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Florida bill would ban girls from talking about their periods in school, GOP lawmaker says
During a subcommittee hearing in the Florida House on Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Stan McClain said his bill would include restrictions on girls talking about their menstrual cycles. The legislation doesn’t specifically mention periods or menstruation but the bill’s author, Republican Rep. Stan McClain, told a subcommittee hearing that it would include restrictions on conversations about girls’ menstrual cycles.
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March 14 is Equal Pay Day 2023
This symbolic day denotes how far into the year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Equal Pay Day 2023 is on March 14 to represent the current state of the gender pay gap: 84% for full-time workers and 77% for all workers (including part-time and seasonal).
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National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality
President Biden and VP Harris intro’d the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, pledging to expand healthcare and employment access, prevent gender-based violence, and more.