See that girl
Today… in 2009, I was at the hospital with this one, who arrived on the scene at 1:36pm.
So today, she picks the music. (I’d have gone with Louis Prima, of course, but Angelina never listens to my song.)
And the art.
Me: Is this you?
Her: No. It’s just a random girl looking at the trees, because art is dramatic.
Ti voglio bene, Angelina I adore you.
Abortion
🠲 This Is a Story About Abortion, No One Will Read It
Marie Solis | Jezebel
Attacks on abortion rights are constant, but they don’t register for most people unless they reach the Supreme Court or, like the spate of six-week bans that blanketed the South last year, they are too outrageous to ignore. It is difficult to get readers to pay attention to the more subtle infringements on access, even though those infringements—from waiting periods to restrictions on public funding and insurance loopholes—are the most common and effective obstacles to the procedure.
Mike Pence Would Like to Remind You That He Hates Abortion
Carter Sherman | VICE
Mike Pence is on a multistate tour of anti-abortion centers alongside one of the most powerful anti-abortion groups in the United States. Pence, a diehard abortion opponent who has called himself a "born-again evangelical Catholic,” is the first sitting vice president to visit a “crisis pregnancy center,” a place that aims to convince people to continue their pregnancies.
CNN | Mike Pence to visit women's health clinic that falsely ties abortion to breast cancer
Jezebel Mike Pence to Speak at Crisis Pregnancy Center That Falsely Claims Abortions Cause Breast Cancer
LGBTQ
Ed Dept. Updates Response to LGBTQ Student Discrimination
Greta Anderson | Inside Higher Ed
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights published two letters on Aug. 31 that outline how the department will address complaints of discrimination against LGBTQ students with respect to the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that extended antidiscrimination protections to LGBTQ workers.
Trump’s favorite gay Republican joins anti-LGBTQ group founded by Pat Robertson
Alex Bollinger | LGBTQ Nation
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is joining the conservative Christian legal organization American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) as a Special Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy.
Principal expels gay student because “Jesus would want me to”
Alex Bollinger | LGBTQ Nation
A Christian school in Texas has expelled a student for coming out as gay, and the school principal is defending his decision saying that Jesus wanted him to expel the student.
Two federal appeals courts: Title IX covers gender identity in schools
Lisa Keen | Out in Jersey Magazine
Two federal appeals court panels have ruled that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people at work also applies to discrimination in schools.
This Trump Judge Just Told Photographers They Could Discriminate Against LGBTQ Folks
Lisa Needham | Rewire.News
In mid-August, Walker ruled in favor of an anti-LGBTQ conservative Christian photographer, Chelsey Nelson, who doesn’t want to photograph same-sex weddings. She also wants to advertise on her website that she will only photograph opposite-sex ceremonies.
Pregnancy & Parenting
The child care industry is collapsing under the strain of the pandemic
Erica Pandey | Axios
With parents making up a third of the U.S. workforce, the fate of schools and day care centers and the strength of the economy are inextricably linked — given that the hit to closed schools could be an estimated 3.5% of GDP.
U.S. News & World Report | Coronavirus Highlights the Problems With Childcare in America
When Your Boss Doesn’t Respect Your Family Commitments
Rebecca Knight | Harvard Business Review
What if your manager isn’t sympathetic to your familial responsibilities? Or worse, your boss is outright dismissive or is even hostile toward your obligations?
Easy – you send the kids to school sick, you pay late pick-up fees so she doesn’t make good on her regular threats to fire you, you claim their doctors appointments and sick days are yours, and you generally hide the fact of their existence as much as possible.
I’m far from alone, unfortunately. 🠳
At start of school season, working parents seek employer flexibility and support
Sheryl Estrada | HR Dive
An Aug. 14 Monster survey found that 27% of parents did not agree when asked if their company supported them during back-to-school season.
What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration
Elizabeth Gregory | The Nation
A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jumpstart real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated America’s child care crisis. Now is the time for parents to demand change.
