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Introducing...Hearsay, our first-ever podcast! 🎉
We'll dive deep into the cultural moments that live rent-free in our heads—and probably yours too—and discuss how gender, power, & the law impact pop culture.
🎙️Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
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BREAKING: These are the men who just voted to move Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination forward:
Chuck Grassley, IA
Orrin Hatch, UT
Lindsey Graham, SC
John Cornyn, TX
Mike Lee, UT
Ted Cruz, TX
Ben Sasse, NE
Jeff Flake, AZ
Mike Crapo, ID
Thom Tillis, NC
John Kennedy, LA
REMEMBER.
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“It is time that we pay people what they are worth, and not how little they are desperate enough to accept. That has nothing to do with their [salary] history, and everything to do with what they’re worth today.”
@AOC
on the
#PaycheckFairness
Act and
#EqualPay
🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏼
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BREAKING: A federal court in California has blocked the Trump-Pence birth control rules from going into effect TOMORROW in CA, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MN, NY, NC, RI, VT, WA, VA and DC. We are still waiting to hear from the court in PA.
#HandsOffMyBC
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This is what sexual harassment in the workplace looks like.
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!
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To All the Boys Who Don’t Know the Difference Between Abortion and Birth Control But Want to Overturn Roe Anyway
#StopKavanaugh
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First: Abortion is still legal.
The language in the draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court is outrageous, irresponsible and shocking.
Any Justice who signs onto this opinion is fueling the harm and violence that will happen to people who become pregnant in this country.
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Thank you, Deborah Ramirez for sharing your story.
Thank you, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford for coming forward.
Thank you, Dr. Anita Hill for paving the way.
#BelieveSurvivors
#IBelieveChristineFord
#IBelieveDeborahRamirez
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BIRTH CONTROL IS BASIC HEALTH CARE
BIRTH CONTROL IS BASIC HEALTH CARE
BIRTH CONTROL IS BASIC HEALTH CARE
BIRTH CONTROL IS BA
#HandsOffMyBC
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Brett Kavanaugh’s tears are meant to provoke guilt. We’re conditioned to respond with sympathy to men’s pain, which is judged to be exceptional. Meanwhile, women’s pain is treated as an occupational hazard.
#KavanaughHearings
#BelieveSurvivors
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YES,
@LauraDern
! "Many of us were taught not to tattle. It was a culture of silencing. I urge all of us to support survivors. May we protect & employ them. May we teach our children that speaking out w/o fear of retribution is our culture's new north star."
#TIMESUP
#GoldenGlobes
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BREAKING:
#SCOTUS
rules that abortion clinics in Louisiana stay open and upholds its decision from four years ago in Whole Women’s Health – today we can rest easy knowing abortion access is still intact 🎉🎉🎉
#MyRightMyDecision
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle! 🥳
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We are thrilled to be receiving support from the Archewell Foundation, Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex! Their amplification of issues central to women’s progress couldn’t come at a more critical time in the fight for gender justice.
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Happy birthday to the Duchess of Sussex! We're so grateful for your continued support of gender justice 💖
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employing
⊂_ヽ
＼＼ women
＼( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
> ⌒ヽ
/ へ＼
/ / ＼＼ doesn't mean
ﾚ ノ ヽ_つ
/ /
/ /|
( (ヽ
| |、＼ you respect their bodily autonomy
#StopKavanaugh
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Every day, women are typecast by words we didn’t choose and for too long, these labels have shaped narratives about who we are & what we can do.
Our friends at Archewell Foundation have a new podcast, Archetypes, to write new narratives. Take a listen!
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🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
🗣 Trans rights are human rights!
#RiseUpOct8
#OurDayInCourt
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Lia Thomas deserves all the celebration for her success this season, but instead is being met with nationwide misogyny and transphobia.
Lia, we need people like you. Not only as a swimmer, but to inspire women athletes—cis and trans—everywhere.
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial
#ChristineBlaseyFord
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial.
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial.
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial.
#ChristineBlaseyFord
is not on trial.
