a year since Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Dr. Goodwin is joined by journalist and author Irin Carmon to discuss: How did RBG's death shape the current fight around abortion rights and other issues? Should she have retired? And what comes next at the Supreme Court?
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