Alissa Quart | Slate
Family Seniors have AARP. Mothers and fathers desperate for child care solutions need a movement just as powerful.
Fast Company | How the government failed working parents—and which policies could help
Philadelphia Inquirer | Our leaders have treated this month-long calamity of children out of school as invisible, and therefore, unworthy of resources. It is appalling.
Risk Management | Confronting the Caregiver Bias: COVID-19’s Impact on Women in the Workplace
For Kids With Disabilities Like My Daughter, The "Return" To School Is Dire
Aimee Christian | Romper
For kids who need special education, the gap between them and general-ed students is always precarious. With this shutdown, the gap will only continue to widen.
Fast Company | Virtual classes? In person? Turns out, most parents just want school canceled until spring
Fast Company | How Companies Are Making Things Easier For Working Parents
Fast Company | These companies are helping working parents navigate an impossible situation
NPR | 'Learning Hubs' Offer Free Child Care And Learning — But Only For A Lucky Few
Working Mother | 84 Percent of Employees Say Working from Home Is Bad for Their Mental Health
Reproductive Health & Justice
People Are Changing Their Birth Control Because Of The Pandemic
Jennifer Gerson | Bustle
According to a survey conducted by the Guttmacher Institute, one in three women have had trouble accessing birth control since March. The pandemic has made birth control users switch methods or skip coverage altogether because of lack of consistent availability, they say, or a fear of losing what access they do have.
In prisons, reproductive abuse and coercion are the norm
Briana Perry | Prism
Jails and prisons were designed as sites of reproductive coercion. Women’s divergence from what is narrowly considered appropriate gender performance under patriarchy, particularly around sex and reproduction, has been the foundational basis for their “criminality.”
Black women voters in Tennessee show strong support for reproductive rights
Cherisse Scott, Marcela Howell | The Commercial Appeal
Over-policing, poverty, housing and food insecurity, low-resourced schools and disparate healthcare access impacts are all barriers to reproductive freedom for Black and pregnant women.
Work & Money
Centering Black women in the economy could help everyone
Maria Hollenhorst, Kai Ryssdal | Marketplace
Black women are typically one of the hardest hit groups in recessions and the last to benefit in recoveries. What would happen if economic policy was centered around helping them succeed?
Bloomberg Opinion | Covid-19 Recession Financial Planning for Women of Color
Forbes Advisor | America’s Racial Wealth Gap In Retirement Savings
DoD Set to Roll Out New Policy Targeting Pregnancy Discrimination in the Military
Hope Hedge Seck | Military.com
A new Pentagon policy update aimed at tearing down practices that discriminate against pregnant service members is now complete, and will be distributed in coming days, the Defense Department's chief diversity officer said Tuesday.
Nike launches a maternity line—after facing criticism for treatment of pregnant athletes
Elizabeth Segran | Fast Company
Today, Nike debuts Nike M, a maternity collection, over a year after facing a congressional inquiry over allegations that the company discriminated against pregnant athletes.
California
Politician brought her baby to vote after she wasn't allowed to vote remotely
Brittany Levine Beckman | Mashable
Update: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon issued a statement on Tuesday evening apologizing to Wicks for his decision not to allow her a proxy vote.
Romper | California Lawmaker Brings Baby To Assembly Floor After Being Denied Proxy Vote
San Francisco Chronicle | Lawmaker brings newborn to Assembly floor, highlighting plight of working parents
More, More, More
Trump’s Pardon of Susan B. Anthony Shows His Allegiance to White Supremacy
Jennifer Stavros | Bitch Media
Beyond the fact that Anthony had no interest in being pardoned, it felt like the Black women who have been and are too often bypassed in historical remembrance by their white counterparts were being erased yet again.
Dictionary.com adds Black, as it refers to a person, in massive update around definitions that reflect culture, identity, and race
Leah Asmelash | CNN
The dictionary website announced an update of more than 15,000 entries, refining and adding terms specifically related to race, identity, sexual orientation, and mental health.