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It can be a lot to process all the changes you are going through during menopause — sign up for @19thnews.org's weekly newsletter written by @jennifergerson.bsky.social. 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

Sign up for @jennifergerson.bsky.social's newsletter! It will be excellent because Jen is a great reporter and writer but ALSO because she is deeply funny and has many good cultural opinions!!!! 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

As a woman of a certain age and proud member of the We Don't Care Club, I'm desperate for trustworthy information & commiseration. Enter @19thnews.org's menopause newsletter launching later this month! Written by @jennifergerson.bsky.social and I can't think of a better companion for this "journey."

This is very smart — @19thnews.org has started a newsletter about menopause 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

Thrilled to finally share that @19thnews.org is launching a newsletter about menopause, which too often goes undercovered. Written by @jennifergerson.bsky.social. Sign up today. First edition hits your inbox on 9/30. 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

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‘They deserve this transparency’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls for hearing with Epstein survivors 19thnews.org/2025/08/demo... via @19thnews.org

Thank you to @pressley.house.gov for the chance to speak about her call for this hearing for the Epstein survivors and why she has long prioritized giving survivors a platform to be heard

" @pressley.house.gov said she understands the two-fold lesson her mother wanted her to glean from [Anita] Hill’s testimony: the power & strength of Hill’s choice to speak out publicly & 'how hard institutions & culture could work to silence her voice.'" Story by @jennifergerson.bsky.social

“I know the pain and trauma that survivors carry. Those that have been victimized by Epstein and his co-conspirators, they deserve this transparency, this accountability, this healing, and I think they’ve not been centered enough,” Ayana Pressley told @jennifergerson.bsky.social and @19thnews.org

Hi, I'm obsessed with this Q&A by @jennifergerson.bsky.social and you should be too: 19thnews.org/2025/06/mlm-...

TODAY: 17 state coalitions sue the Trump administration over changes to DOJ funding, argue new funding restrictions mean they can't do their jobs as required by law. w/ @jennifergerson.bsky.social for @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2025/06/dome...

The Trump administration is proposing a change to how people convicted of crimes can have their gun rights restored, raising concerns over what this means for victims of domestic violence. @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org lailluminator.com/2025/06/10/d...

Also - coverage of the intersection of culture and politics, via @jennifergerson.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/02/elon... and 19thnews.org/2025/05/birt...

Until recently, the young women at the forefront of conservative politics were largely evangelical Protestants. Now, young Catholic women have emerged as instrumental messengers of the MAGA message. @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports. 19thnews.org/2025/05/youn...

On the campaign trail and now in the White House, a Trump event has a distinctive feel, a well-honed blend of spectacle, pageantry and hypermasculinity. It’s a style that feels lifted from the professional wrestling handbook.

Trumpworld + professional wrestling are connected through enthusiastic fandoms, pageantry, machoism — and allegations of sexual assault. from @jennifergerson.bsky.social

"It’s kayfabe for government: Creating a world for men to freely express emotion and set policies with no limits — and no consequences — for violating once accepted standards and norms." A banger of a story from @jennifergerson.bsky.social for @19thnews.org

Catching up on my reading, recommend this story on what sex trafficking is and isn't from @jennifergerson.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/01/what...

Elon Musk — the billionaire tech mogul orchestrating an overhaul of the federal government — didn't just bring his son into the Oval Office for a photo op. It's a sign of his pronatalism and beliefs about family. always read @jennifergerson.bsky.social

I chatted with @jennifergerson.bsky.social at @19thnews.org about the gender politics of this year’s Super Bowl ads. 19thnews.org/2025/02/trum...

“Sports are political... These ads are culture. They mean something. They say something. Some of them cost $8 million for 30 seconds." @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports. 19thnews.org/2025/02/trum...

Over a third of Americans are on TikTok. That could change in a week. @jennifergerson.bsky.social's latest. 19thnews.org/2025/01/tikt...

There had never been a White House Gender Policy Council before. I spoke to Jennifer Klein about what it meant to do this work — and what she’s thinking aboit looking ahead. 19thnews.org/2025/01/whit...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal talked to @gracepanetta.bsky.social about stepping down from CPC leadership 19thnews.org/2025/01/pram...

