Stories tagged: "women"

Money A bill in the state legislature would eliminate a sales tax on menstrual products that many say discriminates against women.
Money North Carolina Women Are Taxed $8 Million a Year for Tampons. New Legislation Could End That.

North Carolina is one of 30 states that tax menstrual products but there's a push to repeal this "pink tax" that women largely pay for these essential items.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska June 10, 2021 12:49 pm EDT
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Economy Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.

Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 2, 2021 12:57 pm EDT
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Work I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom Who Planned to Start Working in 2020. Then COVID Happened.

Without the aid of the public school system, our society simply fails to factor in child care, and it’s women who are tasked with resolving this issue for their families.

Olivia Christensen Olivia Christensen January 8, 2021 1:24 pm EST
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Immigration Women Who Accused Gynecologist of Unnecessary Procedures Should Be Able to Apply for Visas, Democrats Say

The immigrant women allege that a doctor conducted nonconsensual gynecological procedures while they were at Irwin County Detention Center.

Giselle Balido Giselle Balido November 20, 2020 4:31 pm EST
Politics President-elect Joe Biden has prioritized working with women and people of color as he transitions into the White House (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics Over 40% of Biden’s Transition Team Are People of Color. That Matters.

"My administration's going to look like America," Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said earlier this year.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 16, 2020 2:03 pm EST

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) listens as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol Jan. 22, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (Photo © Andy Manis) Economy Wisconsin Republicans Wrongly Take Credit for $4.4 Billion Surplus. They Could Actually Cost the State Nearly $4 Billion.
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Ever Lopez with his family after he was denied his diploma at Asheboro High School this past weekend. (Image via the Lopez family) Education Denied his Diploma for Displaying a Mexican Flag, an NC Teen Calls for Change
Chance Trevillian, 30, is a first-time political candidate in Virginia. Politics There’s a Chance for Democrats in Southwest Virginia
Jobs Job seekers fill out applications as they wait in line to enter a job fair at a new Target retail store on August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Jobs White Women Are Bouncing Back From the Economic Downturn. Black and Hispanic Women Not So Much.

"Women of color and Black women in particular are often working an essential job, the front-line jobs that are most vulnerable to COVID."

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright November 3, 2020 10:03 am EST
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Politics These Five Women Could Make History Tuesday

To illustrate just how historic Election Day could be, we spotlight five women running for office for the first time ever.

Rebecca Bodenheimer Rebecca Bodenheimer November 2, 2020 11:27 am EST