Gender
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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These women built careers in retail. The pandemic tore through their stores
Women hold the majority of jobs in clothing and department stores, gift and souvenir shops. Now thousands of stores have shuttered, leaving them jobless.
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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 49:45Stuck-at-home moms: The pandemic’s devastating toll on women
Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they're still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.
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Female doctors spend more time with patients, but earn less money than men
Female physicians spend more time with each patient than male doctors do and their patients report higher satisfaction. But the extra time adds up and results in less money.
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A world without legal abortion: How activists envision a ‘post-Roe’ nation
With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.
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Mom 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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Princeton University agrees to nearly $1 million in back pay to female professors
The Ivy League university will pay $925,000 in back pay and at least $250,000 in future wages, as part of an agreement announced by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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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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Justices say women can get abortion pill by mail, for now
The court did little more than defer its first action on an abortion-related issue since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month.
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How gender shapes presidential debates — even when between two men
Trump relentlessly interrupted his opponent Biden, who responded at times with personal insults. That event stands in contrast to recent debates with women candidates.
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