[3] She attended Bloomington High School South before earning degrees from Carleton College and Georgetown University Law Center.
[5] Watson briefly worked as an employment attorney at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe before joining the staff of the Workplace Flexibility 2010 project at Georgetown Law School,[6] where she developed policies to help low-wage workers better balance work and family responsibilities.
At the National Women's Law Center, Watson was director of Workplace Justice for Women and Senior Counsel, and authored publications such as "It Shouldn’t Be A Heavy Lift: Fair Treatment for Pregnant Workers" and "50 Years & Counting: The Unfinished Business of Achieving Fair Pay".
[13] Watson's initial nomination expired at the end of the year, and was sent back to President Biden on January 3, 2022.
[16][17][18][19] Watson's victory garnered national attention for the high level of financial and volunteer support she received from feminists.
[31] On her campaign website, Watson says she opposes defunding Planned Parenthood, calling it "high-quality, affordable health care for both women and men."
She also opposes Congressional attempts to block Medicaid patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood centers.
Additionally, Watson supports revoking the Center for Disease Control's ban on researching gun violence.