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Liz Plank

Liz Plank

Senior Video Correspondent

Latest articles by Liz Plank

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Meet the immigrant women fighting for their right to be treated fairlyMeet the immigrant women fighting for their right to be treated fairly
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This week’s episode tackles the issues surrounding the immigrant rights debate for women.

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Donald Trump won’t apologize to women, so I did it for himDonald Trump won’t apologize to women, so I did it for him
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Social media is giving women the power to change the worldSocial media is giving women the power to change the world
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Stories about how the internet is bad for young girls seems to be a trend. But that narrative misses a big point.

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Most perpetrators of sexual violence are men, so why do we call it a women’s issue?Most perpetrators of sexual violence are men, so why do we call it a women’s issue?
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Imagine a world where the burden to solve sexual violence was on men rather than women.

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America might be bipartisan, but in the first episode of DSoW we ask: is feminism too?America might be bipartisan, but in the first episode of DSoW we ask: is feminism too?
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Divided States of Women is a new series from Vox Media and Comcast.

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People with disabilities are staging protests in senators’ offices all over the countryPeople with disabilities are staging protests in senators’ offices all over the country
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“I’d rather go to jail than die without Medicaid” shouted protestors with disabilities arrested for occupying Sen. Jeff Flake’s office.

By Liz Plank
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Stop calling Donald Trump a “newbie.” He knows exactly what he’s doing.Stop calling Donald Trump a “newbie.” He knows exactly what he’s doing.
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Trump wasn’t too dumb to know what he was doing; he was smart enough to know how to avoid getting caught.

By Liz Plank
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The bro-code that makes men stick together when they’re accused of sexual harassmentThe bro-code that makes men stick together when they’re accused of sexual harassment
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Men accused of sexual harassment stick together — women get paid to shut up.

By Liz Plank
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Ivanka Trump once organized a campaign encouraging women to share their job titlesIvanka Trump once organized a campaign encouraging women to share their job titles
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And now she should take her own advice.

By Liz Plank
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Male congressman questions why men have to pay for prenatal care. Really.Male congressman questions why men have to pay for prenatal care. Really.
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“What about men having to purchase prenatal care?”

By Liz Plank