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Gender

A variety of pins and buttons were used by both sides of the women's suffrage campaign. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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

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State Sen. Loretta Weinberg at press conference Thursday (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Work 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

A supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, waves a flag during a rally outside the White House, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Courts & Law

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

Harvey Weinstein leaves court during his rape trial, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Courts & Law

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

Rep. Ayanna Pressley appears in a video for The Root, the African American-focused online magazine, in which she reveals her bald head and talks about living with alopecia. (Courtesy of The Root and G/O Media via AP Photo)
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Health

‘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

The Supreme Court will examine Trump administration regulations that allow employers to claim exemptions to the contraceptive insurance coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

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

Think you're too young for menopause? Women in their 30s can enter perimenopause, the process leading up to menopause. Here's what you need to know about it. (Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Health

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

Downingtown East High School students Chloe Baumann, Hope Hessler, Megan Beale, and Gabbi Chacko traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Women's March. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

‘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

New Jersey Assembly chambers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

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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Philadelphia Museum of Art (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Erie 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.

6 years ago

Women got the lion's share of new jobs in December and now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls. This unusual situation reflects the growth of industries like health care where women dominate. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

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.

6 years ago

(Fancy/Veer/Corbis/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

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.

6 years ago

(Jonathan Weiss/BigStock)
Politics & Policy

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.

6 years ago

(photo credit, David Goddard)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age”

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.

6 years ago

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Director Kathryn Bigelow poses backstage with the Oscar for best achievement in directing for
Arts & Entertainment

Pop 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.

6 years ago

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