The first big win for women in the Trump era

Four weeks down... No Images? Click here     For women, femmes, and allies Much to the relief of many women, President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination on Wednesday. Puzder's background of alleged domestic violence and history of overt sexism prompted nearly 150 civil rights, women’s rights, labor and faith organizations to urge Trump to withdraw his nomination. Now he doesn't have to.  President Trump (whose background with women is...flawed, to say the least) met with outspoken feminist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. The Huffington Post's Emily Peck reported that, at their meeting, "Trump tried to portray himself as a great supporter of women at work. It was 'pinkwashing' ― paying lip service to gender equality while doing little to foster it ― at a new extreme." An undocumented woman has been detained by ICE after being abused by her domestic partner in Texas. She was detained after her partner disclosed her immigration status to law enforcement -- legal experts are worried that it will dissuade women from seeking the protection of the courts when they face abuse.   Acts of Hate Students at Rutgers taped an Islamophobic poster about a "Muslim Free" America on the campus's Cultural Center window.  Take Action Tell your local representative how you feel about Trump's Islamophobic executive order by chatting with our Facebook Messenger bot here.   Acts of Love   People used Valentine's Day as an opportunity to share how #LoveTakesAction. Women's March leader Tamika Mallory told HuffPost this week how people new to activism have an important role to play now: "Step off the sidelines and into the fight." Check out what other activists had to say about how #LoveTakesAction here. Rutgers University students showered their Cultural Center with love after they noticed the aforementioned Islamophobic flier. It was replaced with other fliers, all of which included messages of love and solidarity like "Muslims Are Welcome Here" and "Come As Your Are." More than 100 civil rights groups wrote a letter to the Senate about rejecting Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.  They cited his history of opposing reproductive health care access as part of their reasoning. The National Organization of Women, Planned Parenthood, Feminist Majority and the Southern Poverty Law Center are just some of the groups that signed. Get breaking updates on how Donald Trump's policies are impacting communities across the U.S. by chatting us on Facebook Messenger.     Learn more about how Donald Trump's first 100 days in office will impact you, your friends and your neighbors.  Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. For general politics news, check out our HuffPost Politics newsletter. ©2017 The Huffington Post | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from The Huffington Post Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe