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August 27, 2021

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DA’s new Global Disability Caucus

July 26th marked two important occasions: the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – the foundational legislation recognizing the rights and needs of those with disabilities – and......

August 27, 2021

What is the Future for Women and Girls in Afghanistan?

“Our law exists to protect women’s rights. It looks at their welfare and safeguards their livelihoods,” stated Judge Nenney Shushaidah, one of two female judges appointed to the Syariah High......

GWC July 2021 Newsletter

Letter from the Editor Our bodies, our rights! This month, we celebrate women’s independent choices and freedoms. Women all over the world are largely dependent on the decisions of a......

#PRIDE

Fifty-one years ago, Frank Kameny coined the adage “Gay is good” to offset the historic anti-gay agenda that news, media and religious institutions have peddled since the first European settlers......

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GWC June 2021 Newsletter

Letter from the Editor This month the GWC is highlighting leadership! Now may be the time to ask your Country Chair about starting a local women’s caucus, join a GWC......

Family Reunification: “Every story is sad.”

I was surprised by my first thought waking up on November 3, 2020. It wasn’t about the election, the one that not just Democrats had so much riding on, but......

GWC May 2021 Newsletter

Letter from the Editor This month we celebrate mothers, families, childcare workers, nurses, mothers who are nurses, nurses who care for children, mothers who’ve supported their families, well...you get the......

There’s nothing in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ that didn’t happen somewhere.

Over half of Americans woke up on November 9th, 2016 to a dystopia they didn’t see coming. How could a society so civil elect a president laser focused on dividing......

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GWC April 2021 Newsletter

Letter from the Editor If the last year has taught us anything, it is that humans are just as resilient as Spring’s first blooms after a long and dark......

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To Filibuster or Not Filibuster. That is the Question.

On December 5th, Senator Tina Smith (NM) shared on Twitter that she was in favor of removing the filibuster, in an attempt “to move this country forward.” With previous convictions......