The only way out is through
Today…
is the first day of school. The kids woke up at 3:45am, we’ve made apple crisp and lemon roasted potatoes, they’re showered, dressed, and will presumably be half-asleep at their desks by noon.
is National Trail Mix Day, a salute to fully one-third of my diet.
is the birthday of Lizzie Arlington (nee Elizabeth Stride, 1877-1919), a baseball player and the first woman to play for a professional men’s baseball team, pitching four innings for the Philadelphia Reserves.
Abortion
House Democrats will try to repeal longstanding ban on federal money for abortions
Jennifer Haberkorn | Los Angeles Times
For more than 40 years, Democrats and Republicans have stuck to a compromise on abortion: No government money would be used to pay for ending pregnancies. Now, top House Democrats say they plan to challenge that status quo.
Supreme Court's split decision for abortion rights gives opponents an unlikely boost
Richard Wolf | USA Today
Officials in Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma have in recent weeks argued that the high court's narrow 5-4 ruling actually bolsters their defense of anti-abortion laws, even though the justices ruled against Louisiana.
Planned Parenthood Got at Least $65M in Coronavirus Loans. Now the GOP Wants It Back
Carter Sherman | VICE
When the Trump administration demanded that Planned Parenthood groups return the loans they’d secured from a $660-billion coronavirus relief fund, it argued that the reproductive health care giant was simply too big to qualify.
California
Napa ponders buffer zone for Planned Parenthood clinic marked by abortion protests
Howard Yune | Napa Valley Register
Years of anti-abortion protests outside Napa’s Planned Parenthood clinic have culminated in a request by the reproductive health group to create a buffer zone for visitors to enter and exit without being approached by abortion opponents, or having their path blocked or narrowed.
Texas
Texas officials want to cut funding for women's health services while preserving an anti-abortion program
Edgar Walters, Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune
Texas is proposing to cut nearly $3.8 million in funding from programs that offer low-income residents access to contraceptives and breast and cervical cancer screenings, while leaving intact a robustly funded program that discourages women from having abortions.
LGBTQ
Court orders State Dept. to issue passport to gay couple's daughter
Tim Fitzsimons | NBC News
A federal judge has ordered the State Department to issue a U.S. passport to the daughter of a married gay couple whom the Trump administration had argued in court was ineligible for birthright citizenship.
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Trump administration sued for erasing foster care data on LGBTQ and American Indian youth
John Riley | Metro Weekly
A coalition of pro-LGBTQ and American Indian advocacy organizations has sued the Trump administration for rescinding requirements that child welfare agencies collect and report data about American Indian children, and LGBTQ youth and families, in the foster care system.
PrEP Should Be Fucking Free and Universally Accessible, Yet Another Study Suggests
Harron Walker | Jezebel
In an ideal world, PrEP—that is, pre-exposure prophylaxis—would be free and universally accessible to anyone who wants it. I mean, it’s simple and easy for most people to manage; you just have to remember to take a single pill every day, and voilà! You’ll reduce your risk of getting HIV through sex by about 99%, and your risk of transmission through injectable drugs will go down by at least 74%.
Older LGBTQ workers face special jeopardy from widespread workplace ageism
John Gallagher | LGBTQ Nation
Last June’s surprising Supreme Court decision granting LGBTQ employees protection under federal law would seem to put an end to workplace discrimination. But if you’re 50 or older, you may still experience an equally invidious form of discrimination: ageism.
J.K. Rowling Returns Kennedy Human Rights Award After RFK Daughter Calls Author “Transphobic”
Greg Evans | Deadline Hollywood
Author J.K. Rowling has returned a 2019 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization honor after the group’s president Kerry Kennedy condemned the Harry Potter writer’s tweets as “transphobic” and “deeply troubling.”
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Hawaii
Adrian Tam is on his way to becoming the only out LGBTQ elected official in Hawaii
Molly Sprayregen | LGBTQ Nation
On August 8th, Tam won the Democratic primary for District 22, defeating incumbent Tom Brower, who has represented the district since 2006. On November 3rd, Tam will now face off against Republican Nicholas Ochs.
Pennsylvania
Northampton County executive vetoes referendum on sexual orientation, gender identity protections
Kurt Bresswein | Lehigh Valley Live
The veto seeks to cancel an ordinance county council passed last week that would have asked voters to amend the county’s Home Rule Charter to protect against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Council voted 7-1 in favor of adding the referendum to the May 2021 primary election ballot.
Washington
Pride At Work Op-Ed: Remember unions on Labor Day
Seattle Gay News
This Labor Day, remember that a strong union contract is still the best protection LGBTQ workers can have.
Pregnancy & Parenting
"Bad Dads" and the Policing of Black Parenthood
Oliver Haug | Ms. Magazine
Abby Johnson, notable anti-abortion advocate and recent RNC speaker, said it would be “smart” for a police officer to racially profile her Black adopted son. What does this tell us about the tricky politics of interracial families in the U.S.?
Pandemic Parenting
🠲 Feed kids, for goodness’ sake
Yvonne Abraham | The Boston Globe
Among the millions endangered by their deadly denial: Kids who depend on the federal government to keep from going hungry, and who will soon be more vulnerable than ever, thanks to the administration’s hard-hearted obduracy.
