Today…
is the birthday of Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). Do with that what you will.
is the birthday of journalist (and native Ohioan) Emily Edson Briggs (1830-1910), the first woman to report directly from the White House, and first president of the Women’s National Press Association.
is Hoagie Day. Celebrate with a nice soppressata and capicollo in honor of David Brooks and yes, I will stay salty about that one until I die have you not met me.
Speaking of food, Rachel, how did the ice cream cake turn out? Aw, you’re so kind to ask! To quote Mary Berry, a little “casual” in appearance, but otherwise very good. The bottom was a really simple peanut butter cake with chocolate buttercream that I made using Hershey’s Dark – highly recommend.
Abortion
The Trump campaign is touting its anti-abortion record. It could preview what a second term could bring.
Shefali Luthra | The 19th
With the November election weeks away, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is leaning on his anti-abortion record — emphasizing reproductive health on the campaign trail as well as at August’s Republican National Convention.
Pence hits campaign trail with anti-abortion extremist to try to rally the base
Lisa Needham | The American Independent
Looking to shore up the evangelical vote, Mike Pence is currently on "tour" with anti-abortion extremist Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, an organization with a mission "to end abortion by electing national leaders."
'Unpregnant' Celebrates the Linked Fight of Abortion and LGBTQ+ Rights
Daniel Reynolds | The Advocate
Unpregnant is a joyous coming-of-age, road trip flick about two teenage girls in the Midwest. But it is also a surprising showcase of a decades-old relationship of two interconnected social movements: a woman's right to choose and LGBTQ+ equality.
Washington Post | How 'Unpregnant,' an HBO Max movie about getting an abortion, puts a twist on the road trip comedy
How My Abortion Strengthened My Faith
CoWanda Rusk | Blavity
My Christian faith had given me strength to seek the care I needed and free myself from a violent relationship three years ago. My faith also empowered me to free myself from the shackles of our white supremacist society, which is hellbent on denying Black women like me agency and power. I am who I am today because of the decision I made to choose faith and choose to have an abortion.
Connecticut
Care can’t be gagged
Amina Carter | Connecticut Mirror
The “gag rule” forced health care providers across the country, including Planned Parenthood, out of the Title X program. As a Physician Assistant and health center manager at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, I am proud to say that I won’t be gagged, and I won’t stop providing the information and care my patients need.
LGBTQ
Same-Sex Partners Win Right to Social Security Survivor Benefits
Trudy Ring | The Advocate
A federal court ruled Friday that the Social Security Administration’s blanket denial of Social Security survivor’s benefits to same-sex spouses who were prevented from marrying is unconstitutional.
Trump's new list of Supreme Court picks is filled with anti-LGBTQ radicals
Casey Quinlan | The American Independent
LGBTQ groups are concerned that many of the 20 new people added to the list would put queer and trans people's rights at serious risk if they were placed on the court.
Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill To Overturn Blood Ban For Gay Men
Isabelle Lichtenstein | GoMag
Two Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill attempting to end the FDA’s ban on LGBTQ+ people — and queer men especially — giving blood.
Suicide rates are climbing in young people from ages 10 to 24. Here's how to support the people you love.
Hilary Brueck, Shayanne Gal | INSIDER
In the US, risks of both depression and suicide are especially high among LGBTQ young people, as well as young people of color.
Mike Pompeo plans to push his anti-LGBTQ commission at the UN
Dan Spinelli | Mother Jones
Two months after a controversial State Department commission elevated religious freedom at the expense of LGBTQ equality and reproductive rights, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to promote its findings at the UN.
Trump Supporters Cheer as Protestor Calls for Assassinating Pro-LGBTQ Democrats
Daniel Villarreal | The New Civil Rights Movement
At a recent gathering of Trump supporters in the Oregon capital of Salem, one man with a megaphone accused the LGBTQ people of normalizing child rape and suggested that politicians who support LGBTQ rights should be assassinated. People cheered and clapped after he said this.
