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Donald Trump
stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Jacksonville, Fla.:

"I have tremendous support from women."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:

The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked."

By Jon Greenberg • October 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:

Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, "she's seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016

Snapchat
stated on June 30, 2016 in a snapchat:

"90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco.

By Joseph Cariz • July 14, 2016

Wendy Davis
stated on March 14, 2016 in an interview with Texas Monthly:

"Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."

By Eleanor Dearman • May 27, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:

"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate:

"92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women."

By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2015

Ora Houston
stated on September 8, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget:

"HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."

By Mary Ann Roser • October 2, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview:

"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."

By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook:

"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015

Rebecca Quigley
stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.:

"Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2015

Bishop Thomas Tobin
stated on January 22, 2015 in a newspaper column:

"Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood."

By Katie Mulvaney • March 2, 2015

Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary:

"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014

Moms Rising
stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet:

"Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2014

Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference:

The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."

By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on April 5, 2014 in a campaign email:

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s repeal of a 2009 law has left Wisconsin as "one of five states without an equal pay law protecting women from gender discrimination in their paycheck."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 13, 2014

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 19, 2014 in an email:

A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.

By Tom Kertscher • February 9, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN:

"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.

By Steve Contorno • January 28, 2014

Carly Fiorina
stated on January 12, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":

"Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women."

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2014

NH AFL-CIO
stated on September 27, 2013 in a tweet:

Says Maggie Hassan is the only female governor in the country.

By Jim Haddadin • September 27, 2013

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