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Pregnancy Is a Minefield When You’re Disabled

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“Are you sure you’re going to be able to do this?” a doctor asked Heather Watkins shortly after she gave birth to her daughter. Watkins, who has muscular dystrophy, had developed preeclampsia and had to be induced at 39 weeks—exhausted after 26 hours of labor, she didn’t give the remark much thought. Years later, a […]

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Labor Department Reposts Grants for Women Workers DOGE Previously Killed

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On Wednesday morning, the Labor Department quietly reposted grants aimed at getting women workers into fields like construction and manufacturing, two months after DOGE sanctimoniously canceled the program. The move came as a shock to employees. DOGE previously eliminated dozens of the congressionally mandated Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants, which support recruiting and […]

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“A Direct Attack on Women”: Lawmakers Demand Labor Secretary Preserve the Women’s Bureau

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Democratic lawmakers are demanding Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer preserve the Women’s Bureau following recent reporting from Mother Jones that the Trump administration is seeking to eliminate the 105-year-old, congressionally mandated office charged with supporting women in the workforce. On Monday afternoon, 34 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent Chavez-DeRemer a letter demanding the labor […]

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LA’s ICE Raids Are Impacting Domestic Violence Shelters

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On Monday, as ICE swept Los Angeles with raids in President Donald Trump’s escalating drive for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, a client of the Survivor Justice Center had an appointment for a court hearing.  The purpose was to secure a permanent, five-year restraining order against her abuser, who had already violated a temporary restraining […]

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Republicans Want to Ban Pets From Domestic Violence Shelters

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A new Trump-backed attack on domestic violence services just dropped—and this time, it’s targeting survivors’ pets. Tucked inside the 1,200-page appendix to the White House’s budget request to Congress is a proposal to eliminate a grant program, funded by the Agriculture Department and administered by the Department of Justice, that provides domestic violence shelters with […]

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Trump Wants To Eliminate a 105-Year-Old Office That Supports Women Workers

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When the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), Lori Chavez-DeRemer, testified before the House Appropriations Committee last month, she seemed to assure worried lawmakers that the more than century-old, congressionally-mandated Women’s Bureau was here to stay.  “The Women’s Bureau is in statute,” Chavez-DeRemer said in response to a question from Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) about […]

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She Left Her Abuser. Why Is She Still Paying for His Credit Card Debt?

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One day, Sarah Ortiz bought a sweater at Target. She knew money was tight. She had just moved across the country from California to Massachusetts with her two toddlers and husband to seek costly, specialized medical care for one of her boys. But, Ortiz thought, it was just $25. And she needed a new sweater. […]

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She Escaped Her Abuser. But Not Before He Buried Her in Debt.

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One day, Sarah Ortiz bought a sweater at Target. She knew money was tight. She had just moved across the country from California to Massachusetts with her two toddlers and husband to seek costly, specialized medical care for one of her boys. But, Ortiz thought, it was just $25. And she needed a new sweater. […]

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DOGE Killed Dozens of Grants That Supported Women Workers

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to support women, grow jobs, and revive American manufacturing in his second term. But a recent round of cuts by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appears to undermine all three of those supposed priorities. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor (DOL) terminated more than two dozen […]

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DOJ Reverses Grant Cancellations For Crime Victim Support

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The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors. The DOJ informed the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) […]

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Pam Bondi Cuts “Wasteful” Funds to Support Victims of Violent Crime

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On Tuesday night, Claire Ponder Selib, executive director of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), received an email from the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice (DOJ) that left her devastated. The message informed her that a federal grant that supported a pilot program to train victim advocates who staff domestic violence […]

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