Originally published on February 4, 2021 10:38 am
Shortly after President Trump arrived at the White House, he disbanded an office specifically focused on women s issues. Now President Biden is resurrecting it just as quickly.
Biden has promised that gender equity will be at the forefront of his administration s policies. To help achieve that goal, he is creating a new Gender Policy Council within the White House a reformulation of the Obama administration s White House Council on Women and Girls. Major structural disruption requires major structural change, council co-chair Jennifer Klein says in an interview with NPR. Thinking big right now is exactly what we need to do. So, now s the time.
Women edged out of workforce eye promise of Biden stimulus package
By Stephanie Ebbert and Katie Johnston Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 8:57 a.m.
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Jessica posed for a portrait with her daughter at their home. She is hopeful of returning to work after the pandemic.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
President Bidenâs sweeping stimulus proposal, his most ambitious plan to turn the country around, puts an extraordinary focus on getting women back to work, acknowledging the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on working mothers.
COVID-19 targeted the industries where women dominated â travel, leisure, hospitality, service. At the same time, it kept children home from schools and child-care centers, forcing parents â often mothers â to multitask. By the end of 2020, 4.3
The Women Behind Biden s Executive Orders | Opinion Aimee Allison
, Founder and president of She the People and Newsweek columnist On 2/1/21 at 7:30 AM EST
President Joe Biden s swift and decisive executive actions address the pain caused by the Trump administration. But more than that, the executive actions are a result of years of organizing, much led by women of color, and offer a hopeful and expansive path toward a country that serves all communities. The following are just five actions that Biden has taken, and the hidden women behind them:
1. Gender equity
Since taking office, Biden has signed an executive order banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. In addition, the Biden-Harris administration announced the formation of a White House Gender Policy Council, whose focus is to guide and coordinate government policy that impacts women and girls, across a wide range of issues such as economic security, health care, ra
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As of Tuesday, January 5, more than 3 million Georgians voted in the 2020 Georgia runoff elections, where voters cast their ballots for two crucial Senate races: Jon Ossoff (D) vs. incumbent David Perdue (R), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) vs. incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R). In the early hours of Wednesday, January 6, AP News confirmed that Warnock has defeated Loeffler and will become the state s first Black senator. While Ossoff is the projected winner of the race against Perdue, as of press time the race remains too close to call. We ll update this post as soon as we learn more.