Issue Position: Women and Girls

Issue Position

I will continue to be a champion for women and girls at the Capitol. We still have a long way to go to address sexual assault and domestic violence in our communities. Michigan still has not passed equal pay legislation and continues to face issues in women's and infant health. In 2018, as the leading Democrat on the Committee on Law & Justice, I helped lead the development and passage of a bipartisan 24 bill package to protect sexual assault survivors, prevent sexual assault, and improve accountability.* My bill would ensure that every student in grades 6 to 12 receive educational materials about sexual assault and available resources. In 2017, I co-led a bipartisan effort to pass the strongest laws in the nation to protect young girls from female genital mutilation. I have been proud to serve as Chair of the Progressive Women's Caucus and am helping to lead efforts to address sexual harassment in and around the state capitol.

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