Gender
Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally in Philly and across the country
Women's March is helping put on Saturday's protests against Texas' restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C.
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New children’s book shows girls that women can build houses too
“The House That She Built” is based on a real house in Utah constructed entirely by women.
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U.S. Soccer is offering the same contracts for its men’s and women’s teams
The U.S. Soccer Federation took a major step regarding equal pay concerns for its men's and women's national teams.
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The Justice Department wants a federal judge to block Texas’ new abortion ban
This step, a major move by the Biden administration against the highly controversial law, follows a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department last week.
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At one of Philly’s oldest tattoo parlors, women are inking the art
Eddie’s in Chinatown has experienced a changing of the guard.
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Many of Pa.’s GOP gubernatorial hopefuls see a blueprint in Texas abortion law
GOP lawmakers have been pushing bills that would further restrict abortion and the debate is poised to become key in Pennsylvania’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize abortion
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion as a crime, a landmark ruling that clears the way for the legalization of abortion.
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The findings of a new study from the University of Pennsylvania challenge past, smaller studies that found Black women face a greater genetic risk than white women.
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Judge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group’s suits
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary restraining order Friday in Austin that shields clinics from whistleblower lawsuits.
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The Supreme Court heads toward reversing abortion rights
The Supreme Court's conservative majority tossed a legal bomb into the abortion debate late Wednesday night.
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Racial gaps in breastfeeding are closing. Philly area Black birth workers are one reason
Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.
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Listen 1:11The rural southern region is the state’s most conservative. The agency calls it a health care desert in dire need of a center offering women’s reproductive services.
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9 women now serving as governors in U.S., tying a record
When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.
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Exiting Afghanistan: the women and allies left behind
What does the Taliban takeover mean for women and girls in Afghanistan? And, why didn't the U.S. evacuate Afghan interpreters who now face deadly retribution by the Taliban.
Air Date: August 18, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Going wig-less — learning to live with alopecia
In movies, bald women are portrayed as strong; in real life, they’re seen as odd. One woman gradually decided to just go with it.
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