Kansas
Stephanie Byers could be the first out trans person in the Kansas legislature
Molly Sprayregen | LGBTQ Nation
Her transgender and Native identities are "part of the diversity and richness that makes me who I am."
Tennessee
A teen wore an antigay t-shirt to school & got sent home. Now her pastor dad is threatening to sue.
Alex Bollinger | LGBTQ Nation
The father of a teen who was sent home from school for wearing a homophobic T-shirt is steaming mad, saying that his daughter’s First Amendment rights were violated.
Texas
Texas gives preliminary approval for revised school sex ed policy that excludes LGBTQ issues
Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune
After marathon meetings over three days, the Republican-dominated board also rejected efforts to teach students about consent. It is expected to take a final vote in November.
Virginia
School board continues to defend transgender bathroom policy
AP
A school board in Virginia will continue to defend its transgender bathroom ban in federal court. The Gloucester School Board has asked a full federal appeals court to review the long-running lawsuit filed by former student Gavin Grimm.
Pregnancy & Parenting
AP examines troubling trend of women dropping out of the workforce
Cathy Bussewitz, Alexandra Olson | AP
AP business journalists find that the burden of kids’ remote learning has largely fallen on working mothers, many of whom are giving up their careers and erasing years of gains toward reaching parity with men.
🠲 The system was never designed for working moms
C. Nicole Mason | The Lily
We understand the system is broken and that it’s not our fault. It was never made for us. It was made for working men. A system made for men assumes 100% availability for work, unencumbered by caretaking responsibilities or demands (because there is a woman at home to take care of those responsibilities, of course). Long hours, extensive work travel and late-night meetings are the norm.
COVID-19 drinking spawns new 'mommy juice' memes. But the truth isn't cute - or funny.
Danielle Campoamor | NBC News
With a lack of access to outside support — be it child care or mental health care — and an increase in anxiety and overwhelmed, many moms are self-medicating.
Will This Be a Lost Year for America’s Children?
Emily Bazelon | New York Times Magazine
As students across the country start school, education experts reckon with the long-term implications of remote learning, vanishing resources and heightened inequality.
New Hampshire Public Radio | COVID & The Classroom: 'Remote Learning Isn't A Fair Substitute'
Reuters | 'It's exhausting': American families stumble through first weeks of virtual school
The Washington Post | Returning more kids to school is going to require a bolder plan
Virginia
Editorial: Expanding child care will reap benefits
Virginian-Pilot
In a world weary of the coronavirus, many working parents with young children are now struggling with the decision on when or how they'll be comfortable returning to their child care providers.
Just a few more…
Above the Law | Get Mad, Then Get Involved: How Lawyer-Moms Can Support Social Justice Activism
WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH) | How grandparents are providing a safety net for parents with children during COVID-19
Reproductive Health & Justice
Can I be a Black mother in a world so dangerous to Black children?
Hadiya Roderique | The Globe and Mail
My partner has given me hope that I could feel supported in raising a child – but I’m also afraid for the life of risk and heartbreak that child would face.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls On CDC To Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis
Joe Mathieu | WGBH News
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has teamed up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Barbara Lee to create The Anti-Racism and Public Health Act, which calls on the CDC to conduct research on the health effects of structural racism.
Illinois
Young adults, people of color and unpaid caregivers face increased mental health risks 6 months into pandemic
Alison Bowen | Chicago Tribune
Nearly six months after Illinois shut down, how is our mental health? Not great, in a nutshell.
Missouri
Proposed Missouri Program Bars Planned Parenthood From Providing Services To Medicaid Patients
Sarah Fentem | KWMU-FM (St. Louis, MO)
Missouri has submitted a Medicaid waiver application to the federal government. If approved, it would pay for 90% of a program offering services to people after they've given birth, but would bar organizations that offer abortions for providing those services.
New York
For Grandparents Day, Women Honor Daughters Lost to Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
Ese Olumhense, Claudia Irizarry Aponte | The City
A group of mothers whose daughters died from pregnancy-related complications marked the holiday by committing to end stark health care disparities.
