Gender
NewsWorks Tonight, May 4, 2018
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 21:29‘Culture shock within their own country’: Saudis come to grips with swift changes
Many of the social changes are popular with the kingdom's younger citizens.
6 years ago
Fired Comcast worker pushing company to review policies on sexual harassment
Former employees bring petition from others who say they've been sexually harassed to Comcast's Philly headquarters.
6 years ago
Federal judge blocks Philly’s salary-history law aimed at closing the pay gap
The ruling was a victory for the local Chamber of Commerce, which had sued the city to challenge the law set to take effect later this month.
6 years ago
Recalling 1992’s ‘Year of the Woman,’ Lynn Yeakel assesses gender equality in 2018
Thursday is 50/50 Day, a global day of action and conversations around gender equality in leadership.
6 years ago
Listen 4:53House GOP continues sexual misconduct study with public hearing
As part of their announced effort to curb sexual harassment and abuse in the legislature, and in Pennsylvania workplaces generally, a House committee has held a public hearing
6 years ago
$1 million federal grant will help study of transgender kids
The first large-scale, national study of transgender children, including some as young as 3, is poised to expand.
6 years ago
Women can’t have prior salaries used against them, court says in equal pay case
Employers can't pay women less than men just because they made less at a previous job.
6 years ago
PAFA’s Chuck Close exhibit ends with workshop on the art of protest
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ended its Chuck Close exhibit Sunday with a workshop on the art of protest.
6 years ago
‘Magdalene’ and the modern woman, from Tribe of Fools
The character we see on stage is Mary Magdalene. And more.
6 years ago
Prosecutors reveal Cosby paid his accuser nearly $3.4M
Comedian Bill Cosby paid out nearly $3.4 million in a civil settlement with Andrea Constand, the woman he is on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting in 2004.
6 years ago
Listen 4:08With #MeToo’s critics growing, will backlash against movement help Cosby’s defense?
Some #MeToo fatigue showed up during last week’s four-day jury selection for the entertaimers.
6 years ago
What we mean when we talk about ‘suburban women voters’
Suburban women get a lot of attention from politicians these days.
6 years ago
A little league of her own: The first girl in Little League baseball
There's no crying in baseball. But for Kay Johnston, there's crying when you can't play.
6 years ago
#MeToo movement expected to bring different dynamic to Cosby retrial
How will the #MeToo conversation seep into our criminal justice system and the Cosby retrial?
6 years ago