Gender
In China, Atlanta shooting victim’s kin struggle to understand her — and her death
Feng Daoyou, who'd lived in the U.S. for about five years, died a stranger in a strange land.
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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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Biden administration moves to undo Trump abortion rules for Title X
The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program.
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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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With more women in state office, family leave policies have not caught up
More women are becoming lawmakers, but many legislatures still don't have family leave policies. That leaves new moms little choice but to miss out on the lawmaking process.
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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 5:03Sharp, ‘off the charts’ rise in alcoholic liver disease among young women
Although liver diseases still affect more men, younger women are driving the increase in deaths, a trend that began several years ago and is now supercharged by the pandemic.
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The women powering Biden’s economy are rewriting the course of American history
President Biden has found several highly accomplished economists who are not just women but are also Black, and has placed them in top posts in his administration.
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#FreeHer campaign wants clemency for 100 women in Biden’s first 100 days
A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions.
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Nearly 1 in 3 women experience violence: Landmark report from WHO
According to the report, intimate partner violence was the most prevalent form – and it starts early.
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