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U.S. surfer Lakey Peterson is carried up the beach after claiming victory in a World Surf League event in Australia in March. The league says it will start paying the same prize money to men and women. (Jason Childs/Getty Images)
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Money

Equal pay for equal shreds: World Surf League will award same prizes to men and women

The new policy closes a significant pay gap between men and women at the league's surf competitions.

7 years ago

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund is congratulated by contestants after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Waving off critics, Miss America prepares for contest without swimsuit competition

Miss America's new leader has been pilloried for ending the iconic swimsuit segment of the contest

7 years ago

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Stockton University,  Galloway Township. campus. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Did Stockton U. do enough to protect students from members of ‘rogue fraternity’?

A woman filed a lawsuit Monday in N.J. st. court alleging she was sexually assaulted by a member of an off-campus fraternity at Stockton U., making it the fifth of the summer.

7 years ago

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Miss Louisiana Laryssa Bonacquisti reacts after advancing to the evening gown round of the Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Noah K. Murray)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Miss America makeover

Guests: Heather French Henry, Jessica Bennett, Amy Kuperinsky, Crystal Lee Fifty-one young women are in Atlantic ...

Air Date: September 4, 2018 10:00 am

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Lawmakers will return to session next week. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

AP: Pa., many other states haven’t followed through on #MeToo proposals

Lawmakers in just half of the states that proposed new harassment and misconduct measures gave taken actions

7 years ago

(Illustration by Steve Teare)
The Pulse
Health

Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?

The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?

7 years ago

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Louise Thaden began setting a slew of female flying records, intent on becoming the best woman pilot in America. (Courtesy of Fly Girls)
Radio Times
Community

The women of early aviation

Guests: Keith O’Brien, Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo Air shows of the 1920s and 1930s were competitive, dangerous a ...

Air Date: August 22, 2018 10:00 am

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Rashida Tlaib, pictured in 2008 outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., served as a state legislator for six years. On Tuesday, Democrats picked her to run unopposed for the congressional seat that former Rep. John Conyers held for more than 50 years. Tlaib would be the first Muslim woman in Congress. (Al Goldis/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Detroit’s Rashida Tlaib poised to become first Muslim woman in Congress

"I am at a loss for words," she tweeted overnight. "I cannot wait to serve you in Congress."

7 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

Masculinity & raising boys

Guests: Michael C. Reichert, Michael A. Lindsey  “Man up.” “Boys don’t cry.” Our culture starts teachi ...

Air Date: August 6, 2018 10:00 am

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The brains of female soccer players who head the ball frequently show white matter alterations. (Krista Long/Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

Heading may be riskier for female soccer players than males

It's already known that female soccer players are at a higher risk of concussion than males.

7 years ago

(Tara Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

How to find out if ‘women’s empowerment’ programs really empower women

So many aid programs in low-income countries have set 'empowering women' as their goal.

7 years ago

Female inmates interact in their cell in this file photo. (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo, Pool)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Female Pa. lawmakers hope to help incarcerated women with series of bills

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

7 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Will local LGBTQ protections be collateral damage in bid to undo Philly paid sick leave?

A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that intends to reverse Philadelphia's sick leave ordinance may also affect LGBTQ employment protections.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, July 4, 2018

Independence Day in a deeply divided United States is causing many Americans to ponder patriotism. Activist Giana Graves joins the show t ...

Air Date: July 4, 2018

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Cadets color guard members move to the field before their first home performance in 2018. (Jessica Griffin, Inquirer/Daily News)
Community

Allentown’s famed Cadets rise again after months of scandal and tumult

Some had worried a #MeToo scandal would be fatal for one of the nation’s oldest and most decorated drum corps.

7 years ago

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