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August 18, 2024

Affordable Housing

Policy strategies to fix housing shortage


How Dobbs Effects Women's Health

OB-GYN training gaps and practices


Global News

Adolescent girls are key to prevent global poverty


States News

Election deniers on march in Georgia

Post-2020 voter ID restrictions get first test in Nov

Michigan's pro-democracy reform

Ohio spends millions on anti-abortion centers

A closer look at rape and incest exceptions in states

Tennessee county's approach to domestic violence justice

Affordable Housing for Americans


Strategies that could be a starting point for change


More than 40 million Americans, including both renters and homeowners, are struggling to afford housing costs. Permanently affordable housing, or housing that is insulated from the private, speculative market is one solution to this housing crisis.


The Urban Institute highlights promising federal-level policy proposals that could be used as starting points for creating policy platforms that address this critical issue.

Permanently Affordable Housing Has Support from Both Republican and Democratic Voters. Presidential Candidates Should Take Note.

Supporting sustainable, community-centered strategies for creating permanently affordable housing is one way presidential candidates, as well as those down the ballot, could appeal to cost-burdened voters this fall.
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Women's Health


OB-GYN Training and Practice in Dobbs' Shadow


The impact of Dobbs on OB-GYN abortion training gaps will exacerbate long-standing health disparities in reproductive health, diminish clinical skills and knowledge in abortion care, and lead to a rise in complications and maternal mortality.


But the impact is broader than care for a patient's needs. Recent studies detail the effects on women of childbearing age, increases of OB-GYN shortages, and impact on how the majority of physicians and trainees in all specialities make choices based on job availability, how they can provide services, and where they can get services for themselves and their families.

OB-GYN Training and Practice in Dobbs' Shadow | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine

Abortion bans are changing where prospective doctors study and work-and stand to exacerbate health care shortages and disparities.
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Global News


Adolescent girls key to global development


If you care about ending poverty, then ending barriers holding back adolescent girls is critical.


Authors Anna Bonfert and Divyanshi Wadhwa for The World Bank outline barriers that must be addressed in 5 charts: global population; child marriage; adolescent fertility rates; proportion of young women who are not employed or in school or training; and youth unemployment. They say gender equality is key to a more prosperous, peaceful, and livable world.

Why are adolescent girls key to global development? The answer in five charts.

The pivotal role of adolescent girls in global development, illustrated in five revealing charts. Explore insights on how investing in their education, health, and empowerment drives economic growth, gender equality, and social progress.
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State News


J D Vance's comments and forward to Project 2025 show his contempt for women OhioCapJournal


Why Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred believes he can beat Ted Cruz DemocracyDocket


Election deniers on the march in Georgia Brennan


Five of Pennsylvania's 'fake electors' from 2020 are back on Trump's 2024 slate Votebeat


Florida Supreme Court schedules arguments over DeSantis' quashing of Black congressional seat FloridaPhoenix


Georgia election board clears county officials to delay vote certification with information demands GeorgiaRecorder


Michigan blazes a path for pro-democracy reform Brennan


How Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registration Votebeat


Post-2020 voter ID restrictions are getting their first test in November elections FloridaPhoenix


State Supreme Court rules open records act applies to private contractors working for the government GeorgiaRecorder


Ohio among states spending millions on anti-abortion centers since Dobbs OhioCapJournal


By law, all 95 Tennessee counties must have a sexual assault response team. Just 15 do TennesseeLookout


In rural Tennessee, domestic violence victims face barriers to getting justice. One county has transformed their approach Propublica


Utah Supreme Court rules Utah OB-GYNs sexual assault allegations aren't medical malpractice UtahNewsDispatch


'Perfect storm' of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say MaineMorningStar


A closer look at rape and incest exceptions in states with abortion bans and early gestation KFF


Interactive Map: U S Abortion Policies and Access After Roe: abortion restrictions, insurance, patient requirements, medications, physicians, clinics Guttmacher



Global News


6 conditions that highlight the women's health gap WEForum


The U.N.'s Women Peace and Security Agenda after twenty-five years RegReview


Women Peace and Security Index. Scores and ranks of 177 countries GIWPS


Protesters in India call for safer working conditions after rape and murder of female doctor TheWorld

For Your Information

Project 2025 would cut access to overtime pay AmProgress


Project 2025's Medicare changes would restrict older American's access to care and imperil the program's financial health AmProgress


The collision of Medicaid world views KFF


Unregulated pregnancy clinics collect health information from pregnant people - with no privacy protections Ms


A woman's death after stillbirth is a reminder of the U S's maternal mortality issue NPR


Inside conservative Leonard Leo's long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood KFF


How pregnancy is policed: Your questions answered Bolts


Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA issues National Heat Strategy NOAA


What happens when election officials refuse to certify results DemocracyDocket


The U S has its first national heat strategy. Here's what to know SmartCities


Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals NPR

What's Happening In Our Corner


These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.


Resources for survivors of violence against women. Find help in your state OVW.gov


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