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Senate confirms Fudge as Housing secretary
Sylvan Lane /
The Hill
She will be the first woman to hold the position since 1979 and the second Black woman and the third woman ever to lead the department.
“There is no denying that she faced innumerable challenges in her work, work that would eventually help send the first Americans to space. She published a dozen papers.… She worked to improve commercial aircraft, analyzing data from wind tunnel experiments and real-world flight aircraft experiments.”
The promotions of two top female generals were delayed in 2020 because top Department of Defense officials worried that former President Trump would accuse the Pentagon of playing politics and nominating them due to their gender.
White House press briefing is nearly all women
Sarah Polus /
The Hill
Washington Post reporter Matt Viser noted, "Pretty impressive that, 20 minutes into the White House briefing, there have been eight reporters who have asked questions. All female. With questions answered by a female press secretary.
Why did so many women wear purple to Biden’s inauguration today?
Anagha Srikanth /
The Hill
Vice President Harris and others in attendance wore the color purple on Inauguration Day. Their fashion choices spurred speculation, with some crediting the idea of unity. Others pointed to the historical association of purple with the women’s suffrage movement and Shirley Chisolm.
COVID has decimated women’s careers — we need a Marshall Plan for Moms, now
Reshma Saujani /
The Hill
"Women’s labor — specifically the labor of our mothers — has always been undervalued in the United States. But in the last year, we’ve confirmed that, in the eyes of policy makers, their labor has no economic value whatsoever."
A cure for working mothers during COVID-19 and beyond
ADRIENNE SCHWEER /
The Hill
While 22 percent of all women have left the workforce during the pandemic, 42 percent of women with children under the age of two have left work and 41 percent of all women either left the workforce or know a woman who has. Caregiving demands are a key factor behind these numbers.
The State Department was not an early adopter of women’s liberation into its professional workforce — women generally served as secretarial clerks, not diplomatic officers. Women who wanted to enter the foreign service had to be dogged in their pursuit of an opportunity. And if they chose to get married, they were forced to resign.
The WNBA has announced it will be joining the NBA in postponing its games scheduled for Wednesday to protest the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake.
A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?
SUSAN YOSHIHARA /
The Hill
The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S. foreign and security policy. The joint rollout provides a roadmap for changing the way America and its allies and partners integrate women and their concerns into foreign aid, diplomacy and military operations.