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6 Apr

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🧵Harvard’s @genderscilab on Monday published the first study that examines the race and gender of those dying from COVID-19.

The study found that Black women are dying from COVID at three times the rate of both White and Asian men in Georgia and Michigan.bit.ly/2PxwCoO

The researchers examined census data and publicly available COVID-19 mortality data through September 21, 2020, from Michigan and Georgia — the only two states that reported disaggregated age, race and sex information. bit.ly/2PxwCoO

More findings include:

— Black men had far higher COVID mortality rates than any other race or gender group.

— The disparity between Black women and White women is larger than between White men and White women. bit.ly/2PxwCoO

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2 Apr

Nearly 500,000 women returned to the workforce in March, compared to about 162,000 men, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

Women still remain behind pre-pandemic employment levels. bit.ly/3dAoAn8

Women-dominated industries, including leisure and hospitality, are beginning to bounce back just as students who have been learning remotely for months return to in-person classes. bit.ly/3dAoAn8

But the pandemic has caused an unequal recession, and some groups have started to bounce back more robustly.

— Black women have an unemployment rate of 8.7%
— Latinas: 5.9%
— Asian women: 5.7%
— White women: 5% bit.ly/3dAoAn8

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2 Apr

🧵Michigan voters in 2018 elected women to a level of representation nearly unparalleled in U.S. states.

But the state’s politics are still plagued with an old-school sexism. Current, former women officials say a culture of misogyny has existed for years. bit.ly/2POSHyL

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party called three top statewide elected officials “witches” in a speech last week. bit.ly/2POSHyL

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He said he wanted to “soften up” the women — @GovWhitmer, Attorney General @DanaNessel and Secretary of State @JocelynBenson — so when he had GOP candidates to run against them, they’re “ready for the burning at the stake.” bit.ly/2POSHyL

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31 Mar

🧵Today is #TransDayOfVisibility.

Over a decade ago, Rachel Crandall-Crocker wanted a reason for transgender people to celebrate and come together. So she created one.

Millions of people now recognize March 31 as a day to celebrate trans people worldwide.bit.ly/39waZMi

It was 2009, and at the time, the only annual event that most trans communities had — Transgender Day of Remembrance — was nothing to celebrate.

#TDOR was born in 1998 after Rita Hester, a Black trans women in Boston, was murdered in her own apartment. bit.ly/39waZMi

Crandall-Crocker sometimes attended the community funeral. She felt it was important. But when she did, it left her depressed for up to a week afterward. bit.ly/39waZMi

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27 Feb

The insurrection marked the first time the U.S. Capitol had been breached in more than 200 years.

Court documents reviewed by The 19th begin to paint a picture of women’s roles and intentions during the insurrection.

Here’s what we found: 🧵 bit.ly/37TgDqT

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The 19th’s @keaux_ reviewed more than 230 cases, and identified 28 women facing charges.

— 21 have been released while they wait for their cases to proceed
— 5 await behind bars
— 2 cases are pending bit.ly/37TgDqT

Some women spent months physically preparing for the day. Others told law enforcement they made spur-of-the-moment decisions.

Most of them documented their time at the Capitol via social media. bit.ly/37TgDqT

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26 Feb

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A federal committee has voted in favor of granting emergency authorization to Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

If authorized for emergency use by @US_FDA, it could speed up vaccine distribution and help alleviate equity concerns. bit.ly/2P5yLHt

How is Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine different than Moderna and Pfizer’s?

— It’s simpler to produce because it requires only one dose.

— Experts say it might be easier to give to people who don’t have consistent access to the health care system. bit.ly/2P5yLHt

Pending emergency authorization, the White House has said it has 3-4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines ready to send states within the next week.

Currently, states are administering a rolling average of 1.7M vaccines a day from Moderna and Pfizer’s two-shot regimens.

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