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Gender

Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. (AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Anita Hill says Kavanaugh accuser hearing ‘cannot be fair’

Hill says there is going to be an inherent power imbalance in the hearing.

7 years ago

Andrea Kremer (left) and Hannah Storm will be the first all-female broadcast team to announce an NFL game, covering Thursday night's game for Amazon Prime Video.
(Brian Ach/AP for Amazon)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

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.

7 years ago

In this July 29, 2018, photo, rookie Democratic candidate Lauren Underwood greets supporters at the opening of her campaign office in St. Charles, Ill., 100 days before the midterm election. (Teresa Crawford/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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."

7 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

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).

7 years ago

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Women and allies gathered in Center City Philadelphia as part of a national walkout to show support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two women who claim Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted them. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

During 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.

7 years ago

Listen 1:18
Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Courts & Law

At 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.

7 years ago

A woman shouts slogans during the Women's March in New York City, January 20, 2018, as protestors took to the streets en masse across the United States. (Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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."

7 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. With the opening of the high court's new term approaching, President Trump is anxious for his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed by the Senate. Attorneys for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, are citing
Courts & Law

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

7 years ago

Former U.S. Sen. Barabara Mikulski (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) join other women Democratic senators for a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 30, 2014. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why aren’t more women in office? Even within parties, there’s big disagreement

Women represent 20 percent of Congress members right now.

7 years ago

Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 miles per hour – shattering a world record that had stood since 1995. (Matt Ben Stone/Action Plus via Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

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.

7 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listens to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6. Running a tight reelection race in a conservative state, Manchin has faced pressure to support Kavanaugh.
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

7 years ago

Left: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

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

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018.
NPR
Courts & Law

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.

7 years ago

Barbara Paulsen, 59, runs on a beach in Carmel, California. She plans to do everything she can to stay active as she ages. (Teo Furtado)
The Pulse
Health

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.

7 years ago

Listen 10:15
In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Serena Williams argues with the chair umpire during a match against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the women's finals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York. Some black women say Serena Williams’ experience at the U.S. Open final resonates with them. They say they are often forced to watch their tone and words in the workplace in ways that men and other women are not. Otherwise, they say, they risk being branded an
Community

Serena 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.

7 years ago

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