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Hannah Beachler, pictured here in February 2018, is the first African-American nominated for an Oscar for production design. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

She designed Wakanda — and might win an Oscar for it

Hannah Beachler is the first African-American ever nominated for the award in production design. She helped create the cinematic world of Wakanda.

6 years ago

Flutist Elizabeth Rowe, performing as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2016. (Winslow Townson/Courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
NPR
Money

Top flutist settles gender pay-gap suit with Boston Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Rowe was among the first women to file a gender pay-equity claim under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act.

6 years ago

Protected time for new families could pay health dividends later. (Jacob Lund/Shutterstock)
Health

Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

How does the stress of a rapid return to work affect parents, and in turn, cost society as a whole?

6 years ago

Ann Addis, Temple University clinical instructor and speech pathologist, (right) demonstrates how pitch is measured in the lab. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Temple voice therapy program speaks to transgender women

Hormones that help with transition don’t change the pitch of the voice, but vocal therapy programs like the one at Temple University's College of Public Health can.

6 years ago

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The red drop of blood (left) was designated as an official emoji to symbolize menstruation, among other things, this year. The design at right, submitted in 2017, was not accepted.
(Unicode; Plan International UK)
NPR
Health

Why period activists think the ‘drop of blood’ emoji is a huge win

The Unicode Consortium, the organization that decides which symbols get to be emojis, released its 2019 additions this week. A "drop of blood" emoji has been added to the mix.

6 years ago

Brittany Williams, a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, started taking Truvada when she began dating a man living with HIV. Even though the relationship ended, she continues to take it. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR)
NPR
Health

To halt HIV, advocates push for PrEP outreach to black women

About 1.1 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from PrEP, according to the CDC. Around half of those are black men and women.

6 years ago

(Nicole Xu for NPR)
NPR
Health

Living near your grandmother has evolutionary benefits

Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival & reproduction, why live longer than you can reproduce? In the '60s, researchers came up with the "grandmother hypothesis."

6 years ago

Troop 19 member Josie Provencher tosses a log at the log hurling station of the Klondike Derby. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Community

Girls who aren’t ‘girly’ find a fit in more rigorous activities of Boy Scouts

One of the first all-girl Scouts BSA troops delights in the outdoor activities troop members say aren’t often available in Girl Scouts.

6 years ago

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Women members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, cheer after President Donald Trump acknowledges more women in Congress during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Women in white: Dem solidarity stands out at State of Union

The women of the House wore white. The men wore dark suits. And the contrast laid bare the growing gender gap between Democrats and Republicans.

6 years ago

Theresa Reid feeds her five-month-old niece, Ummayyah, a bottle of breast milk that was pumped by Ummayyah's mother, Cierra Jackson, who is serving a 6-to-23-month sentence at Riverside Correctional Facility, in Philadelphia. (Kriston Jae Bethel/Next City)
Community
Broke in Philly

Staying connected: Moms who pump in prison

An innovative lactation program encourages incarcerated new moms to maintain their breast milk supply, reinforcing maternal bonds and providing health benefits to newborns.

6 years ago

Listen 5:40
Zulekha Dawood leads the group of female cyclists through the impoverished Lyari neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan's capital. They ride early in the morning to avoid the worst of the traffic. (Diaa Hadid/NPR)
NPR
Community

Women who dare to bicycle in Pakistan

It is a rare endeavor in conservative Pakistan, where few women dare to cycle. It is seen as a vulgar and sexlike act because a woman must straddle a seat.

6 years ago

In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Trump will be surrounded by living reminders of the 2018 election that delivered Democrats the House majority and elected a record number of women. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Women will surround Trump at State of the Union address Tuesday

Pelosi behind and above. Female immigrants, gazing down from the balcony. A black woman who ran a close race for governor of Georgia, rebutting.

6 years ago

A student on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, trying out the hijab on World Hijab Day, 2017. (Russell Contreras/AP Photo)
Community
The Conversation

The hijab, part of a growing fashion industry

Celebrated on Feb. 1, World Hijab Day is a “recognition of millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and live a life of modesty.”

6 years ago

A poster at the entrance of the Laurel Highlands Council headquarters in Pittsburgh shows a young girl in a Cub Scouts uniform. The program for younger kids can include co-ed troops, but older kids will have single-sex troops. (Katie Blackley/WESA)
NPR
Community

Welcoming girls, Boy Scouts program is now Scouts BSA

The decision to invite girls into Boy Scouts was not an easy one but ahead of the February change, girls are already looking forward to being involved.

6 years ago

State Sen. Daylin Leach. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach sues woman who accused him of sexual assault

Daylin Leach is suing a woman who says the Democratic Pa. state senator sexually assaulted her in 1991.

6 years ago

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