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September 23, 2025 Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post: The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.” May 6, 2025 Social Media stated on March 5, 2025 in in social media posts: "Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” March 7, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.” February 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post: AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. November 26, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. 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By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2022 Tampon shortage fueled by supply chain woes and materials shortage, not customer base By Grace Abels • June 17, 2022 Latest promises about Women Joe Biden End pay discrimination Pay antidiscrimination legislation fails, and gender wage gap persists | December 5, 2024 Joe Biden Reduce high maternal mortality rate Maternal mortality rate remains high, but Joe Biden took steps to improve outcomes | December 18, 2024 Joe Biden Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women Biden keeps promise to leverage federal focus on transgender issues | January 11, 2022 Joe Biden Restore ACA’s contraception mandate Promise Broken: Biden proposed rules to expand contraception coverage, but none were finalized | January 8, 2025 Joe Biden Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024 Joe Biden Repeal Hyde Amendment Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024 Joe Biden Work to codify Roe v. Wade Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024 Joe Biden Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Biden signs bill that closes the ‘boyfriend loophole’ | June 30, 2022 Joe Biden Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court | April 7, 2022 Barack Obama Increase efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy Significant action in all three areas of promise | October 24, 2011 Barack Obama Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women Lynn Rosenthal named adviser on violence against women | September 18, 2009 Barack Obama Issue a “best practices” report for states on reducing domestic violence ‘Best practices’ reports to combat domestic violence are specialized, not comprehensive | November 14, 2012 Latest promises about Women
Joe Biden End pay discrimination Pay antidiscrimination legislation fails, and gender wage gap persists | December 5, 2024
Joe Biden Reduce high maternal mortality rate Maternal mortality rate remains high, but Joe Biden took steps to improve outcomes | December 18, 2024
Joe Biden Direct federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women Biden keeps promise to leverage federal focus on transgender issues | January 11, 2022
Joe Biden Restore ACA’s contraception mandate Promise Broken: Biden proposed rules to expand contraception coverage, but none were finalized | January 8, 2025
Joe Biden Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024
Joe Biden Repeal Hyde Amendment Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024
Joe Biden Work to codify Roe v. Wade Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024
Joe Biden Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Biden signs bill that closes the ‘boyfriend loophole’ | June 30, 2022
Joe Biden Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court | April 7, 2022
Barack Obama Increase efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy Significant action in all three areas of promise | October 24, 2011
Barack Obama Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women Lynn Rosenthal named adviser on violence against women | September 18, 2009
Barack Obama Issue a “best practices” report for states on reducing domestic violence ‘Best practices’ reports to combat domestic violence are specialized, not comprehensive | November 14, 2012
