*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Thank White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for the latest reminder that even women entrusted with high positions of authority can promote sexist ideas about women. Appearing on CNN’s morning program, “New Day,” Wednesday, Sanders sang Donald Trump’s praises for his State of the Union speech and then delivered […]
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*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, made history this week by announcing her pregnancy. When she has her daughter in the spring, she will become the first sitting senator in US history to give birth while in office. Duckworth, who also spoke candidly this week about the fertility struggles many Americans face, is
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*This post of mine is also published on Women in the World/ The New York Times.* Whether you’re voting for Hillary or Trump or neither, it is hard to argue that the one consistent theme that has plagued the 2016 presidential race has been toxic misogyny. From the Republican nominee’s bragging in a 2005 leaked
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