Gender
Supreme court takes up birth-control conscience case
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider whether employers should be allowed to opt-out of providing contraceptive coverage to their workers because of morals or religion.
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Menopause can start younger than you think: Here’s what you need to know
Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face, leaving her flushed and breathless.
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‘We cannot wait:’ Philly area youth tackle gun violence, climate change at this year’s Women’s March
For many young people at the march, it was about showing the lawmakers and other people in power that they’re galvanized and ready for change.
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How #MeToo finally came to N.J. politics
New Jersey lawmakers are promising a "culture change" after 20 women in state politics shared their stories of being groped, harassed and even raped.
Air Date: January 16, 2020
Listen 12:11Erie museum director departs after reports of inappropriate behavior at Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Erie Art Museum's board says it's cut ties with its executive director, days after a newspaper said he had dated and made advances toward women he worked with.
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Women now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls
Job growth slowed last month as U.S. employers added just 145,000 jobs. But there was an interesting milestone in Friday's report from the Labor Department.
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7 women’s health topics we need to talk about in 2020
We asked outspoken doctors and health advocates to give us their Top 7 messages to women for 2020. Here's what they said.
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Murphy approves $9.5 million for Planned Parenthood, other N.J. women’s health organizations
Murphy hopes to supplant lost federal funding with state money as Title X Trump lawsuit continues.
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Kiley Reid’s debut novel Such a Fun Age, is receiving wide praise for being both a page-turner and a book that tackles the weighty issues of race and class.
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Listen 32:00Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
In the decade drawing to a close, the conversation about diversity and inclusion moved to the front burner of our popular culture as never before.
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U.S. astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission.
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From a hashtag to a movement: #NatSecGirlSquad empowers women in national security
Dozens of national security specialists clustered inside a Washington hotel, warming up with coffee and checking out booths set up by intelligence agencies.
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Carmen Maria Machado: “In a Dream House”
Writer Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir. "In a Dream House" about her abusive relationship with another woman writer.
Air Date: December 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:03Barack Obama says women could solve many of world’s problems — which men have caused
The world would be a better place if more women were in charge, former President Barack Obama says.
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Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap
When students in wilderness EMT Alice Henshaw's training courses grab practice dummies for CPR drills, they have their choice of traditional or different training.
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