Gender
A trans man steps into the ring — and wins his debut as a professional boxer
On Saturday evening, Patricio Manuel, 33, became the first openly trans man to compete in a professional boxing match in the U.S.
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Research gaps leave doctors guessing about treatments for pregnant women
Historically, pregnant women have been excluded from medical research, because scientists and ethicists were concerned that experimenting could hurt them or their fetus.
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Supreme Court declines key Planned Parenthood case
The result is that people can use Medicaid money for pregnancy-related Planned Parenthood services. Now, this is not for abortion-related services.
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Air Date: December 7, 2018
Listen 49:03A push for diversity in medical school is slowly paying off
In 2012, the percentage of female and black students starting medical school began a steady, albeit slow, increase.
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Wilmington TEDx event focuses on women’s empowerment
Speakers tell their stories of adversity and the means they used to overcome it
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Listen 1:05‘Freedom is very intoxicating’ says artist behind ‘The Complicit Eye’
Kukuli Velarde — a Peruvian-born, Philadelphia-based artist — has a first major show in her adopted home town.
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Women are more likely to work in Pa. public schools — but a lot less likely to lead school districts
"You are, as a female, really having to stand up, and maybe sometimes stand up a little taller and be noticed," said one superintendent.
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Wild campaign: How Lehigh Valley’s first congresswoman rose to power
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Air Date: November 9, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57After historic elevation, new Lutheran bishop reflects on disintegrating barriers
WHYY's Mary Cummings-Jordan talks with Bishop Patricia Davenport about her new position within the Southeastern Pa. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Listen 4:57Election brings more diversity to Delaware Legislature
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Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?
Air Date: November 7, 2018
Listen 12:08All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress
Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.
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Listen 4:32She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too
Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.
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