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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 »

Today, Monday, June 23, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), and DWC Equality Caucus Liaison Julie Johnson (TX-32) released a joint statement on the 53rd anniversary of Title IX. Title IX is a vital federal law that has provided women, pregnant & parenting, and LGBTQI+ individuals… 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 »

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) released the following statement in commemoration of Juneteenth.On Juneteenth, we mark the second Independence Day of our country—the 160th anniversary of the liberation of enslaved African Americans in Texas, who finally learned they were free… Read more »

Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led 19 Democratic Women’s Caucus colleagues in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Treasury Department to analyze the tariff system’s impact on women and work to address these existing financial inequities immediately. In the letter, the Members… Read more »

Today, in advance of the hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the nomination of Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas to the EEOC, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) sent a letter calling on the Members of the HELP Committee to reject the nomination… Read more »

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led two letters to the Department of Energy (DOE) condemning the administration’s attempt to rip away opportunities for women and girls through two direct final rules (DFRs). As the Members explain in their letter, the DOE is misusing the federal rulemaking process by hiding… Read more »