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September 24, 2023

Empowering Women Key To Democracy

Civic Engagement Bedrock To Democracy

UN Investment For Women's Equality

States News

Oklahoma Doubles Election Poll Worker Pay

Pennsylvania Announces Automatic Voter Registration

Granite Staters Get Medicaid Back

Women and Democracy

The Women, Peace and Security Index outlines the importance of empowering women as a key entry point to building democratic resilience.

WPS finds that the status of women is strongly and significantly associated with all three dimensions of democracy, with election integrity displaying the strongest relationship.

Exploring the Links between Women's Status and Democracy

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Civic Engagement Key To Democracy

Campaign Legal Center works with nonpartisan civic groups

CLC states: 'The work of nonpartisan civic engagement groups is the core work of building a better democracy -- and when states limit the efforts of these groups, they also attack their First Amendment rights to participate in the political process.'

Defending Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups Strengthens the Freedom to Vote

Nonpartisan civic engagement groups form the bedrock of our democracy. But recently, their efforts have come under attack. Explore three cases that CLC worked with nonpartisan groups at the state level.

Global News

Gender Equality

An assessment by UN Women and other agencies found that none of the fourteen indicators established for measuring gender equality has been met to date. As a result member states agreed on several steps to accelerate progress, including an initiative on gender equality that calls for $1 billion investment.

UN Members See Need for Ramped-Up Progress on Gender Equality

The world's nations are lagging woefully behind in meeting targets for achieving gender equality by 2030, but a new round of initiatives has stirred hope of progress.

State News

CLC, LWVND fight back against attack on North Dakota Voters CLC

States and cities eye stronger protections for gig economy workers Stateline

16 women graduate from CATCH Court, a criminal justice program for victims of human trafficking StatesNews

'It's an emergency.' Midwest towns scramble as drought threatens drinking water Stateline

Oklahoma lawmakers double poll worker pay to help address shortage OKVoice

Women with serious pregnancy complications sue over state abortion bans Lailluminator

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces statewide automatic voter registration demdocket

Nearly 3,180 Granite Staters get medicaid back under new federal guidance StatesNews

Interactive Map: U S abortion policies and access after ROE Guttmacher

For Your Information

A pediatrician's view on child poverty rates: 'I need policymakers to do their job' NPR

The fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants is caught in an endless court fight vox

Outdated court policies can leave children without a legal guardian pewtrust

Desert dust storms cary human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors TheConversation

In our blood: how the U S allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives TheGuardian

Midwives could help prevent more deaths. Why don't more hospitals have them NPR

'Forever chemical' exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women TheGuardian

How will rural Americans fare during medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they're on their own KFF

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.

Center for Civic Education announces the newest Civics Inquiry Lesson Plan: Who are We The People CivicEd

The September Book Browse booklist is here.

SHOP BO OK BROWSE

TWSTE Book Browse selects books on a variety of topics for your digital book shopping convenience. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and books that offer insight on issues affecting women. Click here and shop with us.

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