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Ahead of early voting for the runoff races, 80 percent of Black women said they “care a good deal about who wins” and that their vote has “a lot of power” to affect what happens in their community.https://bit.ly/3m6Xje4 

What’s exactly at stake for Georgia and the nation at-large? First, health care. Any sweeping policy reforms related to the Affordable Care Act or reproductive health will be an uphill battle made more difficult if the Republicans control the Senate.https://bit.ly/3pNInUy 

Second, a follow-up to December’s coronavirus relief bill. While this bill tackled paid leave, child care and food insecurity, experts say it’s not enough to undo much of the damage the pandemic dealt to women.https://bit.ly/38Ic2aL 

Women — already the most vulnerable to job loss, the most likely to be sole heads of households, the ones who are most often the sole providers for their children — are also the most likely to be evicted from their homes during the pandemic.https://bit.ly/3rljdhz 

Black women are twice as likely as White men and women to say they are behind on rent during the pandemic.https://bit.ly/3rljdhz 

Third, Biden’s proposed $775 billion caregiving plan, which introduces universal pre-K, boosts pay for care workers and adds an estimated 3 million care jobs. Passage of the plan could be contingent on which party controls the Senate.https://bit.ly/34voF7P 

We may not know the results of the Georgia Senate races immediately, but there are already signs that Trump’s grousing about the election results, and the alleged complicity of Georgia Republicans, could depress party turnout.https://bit.ly/3aEKkyg