
Gender
The fierce female characters of film in 2018
In 2018, movie theaters offered a range of explorations of women and power: how they wield it, fight for it, abuse it.
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Pa. Supreme Court rules mothers’ drug use in pregnancy isn’t child abuse
The court's main opinion issued Friday says the law's definition of a child doesn't include fetuses or unborn children, and it says victims of perpetrators must be children.
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Violence Against Women Act expires because of government shutdown
VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Mrs. Claus is coming to town — and not as Santa's sidekick
America's Santa industry has long been a male-dominated one. An estimated 5,000 professional performers break out their Santa caps each winter.
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Philly men redefining masculinity in #MeToo era
The groups look deeper at problems in male culture that contribute to sexual harassment and violence.
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Listen 5:50A 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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Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the me ...
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
Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez was speaking on stage during a rally at Cedar Crest Colle ...
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Guests: Kelly Ditmar, Dawn Teele, Anthea Butler, Madeleine Deane This week’s midterm elections were record-bre ...
Air Date: November 9, 2018 10:00 am
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