She works hard for no money
Thank you for your patience. 😉
There are so many headlines today that I have zero space left for chit-chat – and of course, it’s ridiculous late. So. I’ll leave you with this.
I had forgotten how sad that video was. A lot for a Friday morning single working mama. But you know one thing always cheers me up…
…or shoot, even better.
Abortion
Most Americans Support Abortion. So What's the Problem?
Ilyse Hogue | Glamour
In political conversations about abortion in the U.S., one critical fact is far too consistently ignored: the overwhelming majority of Americans support—and always have supported—maintaining the legal right to abortion.
🠲 How anti-abortion advocates are co-opting and twisting calls for racial justice
Becca Andrews | Mother Jones
“It’s like the anti-abortion movement out-pivoted the reproductive rights movement on race.”
June Medical: 'The Tools for a Renewed Attack on Roe Are in Place,' Says Mary Ziegler
Katie Fleischer | Ms. Magazine
As the world faces an unprecedented public health crisis and medical professionals are regarded as heroes, one medical procedure is still being politicized: abortion.
It’s Time to Confront Senator Helms’s Sexist, Racist and Homophobic Legacy
Michele Goodwin | Ms. Magazine
The Helms Amendment—named for the late, self-proclaimed bigot, Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)—prohibits U.S. aid for pregnancy terminations. This amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act is now a permanent law and the consequences are devastating and horrific.
Arkansas
🠲 How Arkansas used a Supreme Court win for abortion rights to delay abortions
Lisa Needham | The American Independent
When Roberts joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court in June Medical v. Russo, it led to a decision that narrowly preserved some abortion rights. It was a hollow victory though, as Roberts' concurrence gave a roadmap to lower courts to approve a host of abortion restrictions.
Nebraska
Nebraska lawmakers OK property tax credits as session ends
Grant Schulte | AP
Nebraska lawmakers approved new tax credits for homeowners, farmers and businesses and put more restrictions on abortions Thursday as they finished a session marred by ugly public disputes and criticism that they didn’t do enough to address the coronavirus pandemic.
LGBTQ
The Search Is on for the First LGBTQ Supreme Court Justice, Thanks to These Presidential Pioneers
Tim Teeman | The Daily Beast
The Victory Institute exclusively reveals its new LGBTQ presidential appointees’ campaign, while ex-Army Secretary Eric Fanning and others talk about being out and “in the room.”
This Organization Is Providing Resources & Housing To The Black Trans Community
Elly Belle | Refinery29
While My Sistah’s House focuses on providing other resources for trans people, the organization’s most recent project has helped to raise over $280,000 to buy a plot of land and build 20 tiny homes for Black trans women and non-binary people.
Why the Death of TikTok Would Be Especially Brutal for the LGBTQ+ Community
Gabrielle Kassel | Well+Good
While there’s speculation that Microsoft may purchase TikTok, the platform’s future remains unclear, and if it does get banned, its LGBTQ+ users who have found a sense of community using the app will be disproportionately harmed.
Michigan
Energizing the Black LGBTQ+ Vote in Swing State Michigan
Neal Broverman | The Advocate Magazine
An LGBTQ+ center in Detroit is working to combat voter suppression in a state Trump narrowly won in 2016.
A Christian troll wants to sue a lesbian baker for making a cake with an antigay message
Alex Bollinger | LGBTQ Nation
The troll claims he faced "anti-Catholic discrimination" when she baked his cake and then had to throw it out when he didn't pick it up.
USA Today | A beloved lesbian baker in Detroit got a homophobic cake order. Here's why she made it anyway.
AND he wasted food?? AND it was a red velvet cake?? HUH UH.
Ohio
Former Coach Sues Painesville Schools Over Transgender Discrimination
Jenny Hamel | WYSO-FM (Dayton, OH)
Chamar Peterson is suing the Painesville City Local School District, alleging that he was passed over for a high school coaching job because he’s transgender, and eventually forced out of the district altogether.
Pandemic Parenting
🠲 People in power love pitting women against each other — it's time we stop falling for it
Sarah Lacy | Business Insider
"It was the rush to prioritize bars and movie theatres and gyms all summer instead of schools that got us here, not 'selfish' working moms or 'selfish' teachers.”
Business Insider | 8 charts that show just how American parents are feeling as they send their children back to school in the middle of the pandemic
(I’ll save you a click, it’s just spiking rates of stress, anxiety, bad skin, frizzy hair and alcohol consumption)Los Angeles Times | What can parents who work outside the home do about remote schooling?
The New York Times | Families Priced Out of ‘Learning Pods’ Seek Alternatives
NJ.com | Remote school was a ‘frustrating disaster.’ Now, parents worry reopening plans will change again. (Oh my darlings, they absolutely will.)
Set Parents Free
Kim Brooks | The New York Times
For all our talk of freedom, the pressure to conform to cultural norms around children and family life remains strong. In the face of Covid-19, that may be changing.
The Coronavirus Recession Has Been Worse For Families With Kids, N.Y. Fed Finds
Sarah Hansen | Forbes
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown millions of Americans into financial distress, but new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the economic impact has been especially pronounced for households with children.
Los Angeles Times | Coronavirus Today: Where things went wrong
Doesn’t feel like a huge riddle, does it.
Pregnancy & Parenting
Here Are The Best And Worst States To Have A Baby In 2020
Caroline Bologna | HuffPost
Personal finance website WalletHub released its annual report this week ranking the best and worst states to have a baby based on 32 metrics related to cost, health care quality and accessibility, and baby- and family-friendliness.
In Harris VP pick, maternal health experts see a new ally
Shefali Luthra | The 19th
Since 2018, Harris has made a name for herself in health policy circles as a vocal champion for solutions to the country’s disastrous maternal mortality rates.
Celebretainment | Chloe Sevigny: I've lost my time management skills thanks to motherhood
Pennsylvania
It’s time for Pa. lawmakers to stop punishing working mothers and their babies
Tara Murtha, Margaret Zhang | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
August is National Breastfeeding Month, which is a good time to examine a simple way we can help promote breastfeeding in Pennsylvania, and why it matters.
Reproductive Health & Justice
🠲 How Young People Can Own Their Health Care (Even if They Still See a Pediatrician)
Catherine Newman | The New York Times
Adolescent medicine experts encourage young adults to learn about managing their own health care.
A Third Of People Struggled To Buy Period Products During Coronavirus
Alice Broster | Forbes
Charities have identified that Covid-19 has exacerbated period poverty, and not having proper access to menstrual and feminine hygiene products can seriously affect your physical and mental health.
The invisible racism that makes Black women dread the doctor's office
Vidya Rao | TODAY
"I just know not to get too rebellious." In medical settings, Black women are forced to play against stereotypes.
Michigan
Michigan women sue state to end tampon taxes, get cash refund
Beth LeBlanc | Detroit News
Three Michigan women are suing the state Treasury Department to end sales and use taxes paid on feminine hygiene products, alleging the taxes violate equal protection clauses of the state and U.S. constitutions because they discriminate based on sex.
More: Detroit Metro Times, MLive, WWJ-TV, WJMN-TV, USA Today
Work & Money
This Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Addressing the Gender Gap Is Essential Work
Maiysha Kai, Serena Fong | The Root
It’s once again Black Women’s Equal Pay Day—the day that marks approximately how much longer a Black woman must work to earn as much as her white, non-Hispanic male counterparts earned the previous year.
Colorlines | On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the Numbers Still Don’t Add Up
Essence | Dear Black Women: Always Know Your Worth & Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Is Today. Be Mad And Get Money, Sis
Forbes | If Black Lives Matter, Pay Your Black Women Equitably
The Lily | Will my daughter see pay parity in her life? As a Black woman, I doubt it.
Refinery29 | This Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, I Want To Be Paid What I’m Owed
More: ABC, Blavity, BUST, CNBC, CNN, Daily Kos, DiversityInc, Forbes, Fortune, Marie Claire, Money, Ms., NBC
The State Of Black Women in Corporate America
Carol Sankar | Inc.
In time for Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Lean In wanted to look at what is keeping Black women behind in the workplace and how to support the full fairness of all women at work.
'There Is Literally No Way to Catch Up': The Black Women Suing Pinterest Speak Candidly on the Cost of Pay Inequity
Maiysha Kai | The Root
In June, former managers Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks went public, alleging that Pinterest knowingly and deliberately under-leveled and accordingly underpaid them for their responsibilities and experience.
Women make less when men dominate their workplaces. Gender diversity could close the gap.
Christopher Whaley, Dr. Anupam Jena | USA Today
Many factors explain the gender earnings gap … But we’ve identified another factor that could influence the pay women receive: the number of men in their workplace.
Bank of America to ensure breaks, privacy for nursing mothers after DOL investigation
Lisa Burden | HR Dive
BofA has agreed to make changes after the Labor Dept investigated and alleged the bank failed to provide reasonable break time and a space free from intrusion for a nursing mother to express breast milk at a Tucson, Arizona, location.
Arizona
Ex-Chipotle Cashier Sues After Breast Pump Break Denial
Jon Steingart | Law360
Chipotle denied a former cashier at a Glendale, Arizona, location the opportunity to take breaks to pump breast milk, causing her to leak visibly through her shirt, according to a proposed class action filed against the burrito chain.
Delaware
Women sue state over workplace hijab prohibition; federal lawsuit claims discrimination
Xerxes Wilson | News Journal (Delaware Online)
Three Muslim women who used to work at a state detention center for juveniles have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Delaware officials claiming they were barred from wearing religious head coverings at work.
New York
Bello signs equal pay executive order requiring contractors to comply with law
Rebecca Fath | WROC-TV (Rochester, NY)
“We’re worth the whole dollar,” that’s what Black women proclaimed during an event to combat pay equities across Monroe County.