Gender
Democratic candidates pressed on priorities by women of color
At the first-ever She The People presidential forum, eight Democratic candidates are facing the same basic question today in Houston: Why should women of color vote for them?
5 years ago
Black birth workers help moms struggling when — and after — the baby is born
Local workshops focused on birth trauma and birth-worker training address some women’s desires for alternative, and better, experiences.
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Listen 1:16Central Pa. school board passes ‘biological sex’ policy for bathrooms, locker rooms
'The minute we vote on this, we open ourselves up to a lawsuit,' one school board member said.
5 years ago
Why Down syndrome is in the middle of the Pa. abortion debate
Pa. House Speaker Turzai says he's protecting the special-needs community. Pro-choice advocates say he's chipping away at abortion rights.
Air Date: April 11, 2019
Listen 13:49Eying conservative majority on Supreme Court, abortion foes promote tough state bans
Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans on the procedure.
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Can Delaware close the gap on black infant and maternal mortality?
Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.
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Listen 2:12How to close the wage gap? Pa. lawmakers look to family leave
Studies — like a 2017 one from the National Bureau of Economic Research — have shown that disparities have a lot to do with motherhood.
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Equal Pay Day: closing the gender wage gap
On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.
Air Date: April 2, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:32Most see women equal to men in politics, new poll finds
An all-time high of 84 percent of Americans believe women are just as suited emotionally for politics as men, according to results from the General Social Survey.
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NASA scraps first all-female spacewalk for want of a medium-size spacesuit
History was supposed to be made Friday when, for the first time, two female astronauts were scheduled to do a spacewalk together outside the International Space Station.
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Delco medical trailblazer Anna Broomall honored with historical marker
Anna Broomall broke gender barriers and worked to lower maternal and infant mortality rates.
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Pa. lawmakers bring back bill penalizing doctors for abortions due to Down syndrome
Organizations like Planned Parenthood have also derided the initiative as a way to chip away at abortion rights.
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Saudi women’s rights activists awarded for their work — while on trial
Three women were honored with a prestigious award this week and it's likely they have no idea.
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Girls, women share stories of empowerment during Philly summit
Approximately 300 to 350 women and girls attended the summit hosted by the Philadelphia Commission for Women.
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Encouraging black men to pay attention to their health
The “Know Your Numbers” event coincided with release of a city report examining the health of black men and boys.
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