The Biden-Harris administration has released the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. The strategy identifies ten interconnected priorities that include economic security, gender-based violence, health and education to name a few. As COVID-19 has caused a health and economic crisis, it’s magnified the challenges that women and girls — especially women and girls of color — have faced for far too long.
Today we speak with Kalisha Figures, Special Assistant to the President for Gender Policy, on the plan and how it specifically impacts Black women and girls.