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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 24, 2015 a conference in Silicon Valley
"You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the '80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 8, 2015 a public-service video during the Grammys
"Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
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By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 14, 2014 an interview
The gender gap in his support is "not unique to me" and "there’s not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections" in recent years.
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By Craig Gilbert, Dave Umhoefer • October 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
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October 31, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 28, 2014 a meme on social media
Says the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more.
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By Nai Issa, Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 7, 2014 an ad
"In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses."
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By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 1, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott signed "laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2014
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on September 14, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves."  
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By Derek Tsang • September 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 9, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott "thinks employers should be able to deny women coverage for birth control."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 11, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 1, 2014 television attack ad
"Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work."  
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 9, 2014
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on August 25, 2014 a web post.
"The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child."
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By Sean Gorman • August 25, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 29, 2014 a campaign email
"Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 30, 2014
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
stated on June 30, 2014 a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby"
"Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 30, 2014 a statement to the media
"Nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning."
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By Amy Sherman • June 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 an op-ed for Huffington Post
"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
"By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 8, 2014 a news release
"In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
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April 23, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on April 10, 2014 statements
"On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • April 18, 2014
Genevieve Wood
Genevieve Wood
stated on April 8, 2014 comments on CNN
"Young women today in metropolitan areas" who are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males.
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 9, 2014
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