#ChristineBlaseyFord
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
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#ChristineBlaseyFord
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here's the tea you ordered
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_(___(____)____(_____( _
\ abortion bans /___
\ are classist / |
\ /____ |
\ /
\ __________ /
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BREAKING:
#SCOTUS
just ruled in favor of 3 LGBTQ employees who were wrongfully fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This decision is historic, and it affirms the rights of LGBTQ employees in the workplace.
This is some much needed good news❤️🎉❤️🎉
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MYTHBUSTING: Women don’t EARN less than men. They’re PAID less for their work. There’s a huuuge difference.
#equalpayday
#equalpay
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“We believe Anita Hill! We believe Christine Ford!”
We’re gathering today with our allies to demand that senators call off Monday’s sham hearing and call for a fair, nonpartisan investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
#StopKavanaugh
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People who should be involved in your medical decisions:
✅ you
✅ your doctor
People who shouldn’t:
❌ your politician
#NoAbortionBan
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BREAKING: Leaked emails show Kavanaugh not only believes Supreme Court precedent can "always" be overturned, he said Roe v. Wade is not settled law. This directly contradicts what he's said in his hearing — but confirms what we already knew. What else is he hiding?
#StopKavanaugh
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Since no one has said it on the
#demdebate
stage yet 📢
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
ABORTION
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"There is no entitlement for you to be confirmed to the Supreme Court."
-
@maziehirono
👆👆👆
#StopKavanaugh
#BelieveSurvivors
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.
@RepTomPrice
says women should purchase maternity coverage if they need it — we can't go back to these days.
#PriceIsWrong
#PriceHearing
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Because it bears repeating:
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
LISTEN TO SURVIVORS
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BREAKING: A court just ruled for us, finding that the Trump administration violated the law when it stayed the equal pay data collection. Equal pay wins!
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Thank you to our friends at Archewell Foundation for not only sharing our new report but also for their work centering meaningful ways to improve the lives of women and families.
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We needed this win today. But we must remember: “Intact” doesn’t necessarily mean accessible. Having to drive hours, wait days, or go without insurance coverage of abortion is not real access. And these barriers are often worse for Black, POC, LGBTQ, and low-income people.
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This growing crowd outside the White House has joined thousands of people nationwide to demand that our government
#ProtectMueller
. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to thwart this investigation.
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Trump promised he would ONLY put anti-abortion judges on the bench who will overturn Roe v. Wade. He did exactly that with Justice Neil Gorsuch, and we absolutely can’t. let. that. happen. again.
#SaveSCOTUS
#JusticeKennedy
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"Jane was forced to stay pregnant for an entire month against her will...the pain that this caused her is impossible to describe.”
Rochelle Garza delivers powerful testimony about her client, Jane Doe, who Brett Kavanaugh blocked from accessing abortion care.
#StopKavanaugh
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BREAKING: These are the senators who just voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. They are on the wrong side of history. We will never forget this vote.
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BREAKING: Mitch McConnell is moving Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination forward.
The FBI never interviewed Dr. Blasey Ford or other key witnesses who had important info about Kavanaugh.
This isn’t how democracy should work. This is a disgrace.
#StopKavanaugh
#BelieveSurvivors
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“What are you going to do so that the next generation doesn’t have to live like this?”
@Alyssa_Milano
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Top threats to birth control in 2018:
10. You
9. Can’t
8. Really
7. Rank
6. Them
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3. People are attacking
2. Birth control
1. Judge Kavanaugh
#StopKavanaugh
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Fact check:
@POTUS
says he'll "invest in women's health" but repealing ACA means millions of women losing key preventive svcs
#jointsession
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We need to listen to & learn from the voices of girls, especially girls of color. We’re grateful to The Duchess of Sussex for bringing us,
@girls_inc
& an amazing group of teens together to envision a post-pandemic future that is equitable for every girl.
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"[Duckworth] won't officially take her office's 12 weeks of paid maternity leave because she wouldn't be allowed to vote or sponsor legislation for the entire three-month period."
👆This is what happens when no other sitting Senator has given birth.
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“I’m making a vow -- everything I produce is 50 percent women. Anyone out there who is in a position of power, I challenge you to do the same.” ❤️❤️❤️
@ReginaKing
!
