California Legislative Women's Caucus
@cawomenscaucus.bsky.social
A bipartisan group of 59 legislators and 5 constitutional officers advocating on behalf of women, children, and families in California.
https://womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/
https://womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/
Rob Reiner elevated the critical importance of early childhood and child care, touching countless lives and creating opportunities that will benefit generations to come.
#RIPRobReiner
#RIPRobReiner
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Rob Reiner elevated the critical importance of early childhood and child care, touching countless lives and creating opportunities that will benefit generations to come.
#RIPRobReiner
#RIPRobReiner
Hot flashes and night sweats be gone! Study shows hormone therapy for #menopause symptom not the risk we once thought news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/12/05/h...
Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women - News Center
While menopausal hormone therapy increased cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women older than 70 years with vasomotor symptoms, hormone therapy did not significantly affect cardiovascular ...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hot flashes and night sweats be gone! Study shows hormone therapy for #menopause symptom not the risk we once thought news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/12/05/h...
"...like femininity, masculinity is still defined by backward stereotypes about what men should be."
Women have always worked--why do we force them out of the workplaces that pay?
#womenatwork #feministworkplace
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Women have always worked--why do we force them out of the workplaces that pay?
#womenatwork #feministworkplace
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Horror stories of a ‘feminised workplace’ mask the real crisis in male identity | Finn Mackay
Stereotypes that centre men’s worth in their work are strangling sensible debate, and letting down women too, says author Finn Mackay
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"...like femininity, masculinity is still defined by backward stereotypes about what men should be."
Women have always worked--why do we force them out of the workplaces that pay?
#womenatwork #feministworkplace
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Women have always worked--why do we force them out of the workplaces that pay?
#womenatwork #feministworkplace
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Nearly 1 in 3 women... have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, a figure that has barely changed since 2000."
#endviolenceagainstwomen #genderviolence
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#endviolenceagainstwomen #genderviolence
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Lifetime toll: 840 million women faced partner or sexual violence
Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little progress in two decades, according to a landmark report released today by th...
www.who.int
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Nearly 1 in 3 women... have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, a figure that has barely changed since 2000."
#endviolenceagainstwomen #genderviolence
www.who.int/news/item/19...
#endviolenceagainstwomen #genderviolence
www.who.int/news/item/19...
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Our LGBTQ Caucus was honored to have Senator Caroline Menjivar speak at the LIVE Annual Summit this month 🌈 It was an inspiring space focused on LGBTQ+ mental health and community care.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our LGBTQ Caucus was honored to have Senator Caroline Menjivar speak at the LIVE Annual Summit this month 🌈 It was an inspiring space focused on LGBTQ+ mental health and community care.
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One reason the US lacks public investment in paid sick, family, and parental leaves is because of a tacit assumption that women will continue to do this work.
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The Gender Wage Gap Is Widening Again—Can Our Policies Explain Why?
After narrowing for decades, the gender wage gap is widening again. Organizational and public policies help explain why.
www.forbes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One reason the US lacks public investment in paid sick, family, and parental leaves is because of a tacit assumption that women will continue to do this work.
www.forbes.com/sites/adiaha...
www.forbes.com/sites/adiaha...
When worse comes to worst, women survivors bear the brunt of violent conflict. #gaza
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What it means to be a woman in Gaza today | UN Women – Headquarters
Famine was declared in Gaza City on 22 August 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis – a first for the Middle East region. Mothers cannot feed their newborns; girls g...
www.unwomen.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When worse comes to worst, women survivors bear the brunt of violent conflict. #gaza
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
Wellcome Leap, which will oversee the research, says it uses an "accelerated model" of research that delivers "results in years instead of decades." #womenshealth
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Melinda Gates announces $100M investment in women's health research
Gates spoke to Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America" about the funding.
abcnews.go.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wellcome Leap, which will oversee the research, says it uses an "accelerated model" of research that delivers "results in years instead of decades." #womenshealth
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...
We are proud to stand with our @calatinocaucus.bsky.social colleagues against these ongoing threats to our communities.
Today’s Supreme Court decision is not only hugely disappointing, but also dangerous for our communities, for our Constitution, and for our democracy.
September 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We are proud to stand with our @calatinocaucus.bsky.social colleagues against these ongoing threats to our communities.
It's always exciting when an Oscar winner wants to talk about one of your priority bills! #caleg www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Halle Berry wants to talk to Gavin Newsom about menopause
A bill that would increase insurance coverage for menopause treatments is at the center of a legislative push.
www.politico.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's always exciting when an Oscar winner wants to talk about one of your priority bills! #caleg www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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The #LACoFD Girls’ Fire Camp is BACK and open to ALL youth (9-17) who want to explore a career in firefighting.
