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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Business & Finance
    The CEO gender gap, in 3 depressing chartsThe CEO gender gap, in 3 depressing charts
    Business & Finance

    There are still very few women CEOs, and they don’t make nearly as much as men do.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    In statehouses and courthouses, there’s growing pushback against anti-abortion harassmentIn statehouses and courthouses, there’s growing pushback against anti-abortion harassment
    Politics

    A DC charter school is suing anti-abortion activists, and other recent attempts to curb the worst of protest activity.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    Planned Parenthood shooting suspect’s courtroom outburst: “I’m a warrior for the babies”Planned Parenthood shooting suspect’s courtroom outburst: “I’m a warrior for the babies”
    Criminal Justice

    After this extended courtroom rant, it’s hard to argue that we don’t know the alleged attacker’s motive.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    What life was like at abortion clinics after the Planned Parenthood shootingWhat life was like at abortion clinics after the Planned Parenthood shooting
    Politics

    The morning after the deadliest attack ever against abortion providers, employees and volunteers at Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics across the country went back to work.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    “No exceptions”: Women can now serve in all military combat roles“No exceptions”: Women can now serve in all military combat roles
    Play
    Politics

    All military combat roles will be open to women, including the most elite and grueling units like the Navy SEALs and the Marine Corps infantry.

    By Emily Crockett
    archives
    The Planned Parenthood shooting suspect vandalized Planned Parenthood 20 years agoThe Planned Parenthood shooting suspect vandalized Planned Parenthood 20 years ago
    archives

    An ex-wife of Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting, said Dear once vandalized a Planned Parenthood clinic by putting glue in the locks.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Poll: Most Americans think attacks on abortion clinics are “domestic terrorism”Poll: Most Americans think attacks on abortion clinics are “domestic terrorism”
    Politics

    And this was before the Colorado Springs attack.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    The Southern Baptist Convention rejected violence against abortion providers 20 years agoThe Southern Baptist Convention rejected violence against abortion providers 20 years ago
    Politics

    If abortion is really no different from genocide or slavery, then why wouldn’t armed resistance be called for? The nation’s largest Protestant Christian denomination explains why.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    Before Colorado, pro-choice groups urged feds to call clinic attacks “domestic terrorism”Before Colorado, pro-choice groups urged feds to call clinic attacks “domestic terrorism”
    Criminal Justice

    A pro-choice group petitioned the Obama administration to categorize attacks on abortion clinics as “domestic terrorism” last Wednesday — two days before the deadly shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood.

    By Sarah Kliff and Emily Crockett
    Abortion
    “No more baby parts,” Planned Parenthood shooting suspect allegedly told police“No more baby parts,” Planned Parenthood shooting suspect allegedly told police
    Abortion

    The term “baby parts” was popularized by an anti-abortion group that used sting videos against Planned Parenthood using undercover videos.

    By Emily Crockett