#Timesupx2
#GoldenGlobes
#TIMESUP
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As of today, Anita Hill has been in the national consciousness for 27 years, since her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thank you, Anita, for advocating for survivors across three decades.
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Today is
#BlackWomensEqualPay
Day, when Black women’s pay catches up to what white, non-Hispanic men were paid in 2018. That means Black women must work 𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 to be paid what white men are paid in 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐. It’s way past time to fix this gap.
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Access to birth control is not just about health care though – it's about equality. Without access to birth control, we cannot live truly equal lives. When birth control access is threatened, our health, our well being, and our financial stability is threatened.
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What The Duchess said. 👇
There's never been a more critical time for
#PaidLeaveforAll
. Mothers, families, our communities and economy need it.
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Almost all social justice movements were and are carried on the backs of Black women. And yet, Black women have historically been erased or ignored in the history books. It's well past time to change that.
#BlackWomenBuiltThat
#BlackHistoryMonth
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It would be cool to live in a country that didn’t hate women
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No matter why you need an abortion, that reason is valid. No one gets to decide what's right for your life and your body but 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
#StopTheBans
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We've got the facts to back up
@conniebritton
's amazing shirt from the
#GoldenGlobes
:
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"If you stop any woman on the street & say 'Hey, how is it with you & your mom?' it's gonna be a really long answer & I feel like you should make movies about things that have long, complicated answers" -Greta Gerwig ⬅️ is what women telling women's stories looks like
#Oscars
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"It’s past time to honor the Indigenous resistance, tell our story as it really happened, and undo romanticized notions of the holiday that have long suppressed our perspective."
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CONFIRMED 🎉 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially been confirmed to the Supreme Court. We are so excited to see her on the Court and celebrate this historic day!
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A man who brags about grabbing women's genitalia and appoints Cabinet members to strip Title IX protections from survivors does not get to weaponize women's trauma to promote a racist border agenda.
#SOTU
#StateOfOurUnion
#StateOfTheWoman
#StateOfTheHuman
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We can't discuss
#WomensEqualityDay
without pointing out the blatant voter suppression women of color and low-income backgrounds have faced, even after the 19th amendment. Women's equality starts with access to the ballot box.
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BREAKING: We're taking the Trump administration to court to get their
#HandsOffMyBC
, with partners
@AmericansUnited
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A year after Justice Kavanaugh was confirmed, we still believe survivors.
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The FBI received 4,500 tips during the Kavanaugh investigation, but has never indicated that it followed up on any of the tips that came through the hotline.
Our leaders cannot continue to be complicit in enabling abusers.
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Maine just became the 16th state in the country to include abortion coverage in their state Medicaid insurance program! 🙌
#BeBoldEndHyde
#StopTheBans
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Trump talks about the Holocaust, but he denies refugees at our border. He talks about childhood cancer, but leaves children in cages every night.
#SOTU
#StateOfOurUnion
#StateOfTheWoman
#StateOfTheHuman
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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford,
You are owed an investigation.
You are owed healing.
You are owed solidarity.
You are owed better.
As
@SenKamalaHarris
said: “We owe you that.”
#KavanaughHearings
#BelieveSurvivors
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Amy Coney Barrett’s ruling in Shonda Martin’s case is a horrific example of her extremist views. Her record shows she uses the courts to devalue women and survivors.
The Senate must stop her sham nomination.
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Thank you, Dr. Blasey Ford. Thank you, Deborah Ramirez. Thank you, Julie Swetnick. We're forever grateful for your bravery in speaking your truth.
#BelieveSurvivors
#IBelieveDrChristineBlaseyFord
#IBelieveDeborahRamirez
#IBelieveJulieSwetnick
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Today is
#BlackWomensEqualPay
Day, when Black women’s pay catches up to what white, non-Hispanic men were paid in 2017. Yes, you read that right: Black women must work 20 months to be paid what white men are paid in just 12.
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Live in Nevada or know folks who do? Send the message loud & clear:
#HellerVoteNO
. Get friends in these states to tell their Senators, too!
