Gender
Anita Hill says Kavanaugh accuser hearing ‘cannot be fair’
Hill says there is going to be an inherent power imbalance in the hearing.
6 years ago
Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm will be first female duo to call an NFL game
Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first female announcing team to cover an NFL game this Thursday.
6 years ago
Is the record number of women candidates a 2018 blip — or a lasting trend?
"What we do know is that women don't think about running for office as often as men do without getting recruited without having someone else suggest it."
6 years ago
New Philly museum seeks to help women break through barriers to become fine artists
The Women’s Mobile Museum is a year-long artist residency and exhibition project of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC).
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Listen 2:07During national walkout, Philly survivors of sexual violence show solidarity
The allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is the latest scandal to invoke the #MeToo movement.
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Listen 1:18At Cosby sentencing hearing, Constand family says he ruined lives
If the court listens to the prosecution, 81-year-old Cosby will receive the maximum possible punishment under the law of 10 years in state prison.
6 years ago
The women’s wave: Backlash to Trump persists, reshaping politics in 2018
"What you're seeing is just this harmonic convergence where women are running, women are volunteering in campaigns, women are making record numbers of contributions."
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As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges
The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1983-84 academic year
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Why aren’t more women in office? Even within parties, there’s big disagreement
Women represent 20 percent of Congress members right now.
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Woman rides bicycle to 183.9 mph — a world record
The feat may cause Guinness World Records to changes its categories, which currently separate bicycle speed records by gender.
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Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations
As the confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh neared, both parties had seen potential political benefits for them in the upcoming midterm elections.
6 years ago
Allegations against Kavanaugh bring back memories of Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill
When I heard that Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was at risk due to accusations that he sexually assaulting a woman decades ago, I thought of Clarence Thomas
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Kavanaugh and accuser to testify publicly before senators next week
"Her recollection of these events is crystal clear," Ford's attorney Lisa Banks told Morning Edition.
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Reconsidering hormone replacement therapy
In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.
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Listen 10:15Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women
When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate.
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