Learn firefighting skills, build confidence, and have fun doing it.
Space is limited - registration begins September 6, 2025:
🔗Bit.ly/FALLGFC
Learn firefighting skills, build confidence, and have fun doing it.
Space is limited - registration begins September 6, 2025:
🔗Bit.ly/FALLGFC
August 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The #LACoFD Girls’ Fire Camp is BACK and open to ALL youth (9-17) who want to explore a career in firefighting.
Learn firefighting skills, build confidence, and have fun doing it.
Space is limited - registration begins September 6, 2025:
🔗Bit.ly/FALLGFC
Learn firefighting skills, build confidence, and have fun doing it.
Space is limited - registration begins September 6, 2025:
🔗Bit.ly/FALLGFC
OK how could you not love this?
Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.
Former K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies
Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
OK how could you not love this?
Anyone from #caleg remember when the 6th floor of the Capitol Annex housed staff for six legislative offices and two committees, a cafeteria, provided only two stalls in the women's restroom?
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Women in legislatures across the U.S. fight for ‘potty parity’
The issue of potty parity may seem comic, but its impact runs deeper than uncomfortably full bladders, said Kathryn Anthony, professor emerita at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Schoo...
www.latimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Anyone from #caleg remember when the 6th floor of the Capitol Annex housed staff for six legislative offices and two committees, a cafeteria, provided only two stalls in the women's restroom?
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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“We assume the lack of racism for white women will improve their health care. But it also made doctors want to protect their fertility at rates that other women didn’t experience.”
The surgery that reveals everything that's wrong with women’s health care
From "wandering wombs" to modern biases, the troubling politics of hysterectomies
www.motherjones.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“We assume the lack of racism for white women will improve their health care. But it also made doctors want to protect their fertility at rates that other women didn’t experience.”
ICYMI: @cnn.com highlighted ten products that were only recently redesigned by women to better fit our needs.
#girlscan #bywomenforwomen
#girlscan #bywomenforwomen
July 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
ICYMI: @cnn.com highlighted ten products that were only recently redesigned by women to better fit our needs.
#girlscan #bywomenforwomen
#girlscan #bywomenforwomen
There's nothing beautiful about the suffering California families will endure if these cuts to healthcare become a reality.
#BigUglyBill #HR1
#BigUglyBill #HR1
July 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
There's nothing beautiful about the suffering California families will endure if these cuts to healthcare become a reality.
#BigUglyBill #HR1
#BigUglyBill #HR1
"In Detroit and California, advocates and scientists have found that outdated utility infrastructure is concentrated in predominantly minority areas."
Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
America's legacy of segregation is affecting who benefits—and doesn't—from the clean energy revolution.
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June 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"In Detroit and California, advocates and scientists have found that outdated utility infrastructure is concentrated in predominantly minority areas."
We are appalled to see our communities broken apart and terrorized. Please read our statement on the recent reports of ICE raids in Los Angeles. 💔💔💔
#inthistogether #KnowYourRights
#caleg
#inthistogether #KnowYourRights
#caleg
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We are appalled to see our communities broken apart and terrorized. Please read our statement on the recent reports of ICE raids in Los Angeles. 💔💔💔
#inthistogether #KnowYourRights
#caleg
#inthistogether #KnowYourRights
#caleg
We are relieved to hear that our colleague and friend, @senatorcervantes.bsky.social, has finally cleared her name of these false accusations. It is inexcusable that she had her name slandered, bringing stress not only to her but also to her family.
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We are relieved to hear that our colleague and friend, @senatorcervantes.bsky.social, has finally cleared her name of these false accusations. It is inexcusable that she had her name slandered, bringing stress not only to her but also to her family.
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Hate is rising — and we’re fighting back. Our LGBTQ+ communities deserve safety, dignity, and support. That’s why we've expanded access to vital resources through our Stop the Hate program. If you’ve experienced or witnessed hate, help is available at eqca.org/stopthehate.
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hate is rising — and we’re fighting back. Our LGBTQ+ communities deserve safety, dignity, and support. That’s why we've expanded access to vital resources through our Stop the Hate program. If you’ve experienced or witnessed hate, help is available at eqca.org/stopthehate.
We appreciate @governor.ca.gov's willingness to work with us directly to balance the #CABudget while protecting essential services for California women and working families.
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
#childcare
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
#childcare
May 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We appreciate @governor.ca.gov's willingness to work with us directly to balance the #CABudget while protecting essential services for California women and working families.
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
#childcare
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
#childcare