In the Crisis of COVID, a Moment of Awakening for Women
The Pandemic Has Pulled Back the Curtain on Gender Inequity in the U.S.—In Politics and Beyond
The image of California state Assemblymember Buffy Wicks holding her 4-week-old baby on the legislative floor earlier this month after her request to vote by proxy was denied loomed over last night’s discussion on women and power in America. It was the second event in a three-part virtual series, When Women Vote, presented by Zócalo and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
While women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, they remain underrepresented across the board when it comes to …
