Rep. Katie Hill calls out 'double standard' that forced her resignation while men 'credibly accused of sexual assault' remain

Katie Hill.
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Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) knows she made mistakes.

But she's also aware that it was more than just those mistakes that forced her out of office. There's also a "double standard" that made her leave while "men who have been credibly accused of intentional acts of sexual violence" remain in government and in power, the resigning congressmember said in her final floor speech Thursday.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.