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Gender

Abortion opponents protesting near western Sussex County's Planned Parenthood clinic
Health

Planned Parenthood to open first Delaware clinic in western Sussex County, abortion foes are already protesting

The 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.

4 years ago

Then-New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the People of New York during news conference in the Blue Room at the state Capitol Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Albany, N.Y.
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Internally displaced school teacher wearing a burqa from Takhar province, who identified herself by her first name, Nilofar, inside her tent in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 13, 2021. Many women in Afghanistan remain at home because they are too terrified to venture into a new world ruled by the Taliban..  (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

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

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Kevin and Karen Gardner at the farmer’s market in Yellow Springs, near Dayton, Ohio. (Jocelyn Robinson/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Going 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.

4 years ago

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In this March 4, 2020, file photo, abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Among abortion-rights activists, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

‘Controlling Women: What We Must Do To Save Reproductive Freedom’

Kathryn Kolbert, who argued the landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which is credited with saving Roe v. Wade, discusses the ongoing assault on abortion rights in the U.S.

Air Date: August 5, 2021 10:00 am

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From left: Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer and Joanne Lee are teen leaders for the U.N.-sponsored gender equality group Girl Up. They attended Girl Up's virtual conference last week, which featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as a guest speaker. (Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer, Joanne Lee)
NPR
Community

Teen girl leaders in a pandemic: Fight for what’s right, then groove to BTS

For girls like 19-year-old Giovanna Basso, a teen activist from Brazil, being a teen and an activist is a balancing act.

4 years ago

Olivia Breen (right), a Welsh Paralympian seen here in 2015, recently recounted a competition official remarking that her briefs were
NPR
Community

The sexualization of women in sports extends even to what they wear

It's 2021, but the policing of female athletes' bodies is a practice that continues to thrive.

4 years ago

A closeup of an IUD
NPR
Health

Contraception is free to women, except when it’s not

The ACA requires most insurers to cover a list of FDA-approved birth control methods for free. But insurers often make it hard for women to get the products they want.

4 years ago

Payton Ridenour traveled to Bogota, Colombia for the UCI World Cup with her Olympic qualification dreams hanging in the balance, and she landed on the podium with an amazing 2nd Place finish against some of the world's best. (Navadanet)
Lifestyle

Pottstown BMX prodigy is prepared for her Olympic debut in Tokyo

Payton Ridenour, Pottstown native and seven-time BMX national champion, talks with WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn.

4 years ago

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Gwendolyn Faison speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Gwendolyn Faison, Camden’s first woman mayor, remembered as a ‘trailblazer’

Though the bulk of her tenure was ceremonial, with Camden’s finances under state control, Faison said she tried to “take lemons and make lemonade.”

4 years ago

Bill Cosby, center, and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, right, approach members of the media
Radio Times
Courts & Law

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

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(Bigstock)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

What’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

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Sonia Doe is pictured, faceless, standing at a railing
NPR
Courts & Law

New Jersey prisoners will be placed based on gender identity under a new policy

As part of a civil lawsuit settlement, the N.J. DOC has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a jail stay in line with their gender identity.

4 years ago

The exterior of Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey.
Politics & Policy

Embattled 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

Dr. Donald Morton hopes to mentor 10,000 Black men as part of his ReManned Project based out of Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

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

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