Work & Money
This Woman Surfed the Biggest Wave of the Year
Maggie Mertens | The Atlantic
Maya Gabeira surfed a 73.5-foot wave in February, breaking a world record in the process. It’s a moment we don’t often see in sports: a woman beating a man. But that’s exactly what was announced Thursday, when the World Surf League reported that the Brazilian big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira set a new world record.
The problem with ESPN's hollow motherhood references during the U.S. Open
Hemal Jhaveri | For The Win
Earlier this week, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova became the first trio of moms to compete against each other on the court for a chance to advance to the semifinal. Of course, the fact they were mothers was hard to miss if you watched even a smidge of the coverage on ESPN.
Understanding The Gender Pay Gap: A Framework That May Help
Susan Madsen | Forbes
Although the existence of the pay gap is indisputable, many still try to discount it or attribute the entire gap to “women’s choices.” And, I still hear people say that the gender pay gap is a myth and does not exist. In reality, the pay gap does exist but is deeply complicated and has a host of contributing factors.
10th Circuit Ruling Shows LGBTQ Case's Ripple Effect
Raphael B. Coburn & David A. Given | HR Daily Advisor
A recent decision by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals suggests that, following Bostock, courts may begin to recognize new claims or even reconsider previous limitations on Title VII’s scope.
Just 11 of the 119 Speakers at This Year's UN General Assembly Are Women
Stéphanie Fillion | Ms. Magazine
The first woman scheduled to speak at this year’s opening session of the United Nations General Assembly is 53rd on the list of about 119 heads of state—President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia—delivering her remarks on Sept. 23.
House returns Monday for busy session with pandemic, shutdown, marijuana on agenda
Christal Hayes, Nicholas Wu | USA Today
Also on the agenda are several bills addressing diversity in education, protections for pregnant workers, intelligence reauthorization, and the condemnation of anti-Asian bigotry and bias amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Hampshire
Women workers in New Hampshire hurt the most by COVID-19 economic fallout
Foster's Daily Democrat
Women workers of the Granite State have been most affected by the COVID-19 economic fallout, a new report released this month by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute shows.
Ohio
DeWine's new health director suddenly quit after seeing how Dr. Amy Acton was treated
Jackie Borchardt | The Columbus Dispatch
The severe criticism and harassment of former Health Director Dr. Amy Acton caused her appointed successor to quit just a few hours after she was introduced by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
Columbus Dispatch | Why it’s so hard now to find an Ohio health director
Newsweek | New Ohio Health Secretary Backs Out For 'Personal Reasons' Hours After Governor Announces Hire
More, More, More
Ex-Trump Aide Accuses Jason Miller's Attorney of Sending Her Sexist Emails
Daniel Villarreal | Newsweek
In a series of tweets posted Friday evening, A.J. Delgado, a former senior adviser and aide to Republican President Donald Trump, accused Jason Miller, an adviser to the Trump campaign, and his lawyer of sending her and her lawyer sexist emails.
The Forgotten History of the Radical ‘Elders of the Tribe’
Susan Douglas | New York Times
The Gray Panthers staged rowdy protests against ageism and found common cause with young activists on everything from health care to racial justice. What can they teach us today?
Why women politicians are talking about beauty
Elizabeth Ralph | POLITICO
For so long, the default image of a politician has been a man, and women were told that to succeed in politics they should conform to that standard. But today, women are starting to make their own rules.
Is the Year of the Woman Still a Distant Vision?
Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D. & Caryl Rivers | Psychology Today
So far, our battles against harmful gender stereotypes have been scattered, not given high priority, and have lagged behind the research. We need new ideas, especially as the pandemic puts gender parity on the back burner.
They voted for him and now regret it. Why white women are turning away from Trump.
Jenna Johnson | The Washington Post
Those women, who have been targeted by both campaigns, loom large in a presidential race that could, like 2016’s, be decided by shifts among a few sets of voters in the highly polarized nation. Although Clinton won the majority of votes from women in 2016, she lost to Trump among White women. Since then, however, polls have shown Trump weakening among those voters.