Closing out the week on @waytooearly.bsky.social w/ the latest on the LA fires, plus: presidential legacy, Trump’s sentencing, & jobs numbers. ☀️ Dana Griffin ☕️ @jennifergerson.bsky.social 🌞 Katica Roy 🌅 @anthonycoley.bsky.social ⚜️ James Carville If you’re up, too, tell us! [email protected]

I'm hiring a temporary part-time economy reporter at The 19th! Applications due January 9. 25 hours/week $50/hour Looking for someone with sharp ideas on gender & economic policy + newsroom experience 19thnews.org/contract-eco...

"Putting our children first." How gun safety as a nonpartisan issue helped local candidates win. 19thnews.org/2024/12/moms...

Among the 330 Moms Demand Action volunteers who successfully ran in the 2023/24 election cycle, nearly 230 were in local offices. @jennifergerson.bsky.social talked to two school board candidates about their message 19thnews.org/2024/12/moms...

[taps mic] Hi it is the first day of @19thnews.bsky.social ‘s Year End Impact Drive! As an independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on the intersection of gender, politics and policy, we are committed to digging deep in this moment. Come join us: the19th.donorsupport.co/-/NZAQKFSD

Daughter: “Did you know that Glinda’s name was originally Galinda?” Husband: “No I didn’t know that. What happened?” Daughter: [sighs] “Well fine I guess I will just explain the entire plot of Wicked to you.”

pretty much always read @jennifergerson.bsky.social & Mel Leonor Barclay: Two trends they see emerging? 1. Trump failed to make significant inroads w/ White women 2. He made small gains w/ Latina voters even as they overwhelmingly supported Dems compared to Latino men 19thnews.org/2024/11/wome...

The women voters Democrats lost — and gained — offer clues for the next era of American elections 19thnews.org/2024/11/wome... via @19thnews.bsky.social' Mel Leonor Barclay & @jennifergerson.bsky.social

My colleagues @jennifergerson.bsky.social and Mel Leonor Barclay dig into how and why women shifted this election.

One of the few places in the country that shifted left is the Atlanta sub/exurbs. The 19th talked to people there and in Maricopa, which shifted right, about women voters to get clues on what’s next 19thnews.org/2024/11/wome...

With my colleague Mel Leonor Barclay, I looked at some of the places where Trump gained, and lost, votes this cycle. What’s happening in the exurbs of Atlanta — parts of the state long thought to be a nonstarter for Dems — was especially interesting to me: 19thnews.org/2024/11/wome...

Is there a support group for people who have seen both Wicked and the series finale of The Babysitters Club reboot with their tween daughters in a 48 hour period? And have heard “I can’t watch you cry like this” so many times in a matter of days? Asking for me.

in case you missed it: The 19th is here and is active!! 👉 @19thnews.bsky.social 👈 we're an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the many ways gender and race dynamics shape up in politics, and how policies impact people. we also love to interrogate power

Two weeks later, a little context / reminder that Harris got MORE popular during her run for president: 19thnews.org/2024/11/kama...

With @candicenorwood.bsky.social, I talked to folks about what “the resistance” will look like now. And what I heard is…nothing like 2017. People are really talking a beat — and figuring out how to focus on maximum impact in their own (sometimes proverbial) backyard 19thnews.org/2024/11/peop...

Via @jennifergerson.bsky.social and @19thnews.bsky.social: Kamala Harris' work on gun safety underscores the way in which she sees public policy as only as strong as the means by which it is implemented and laws only as substantive as their enforcement.

They were the first nonbinary sorority member at their university. Why did Chi Omega void their membership? https://19thnews.org/2023/06/nonbinary-sorority-member-chi-omega-voided/ via @jennifergerson.bsky.social

Connie Wang, queen of the must-read, does it again: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/11/opinion/connie-chung-named-after.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

"Hopefully, [my voice] helps expand [people's] idea of what authority, what professionalism, and what intelligence can sound like." by @jennifergerson.bsky.social @19thnews.bsky.social https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/the-voices-of-npr-how-four-women-of-color-see-their-roles-as-hosts/