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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."

By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2017

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."

By Dan Clark • June 9, 2017

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."

By John Kruzel • June 7, 2017

Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work"

"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."

By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017

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."

April 28, 2017

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."

November 3, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2016

Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016

"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."

By Will Doran • July 15, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2016

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."

By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016

Chris Koster
stated on April 22, 2016 a tweet

"Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."

By Conner Smith • May 18, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 12, 2016 a press release

"Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act."

By Clay Wirestone • April 29, 2016

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."

By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2016

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."

By Alan Gathright • February 3, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on October 14, 2015 the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas

"Every other major country" has family paid leave.

By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2015

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."

October 8, 2015

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."

By Joshua Gillin • September 28, 2015

Tom Toles
stated on June 18, 2015 an editorial cartoon

A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.

By April Hunt • July 10, 2015

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."

By Warren Fiske • April 20, 2015

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