
Gender
Reactions to Bill Cosby’s Release
After his 2018 sexual assault conviction, Bill Cosby was suddenly free to leave prison Wednesday afternoon.
Air Date: July 1, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15What’s behind the falling birth rate
The birth rate in the U.S. is at an all-time low, just 1.64 children per woman. We discuss why many women are delaying parenthood or choosing to be childless.
Air Date: June 30, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Embattled New Jersey corrections commissioner to resign
New Jersey’s embattled corrections commissioner has announced his resignation, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its only women’s prison.
4 years ago
Mentoring program for Black men in Delaware looks to go global
The Wilmington-based ReManned Project hopes to connect 10,000 Black men with mentors to help process trauma and find success in their work and personal lives.
4 years ago
Why should ‘women’s’ hair always cost more? Philly salons are cutting out the gender bias
At places like Transfiguration Hair Studio on Baltimore Avenue, LGBTQ clients feel welcome.
4 years ago
New monument in North Philly honors women helping others survive long Pa. prison sentences
A temporary art installation acts as both a monument and memorial to honor the women and transgender people serving long sentences in Pa.
4 years ago
N.J. adds ‘X’ gender option for driver’s licenses, ID cards
The commission said that the option is for residents who identify as nonbinary, as well as for those who do not want to indicate their gender on their ID.
4 years ago
Best fan base, large media market, plenty of stadium space — it’s a no-brainer.
4 years ago
Pa. State Police to alter fitness standards that kept out women
The police agency also has agreed to make it a priority to hire as many as 65 women who were affected by the prior fitness standards for entry-level trooper positions.
4 years ago
Philly’s rape crisis center marks 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
At a virtual forum, WOAR-Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence noted the continuing need to support victims and reduce incidents of assault.
4 years ago
This week; Philadelphians facing higher electricity bills, NJ plans for a massive offshore wind farm, and discovering an early feminist icon's handwritten dissertation.
Air Date: April 5, 2021
Listen 49:42Chronic diseases, mental health issues, and health insurance were factors, a review of pregnancy-associated deaths from 2013 to 2018 shows.
4 years ago
Women are taking control at Original 13 Ciderworks in Kensington
The cidery and tavern is making changes as it works to bounce back from the pandemic.
4 years ago
Essential, unemployed, overstretched: How the COVID economy crashed on women
Some call it the “triple whammy.” In Pennsylvania, as in the rest of the country, working women have faced unique hardship due to the pandemic.
4 years ago
Listen 5:03‘Fresh Air’ archives have the ~content~ you crave for Women’s History Month
Check out Terry Gross interviews with everyone from Gloria Steinem to Lizzo, Alice Walker to Geena Davis.
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