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Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on June 12, 2017 an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2017
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 25, 2017 a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum:
"We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • June 9, 2017
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 6, 2017 a debate:
"In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • June 7, 2017
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work":
"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 an interview:
In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2017
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad:
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2016
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016
UN's UNICEF
UN's UNICEF
stated on July 6, 2016 an article on Medium:
In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2016
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016:
"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • July 15, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 15, 2016 a senate hearing:
"For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2016 remarks at a Planned Parenthood event:
As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 22, 2016 a tweet:
"Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."
Mostly True
By Conner Smith • May 18, 2016
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on April 12, 2016 a press release:
"Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act."
Mostly True
By Clay Wirestone • April 29, 2016
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview posted on Medium:
"Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2016
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on December 31, 2015 a fundraising email:
As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • February 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 14, 2015 the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Every other major country" has family paid leave.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 18, 2015 a speech:
"Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 8, 2015
Ruth's List Florida
Ruth's List Florida
stated on September 22, 2015 an email to voters:
"Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor."  
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 28, 2015
Tom Toles
Tom Toles
stated on June 18, 2015 an editorial cartoon:
A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • July 10, 2015
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on April 14, 2015 a Facebook post.:
"By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • April 20, 2015
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