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Black Women Set Record Running for Congressional Seats
A record 122 Black women filed to run for Congress this year, including Arkansas state senator Joyce Elliot....
Belgian Universities Allow Headscarves on Campus Defying Constitutional Ruling
About 12 universities in Belgium decided to allow women to wear headscarves on campus, defying a recent constitutional...
NYC Minority and Women-Owned Entrepreneurs Say Businesses Won’t Survive Next Six Months
A recent survey found 85% of minority and women-owned businesses in New York City believe that due to...
COVID-19 Interferes With Fight Against HIV/AIDS
A new survey conducted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS found the coronavirus lockdown,...
California Bill Protecting Garment Workers Passes State Senate
Last month, California’s Senate passed the Garment Workers Protection Act or Senate Bill 1399, which is a set...
Latino Civil Rights Group Calls on Enlistment Boycott for Latina Women
The sexual harassment and death of soldier Vanessa Guillen led the President of a Latino civil rights group...
Japan Delays Plan to Increase the Number of Women in Leadership Roles
The country failed it's deadline of 2020 and is planning to increase women's roles by 2030
Wisconsin Forms Task Force for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The task force will include Native peoples to ensure their leadership in tackling the crisis
Women of Color Hesitant to Move Forward with Childrearing Due to COVID-19
Black women are cautious about pregnancy during the pandemic as the black community has been disproportionately affected by...
Black Lives Matter Movement Inspires Black Arab Women to Confront Racist Beauty Standards
Companies behind whitening creams have exploited the movement against dark skin