
Gender
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.
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Best fan base, large media market, plenty of stadium space — it’s a no-brainer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Why 2 of 3 people who’ve gotten the COVID vaccine so far in Philly are women
Because of the priority schedule for early eligibility, the gender imbalance is likely to continue for a while.
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High rates of heart disease have meant higher COVID-19 infection rates for Black Americans. A pilot program aims to provide mentorship to medical trainees.
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Supreme Court says women must obtain abortion pill in person
The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."
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The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic
Not only are women serving as caregivers for family members and monitors over their children's virtual learning, but they're also more likely to lose their jobs in 2020.
Air Date: December 1, 2020
Listen 12:23U.S. agrees for now to stop deporting women who alleged abuse
The DOJ and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities would not carry out any deportations until mid-January.
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