
Gender
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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There’s a Black woman leader in Harrisburg: Joanna McClinton makes history
The new Pa. House minority leader is a ‘fierce’ criminal justice advocate — and an ordained preacher.
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A new ‘gateway’ sculpture: UPenn installs Black woman monument
“Brick House” by Simone Leigh draws attention to the importance of Black women in art and culture.
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Battleground 2020: Western Pennsylvania and suburban women
We look at Trump's relationship with suburban women in the state and what the newest polls tell us about how western Pennsylvania will vote this election.
Air Date: October 30, 2020
Listen 49:45Mom says Philly native Kristen Welker will be the perfect debate moderator
Kristen, who co-anchors “Weekend TODAY,” is the first Black woman to moderate a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.
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A newly energized Women’s March returns to Philadelphia
Four years after Trump’s election and the first Women’s March, feminists are taking to the streets again to protest the Supreme Court’s rightward shift.
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On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
As the #MeToo movement marks its third anniversary, founder Tarana Burke is working to make sure it remains inclusive and reclaims its original intent.
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Tough questioning at hearing on Pa. ban of Medicaid funding for abortion
Lawyers argued whether the law violates of the state constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment or reflects just one sex-specific issue Medicaid does not cover.
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Providers to argue Pa. ban on using Medicaid funds for abortions is illegal
Eight providers are suing the state’s Department of Human Services over the prohibition. Oral arguments are set for Wednesday in Commonwealth Court.
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Scalia ‘heir’ Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade
At the center of that shared philosophy is a strict form of constitutional interpretation called originalism, which Scalia championed.
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