DWC in the News

Read the article here. Democratic Women’s Caucus chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) led two letters to the administration. They oppose attempts to dismantle protections for STEM and technical education programs for girls, and prevent women and girls trying out for boys’ athletic teams if no girls’ teams are available. Read more »

Read the article here. Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson was participating in a Democratic “shadow” congressional hearing on “Republican Attacks on Reproductive Freedom” as a witness when the Supreme Court ruling came down. Read more »

Watch the video here. The Democratic Women’s Caucus stands with women and reproductive freedom and with women' s right to both decide and to live without fear. I am grateful to my Democratic Women’s Caucus members: Those here—Chu, Pressley, Escobar, and Frankel. And to our leadership, because they know how to prioritize healthcare over politics.” - DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández Read more »

Read the article here. In honor of the 53rd anniversary of Title IX – the civil rights legislation that prevents sex-based discrimination - being signed into law, members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and Congressional Equality Caucus released a statement criticizing the Trump administration for rolling back “measures that help students who experience sexual harassment or assault… Read more »

Read the article here. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, center, is among members of the Democratic Women's Caucus who sent a letter in June of 2025 urging the Treasury Department to investigate the higher impact tariffs have on women than men in the U.S. Read more »

Read the article here. Scholten, vice chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, said the group was preparing a letter to send to Trump on Day One to request a meeting to find ways to work together after Trump in his campaign claimed he was a champion of women and women's rights. Read more »

I am the Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. We are 96 women strong this year and we’re going to make sure that we call Trump out when his policies hurt American women, including immigrant women, and that’s what his policies we do. If he deports everybody he says he wants to deport, who is going to be caring for our children? Who is going to be caring for our elderly? Many immigrant… Read more »

Watch video here. We’re going to welcome Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico to the show, she’s also the Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. Thanks for joining us, Hi Anna, thanks for having me, and thank you for covering this in depth. I know it's something that is very hard to deal with as someone who saw 341,000 acres of my own hometown go up in flames a while… Read more »