As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 40 federal judicial vacancies and 16 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
After two years of intense activism in the women’s movement led to a historic November 2018 election that had record turnout, record engagement among women voters, and record wins by women candidates. The election saw candidates centering issues central to the lives of women and girls, including sexual assault, reproductive rights, and women’s economic opportunity. Following this momentum, the National Women’s Law Center Because commissioned a survey exploring voters’ views on these issues and we found strong support for progress on these issues across demographic groups.
The survey features new data showing strong support for a wide range of specific policy solutions, including: providing reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers; protecting against discrimination for use of birth control, abortion, in vitro fertilization, or sex outside of marriage; increasing funding for programs that help families meet their basic needs; and strengthening protections against sexual harassment and sexual violence. We also explore the connections that voters see among issues in order to begin finding ways to break down silos and move towards a more integrated approach to the issues.
Among the survey, we found:
