Women's Rights Taking a Beating Under Donald Trump

Under President Donald Trump, women's rights have been taking a beating. Trump's war on working women, combined with his misogynistic words and practices, and his underhanded obstruction of the full release of the Epstein Files, have dealt a severe setback to the cause of women's rights and gender equality which, for decades, had seen significant progress in furthering the principled understanding that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and entitled to a fair chance to succeed. Instead of leaning into the strengths and successes of his predecessors' records in protecting America's workplaces and stamping those achievements with marked improvements of his own, Trump has erected barriers that have dismantled the power of women in the job market. His betrayal of women's opportunities and rights render his campaign promise— "I'll always protect you"—a cynical exercise…