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Gender

Monica Miraglilo poses on a construction site
PlanPhilly
Community

In a male-dominated construction industry, this Philly woman seeks to empower others

Monica Miraglilo worked her way into the construction industry after a career in modeling. Now she wants to empower other women to join her.

3 years ago

Pearl Buck appears in the study of her Philadelphia home
Community

Bucks County’s Pearl S. Buck Foundation wants your help naming a ‘Woman of Influence’

For the first time in 43 years, the Pearl S. Buck Foundation is asking the public to nominate influential women, one of whom will win its annual award.

3 years ago

Headshots of four women members of the Delaware General Assembly.
Politics & Policy

‘Better governance for everyone’: More women than ever in Delaware’s General Assembly

In 2000, 15 of the 62 state legislators were women. The number has grown steadily and is now 24 — 39% of the members.

3 years ago

File photo: Portland Thorns fans hold signs during the first half of the team's National Women's Soccer League soccer match against the Houston Dash in Portland, Ore., Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)
Courts & Law

Inquiry finds widespread misconduct in women’s pro soccer

Investigations by the National Women’s Soccer League and U.S. Soccer both found instances of sexual abuse and manipulation within the league.

3 years ago

File photo: Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes attend the Ms. Foundation for Women Gloria Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, May 1, 2014. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
Community

Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84

Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida.

3 years ago

An Iran team supporter cries as she holds a shirt that reads ''Mahsa Amini'' prior to the start of the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup

The federation described the move as a show of support for protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday.

3 years ago

An empty hospital hallway
Health

New Jersey maternal mortality report: Majority of deaths were preventable

The New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that a majority of pregnancy-related deaths from 2016-2018 were preventable.

3 years ago

Victoria Persinger (left) and Christopher Plys of Team USA compete against Team Norway during the Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing on on Feb. 3. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO

Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the NSWL.

3 years ago

In this Nov. 21, 1979 file photo, Bella Abzug, left, and Patsy Mink of Women USA sit next to Gloria Steinem as she speaks in Washington where they warned presidential candidates that promises for women's rights will not be enough to get their support in the next election. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Gloria Steinem on feminism, abortion and her memoir

In this week's bonus hour of Radio Times, Marty speaks feminist activist, speaker and writer Gloria Steinem about her life, history, feminism and abortion access in the U.S.

Air Date: October 8, 2022 6:00 am

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Arts & Entertainment

‘The Wolves’ highlights ‘life, love and loss, on and off the astroturf’

"The Wolves" director, Sarah Rasmussen, says the coming of age story, in an intense 90 minutes, highlights the socially relevant issues affecting young, female athletes today.

3 years ago

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Theater artists (from left) Jess Conda, Jenn Kidwell, and Mel Krodman perform in ''Those with Two Clocks'' at the Wilma Theater. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘2 Clocks’ disassembles toxic masculinity with humor

The new play at the Wilma Theater is enlightening, enraging, and uncomfortable. That’s the point.

3 years ago

Paul Riley, seen here in July 2020, is among the former NWSL coaches whose behavior is detailed in the investigative report by Sally Q. Yates into abuse in the league. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

5 takeaways from the report on abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League

A new investigative report details sexual misconduct and verbal abuse by coaches in the league – and a lack of action by those in charge to address problems.

3 years ago

A woman burns headscarves during a demonstration in support of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest on Sunday on Place de la Republique in Paris, following Amini's death in Iran.
Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images
NPR
Community

Around the world, protesters take to the streets in solidarity with Iranian women

Protesters have gathered in cities around the world in recent days in a show of solidarity with women in Iran.

3 years ago

Sally Field poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards in London, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Bonus Interview: Sally Field

From the archive, Marty’s conversation with Sally Field where she discussed her life, career, memoirs and why acting was such a successful tool for overcoming trauma.

Air Date: October 1, 2022 8:00 am

Listen 35:43
Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced is published by Viking Books.
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Laurie Halse Anderson on #MeToo and ‘Shout’

Laurie Halse Anderson's memoir, Shout, is a vulnerable and powerful reflection on our society failing victims, and a love letter to survivors of sexual assault.

Air Date: September 17, 2022 7:00 am

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