Political Rewind: A look at the wage gap and reproductive issues on International Women's Day

The panel

Audrey Haynes, professor of political science University of Georgia

Karen Owen, @ProfKarenOwen, professor of political science and dean of university college, University of West Georgia

Margaret Coker, @mideastmargaret, editor-in-chief, The Current

Tammy Greer, professor of political science Clark Atlanta University

The breakdown

1. On International Women's Day, we take a look at issues affecting women throughout Georgia and the nation. 

• Since last year's celebration, Roe v. Wade was overturned. 
  • Margaret Coker adds that the number of Georgia's OB-GYNs is dwindling.
•  American Medical Association looked back on abortions in Georgia over the past 11 years. 
  • The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Ariel Hart reports that, under Georgia's new abortion laws, only 9% of those abortions would be allowed.

2. A look at the Georgia General Assembly. 

• A record 81 women sit under the Gold Dome for the first time.
• During Crossover Day, a bill advanced that would expand TANF benefits to pregnant women.

3. Maternal mortality rates continue to climb in Georgia. 

• A review from Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee shows that the most deaths were preventable. 
• Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to die from pregnancy.

4. A look at the wage gap across the country.

• Pew Research reports that the difference between men's and women's earnings has barely closed in the United States in the past two decades.
• Wage gaps are larger for women of color, and earning potential dwindles as women age.

Thursday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Kevin Riley joins the panel.