Former Obama economist says Congress needs to "throw money" at childcare after airline bailout
Emily Tillett, Olivia Rinaldi | CBS News
Obama's former top economist says that Congress needs to "throw money" at the issue of a child care-depleted economy as lawmakers appear more inclined to rescue the airline industry instead of assisting the nation's crippled childcare industry amid COVID-19.
The COVID-19 child care crisis hits Black and brown women the hardest
Ashton Lattimore | Prism
The child care challenges brought on by the pandemic have only exacerbated existing inequalities.
Will workers increasingly leave the work force if schools stay closed?
Phillip Molnar | San Diego Union-Tribune
‘Where economics allow, workers will adjust schedules and leave jobs to accommodate their children’
Chaos reigns in some schools with in-person learning. Hundreds of kids are learning at home.
Erin Richards | USA Today
In-person school reopenings have been pushed by President Donald Trump, Republican politicians and many parents. But the experience of districts that opened buildings this month shows a more complicated reality.
California
Palo Alto Weekly | For a better educational experience, parents band together to create pandemic pods
The Sacramento Bee | California issues new guidance to reopen schools.
Colorado
Denver Channel | Communities of color weigh in on learning pod equity
Massachussetts
WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) | Massachusetts Expands Child Care Options For Start Of School Year
New Jersey
WNBC-TV | Murphy Announces Child Care Initiative to Support Working Families During Pandemic
Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch | COVID concerns prompt some parents to hire teachers, nannies to lead home ’learning pods’
Pennsylvania
WHTM-TV (Harrisburg, PA) | Gov. Wolf: PA to Distribute $117 Million in CARES Funding for Child Care Providers
Work & Money
Latina women make $0.54 for every dollar men earn
Tim Sandle | Digital Journal
The data, drawn from U.S. employment figures, demonstrates that Latina and Black women make $0.54 and $0.62 for every dollar men earn. This extends to similar work (what sociologists refer to as equal work of equal value).
Why The Most Accepted ‘Ism’ Will Become HR’s New Strategic Imperative
Sheila Callaham | Forbes
There are two reasons why talent management strategy needs to make age an imperative – aside from it being an overlooked and unmonitored protected category. Age is a factor for all diversity categories, and workforce demographics project a talent shortage in the under 40 category.
Employees of One Kings Lane Sue Private Equity Firm Over Pregnancy Discrimination
Molly Osberg | Jezebel
Two corporate employees of the home decor business One Kings Lane have filed a lawsuit claiming the private equity firm CSC Generation discriminated against them based on their pregnancies.
Don't forget the other radical activists in professional basketball: WNBA players.
Samantha Michaels | Mother Jones
Let’s not forget that there already was a social justice coalition in professional basketball. And that plenty of pro basketball players had already risked their paychecks by taking a stand on matters of social justice. I’m talking about WNBA players, who have long been among the most effective and persistent activists in sports, though they are little recognized for it.
ESPN | 'It's very important we stay together': WNBA, NBA figures promote strengthened bond
Sports Illustrated | Los Angeles Sparks Forward Nneka Ogwumike is a WNBPA president for the people
Djokovic and Other Top Men Are Creating a Players’ Association
Ben Rothenberg | New York Times
It is not clear whether the group will operate like a union, although it was billed that way to get players to join. Women are not being included.
Deadspin | Novak Djokovic Forming His Own Club — 'No Girls Allowed'
ESPN | Novak Djokovic's image needs more work than his tennis game at US Open
Washington Post | Novak Djokovic’s new players’ association proposal divides tennis at a difficult time
Here's Why Women Are Being Shamed for Negotiating
Suzannah Weiss | Hello Giggles
“Women are often shamed for negotiating because of the gendered societal norms that we've had for hundreds of years … Women were taught to ‘be good’ and ‘stay quiet.’ The ‘good woman’ prototype has always been a little bit submissive, feminine, doesn't talk back, [and] not an assertive person who negotiates.”
The tech industry has a 'moral imperative' to take action on inequity, new Silicon Valley leader says
Levi Sumagaysay | MarketWatch
Ahmad Thomas is stepping into the CEO role at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group during a pandemic, a backlash against the tech industry and a reckoning on race and inequality across the nation. It might be the perfect time for him to show what the first Black chief executive of the SVLG — and only the fourth CEO in the influential group’s history — can do.
Paternity leave is ignored by corporate America — and that's a problem for women
Aimee Picchi | USA Today
Corporate America has a gender problem when it comes to parental leave, with a new study finding that Fortune 500 companies are far likelier to provide paid leave to mothers than fathers. Ironically, that’s a problem not only for men, but for women seeking equality in the workplace, experts say.
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Femicide Is a Growing Issue in the United States
Nidia Bautista | Teen Vogue
The killing of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillén, a Mexican-American Army specialist who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas on April 22, whose remains were found more than two months later on June 30, has spurred conversations about violence against women in the military. Hundreds of women, in what has been called the “military’s #MeToo moment,” have shared stories about sexual harassment and assault, illustrating a culture of violence within the ranks of the U.S. military.
The first women serving in the House of Representatives are a cautionary tale for today’s congresswomen
Cornelia Powers | The Lily
Today’s congresswomen are still trailed by many of the same challenges facing the original ‘Woman’s Bloc’