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With or without guidance, Title IX is a federal law that protects trans students. States don’t get to pick and choose.
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To everyone sharing
#WhyIDidntReport
:
We see you, we believe you — we wish it weren't like this. We're fighting to make sure it changes.
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BREAKING:
@BetsyDeVosED
&
@usedgov
finalized a rule that guts Title IX protections for students. During a global crisis, they prioritized changing the rules to protect those accused of sexual assault over survivors. That’s unconscionable — we're taking them to court.
#HandsOffIX
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Thank you,
@SenBooker
, for persisting in pointing out how outrageous it is that an email Kavanaugh wrote, titled “Racial Profiling,” was withheld from the public as part of this sham confirmation process.
#StopKavanaugh
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#AnitaHill
says we have to move away — legally, culturally, emotionally, psychologically— from a culture of minimizing how bad even so-called “minor” forms of sexual harassment truly are.
#MeTooWhatNext
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Today is
#BlackWomensEqualPayDay
, the day that marks the amount of extra time that Black women must work this year in order to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made last year alone.
It’s past time to pay Black women what they are owed.
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Brett Kavanaugh's views don’t represent the majority of people in this country. Confirming him to the Supreme Court would shift the balance of the court to the extreme, threatening the rights of a generation.
#StopKavanaugh
#SaveSCOTUS
#SCOTUSPick
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“We come in peace, but we mean business. And to those who dare try and silence us, we offer two words:
#TIMESUP
” -
@JanelleMonae
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#GrahamCassidy
would:
→Decimate Medicaid
→Let states roll back prev services like birth control
→Defund
@PPFA
#HealthCareDebate
#CNNTownHall
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"In case you missed it: the bill that was crafted by 13 white men in secret shockingly doesn't do well by women."
@CecileRichards
#BlogHer17
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Sending love to all those sharing their stories today. You should never have to justify why abortion was the right decision for you. We trust you. We trust women. We trust people to know what is right for their bodies and their lives.
#YouKnowMe
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#MeanGirlsDay
advice: The limit of the number of times you can call your senator to
#StopKavanaugh
does not exist. Call 1-844-387-6952 NOW.
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When corporations that don't pay living wages try to recognize International Women's Day.
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You are probably asking yourself: What can I do right now?
1. Make sure your family and friends know abortion is still legal, and we are still fighting to keep it that way
2. Support abortion funds. They need us now, and they’re going to keep needing us.
🧵: Tomorrow could be the last anniversary of
#RoevWade
. If the Supreme Court overturns nearly 50 years of court precedent, states across the country are likely to ban abortion. Help us hold the line on abortion access in these states, no matter what SCOTUS says:
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WIN: Today, the Biden administration found that two hospitals in Missouri and Kansas violated federal law by failing to provide emergency abortion care to our client, Mylissa Farmer. Here’s what happened.
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Gathering with our allies today at the Senate and getting ready to walk out in support of Deborah Ramirez, Dr. Blasey Ford, and ALL survivors.
We will not be ignored.
#BelieveSurvivors
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for illegally blocking an important tool to fight for equal pay, the EEOC pay data collection.
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Today is
#EqualPayDay
– the point in the year when the average woman’s pay catches up to what the average man made in 2018. In other words, it took 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒 for women to make as much as men did last year.
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Black women deserve to be loved, have love, and feel love.
We're pouring our love to all the amazing Black women around the world this Valentine's Day 💗 ❤️ 💜
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"Child care is like infrastructure...if there isn't a safe place for children to go, then their parents won't be able to work. They won't be able to open their businesses, and that affects every one of us." —
@SenWarren
#SaveChildCare
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Roe v. Wade is NOT a "50/50 issue" in the U.S. According to Gallup, only 28% of Americans want to see Roe overturned. As for the rest of us? We're the majority, we're not going anywhere, and we're ready to fight.
#StopKavanaugh
#SaveRoe
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Today is the 53rd anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, the landmark SCOTUS case that first legalized birth control and recognized our right to privacy in family planning matters.
#ThanksGriswold
for opening the door to birth control 💖
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