The bipartisan California Legislative Women’s Caucus was formed in 1985 by nine Democrats and six Republicans. Today, 38 of the Legislature’s 120 members are women – the caucus now includes 14 Senators and 24 Assembly members.According to its bylaws, the Legislative Women’s caucus “encourages collegiality, participation in and cooperation among elected women in California government to promote the interests of women, children and families through legislation.”The LWC has just announced its priority bill package for 2022. One bill requires that victims of domestic violence have access to medical evidentiary examinations by qualified health care professionals, free of charge, similar to victims of sexual assault. Other legislation would extend current CalWORKs assistanc
