Gender
Real orgasms and transcendent pleasure: How women are reigniting desire
How can more women allow themselves to experience sexual pleasure?
6 years ago
Power of the past: Retelling Utah’s suffragette history to empower modern women
Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law in 1870. The state is celebrating — but that means it's confronting its history of polygamy, too.
6 years ago
Solitude and the creative life
Author Fenton Johnson joins Marty to talk about his decision to live in relative solitude. Then, we discuss the nuances of modern marriage with sociologist Kristi Williams.
Air Date: February 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57New fund helps Pa. abuse survivors pay for counseling without involving police
Pennsylvania residents who’ve experienced sexual assault can apply for a share of $5 million to pay for counseling — even if they never reported it.
6 years ago
Should Alice Paul replace N.J. ‘war hero’ in Washington, D.C. statue gallery?
A prime mover behind the 19th Amendment could get a statue replacing Philip Kearney, a Civil War general.
6 years ago
The women say their common identity is helping cut through red tape and make way for real change.
6 years ago
Say yes to the dress, and the vote: Suffrage and style at Brandywine Museum
The Brandywine River Museum presents a visual history of the campaign for women’s voting rights, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.
6 years ago
Listen 1:36Work starts on changing ‘toxic’ culture in New Jersey politics
Workgroup formed to tackle harassment, sexual assault and misogyny by men in power; battle plan is laid out
6 years ago
U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’
The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have
6 years ago
A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open
Harvey Weinstein arrived at court Wednesday to face the biggest trial of the # MeToo era, with opening statements soon to start in the rape case
6 years ago
‘Freed from the secret’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley opens up about living with alopecia
"I've only been bald in the privacy of my home and in the company of close friends," Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts says at the beginning of an emotional video.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
‘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.
6 years ago
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
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