Gender
Is redemption possible in the aftermath of #MeToo?
"We have to grapple with this question of who can come back and who can't," says Tarana Burke, the activist who coined the term "Me Too" years before it went viral in 2017.
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Supreme Court to hear abortion regulation case
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to plunge into the abortion debate in the midst of the 2020 presidential campaign.
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Lawyers fight for everyday women bringing #MeToo complaints
The Times Up fund, administered by the National Women's Law Center, has received more than 3,670 requests for assistance and has funded 160 cases via $24 million donations.
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A new way of paying for maternity care aims to reduce c-sections
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.
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‘Tip of the iceberg’ — 1 in 16 women reports first sexual experience as rape
More than 3 million women experienced rape as their first sexual encounter, according to a new study, which surveyed women ages 18 to 44.
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The former clinic is listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-abortion activists, some of whom will gather Saturday at the grave of Gosnell’s victims, want to buy it.
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Listen 5:16Her own toy story: How a 6-year-old girl’s letter launched ‘Plastic Army Women’
The Green Army Women figurines will now be available by Christmas 2020 in four different military poses.
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N.J. teachers don’t mirror racial, gender makeup of student population, report says
A report from New Jersey Policy Perspective, a progressive think tank, says the state’s teaching workforce does not resemble the state’s student body.
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10 things to know about Kyle Tanguay, the Eagles’ first male cheerleader in 35 years
He’s a New Hampshire native and UArts dance major, and yes, he’s taken.
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First woman president of Delaware State University stepping down after two years
Wilma Mishoe, 70, will step down from the historically Black university at the end of the year, according to the university’s website.
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U.S. Women’s Soccer team draws record crowd to South Philly
It was the largest crowd ever to see the U.S. team play a friendly match. Fans hope it’s a sign of things to come.
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Listen 1:48Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with lighthouse researcher Shauna MacDonald about the little-known women in history who ran them.
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Listen 6:06Female cops face a blue wall of silence when reporting sexual harassment
Richard Ross resigned after ignoring sexual harassment claims filed by a female officer. Could there be a systemic problem within the Philadelphia Police Department?
Air Date: August 28, 2019
Listen 17:05The 1970s PPD was wary of hormones, bad bones and gullibility.
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Philly’s female cops sue police department over civil rights abuses every other month, records show
The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.
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