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Health

She said she had to breastfeed during virtual class. Her professor’s reply shocked her.

It’s a Title IX violation

By Soo Youn

Politics

Trump won this district by 31 points, but it’s still represented by a Democrat. Will Michelle Fischbach turn it red?

The district itself has changed significantly in the last few years

By Caroline Kitchener

Politics

Black women are running for office in historic numbers. But they aren’t getting the financial support they need, records show.

‘There isn’t a playbook of how to elect a Black woman’

By Lateshia Beachum

Work

What’s so special about this toilet? It’s the first one NASA designed for women.

The $23 million waste management system was built to accommodate the needs of female astronauts

By Soo Youn

Work

More board seats are going to women. Companies shouldn’t congratulate themselves yet, experts say.

42 percent of new board seats went to women between July 2018 and June 2019

By Lateshia Beachum

Politics

Suburban White women could flip Georgia blue. Can Carolyn Bourdeaux convince them to come out of hiding?

Her 2018 race was the closest one in the country

By Caroline Kitchener

News

One day of protests in D.C. Two women on opposing sides of the abortion debate.

Parts of the day put on display a friction that’s existed since the first Women’s March

By Ashley Hackett

First-person  //  Perspective

I moved into a domestic violence shelter during the pandemic. The challenges have been grueling, but there are moments of grace.

When I left my husband, I took our five children with me

By H.D.

First-person  //  Perspective

The one thing that’s easing my election anxiety right now

My feelings of hopelessness are subsiding

By Jessica Fleming

Comics  //  Perspective

I’ve been using public transit during the pandemic. I’ve encountered more harassment than ever before.

I feel more exposed, with fewer people to turn to

By Dabin Han

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