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Psychologist John Pryor created a scale in the 1980s which can determine how likely a person is to sexually harass someone else.
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Community

How likely is someone to sexually harass others? This scale determines

Why do some people, mainly men, sexually harass their colleagues?

8 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Monday, July 10, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

If not taxpayers, who should pay for sexual harassment claims?

Pennsylvania has spent at least $1.5 million to settle sexual harassment cases over the last eight years.

8 years ago

A man walks down a hall toward the light of the Capitol rotunda, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Personal account of sexual harassment in Pa. Capitol spurs others to share stories

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Angela Couloumbis, who covers state government in Harrisburg, wrote a first-person account of how men behave around her in the Capitol.

8 years ago

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This image released by NBC shows Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018.
National Interest
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The politics of celebrity: Oprah stokes the buzz

If Oprah Winfrey intended to hose down her noisome boosters during last night's speech at the Golden Globes, she failed miserably.

8 years ago

Pauline stands in her room after coming home from a day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
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The sexual assault epidemic no one talks about

Unpublished Justice Department data on sex crimes shows that people with intellectual disabilities are seven times more likely to be victims of sexual assault.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood women launch initiative to stop sexual harassment

Some of Hollywood's most powerful women have teamed up to launch an initiative aimed at combating sexual harassment inside and outside their industry.

8 years ago

Chief Justice John Roberts stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June, following new Associate Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch investiture ceremony, a ceremony to mark his ascension to the bench.
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Courts & Law

Chief Justice Roberts promises to evaluate sexual misconduct policies

He said recent events have "illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace."

8 years ago

Protesters are shown gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Women's March in Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan 21, 2017. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

A year later, Women’s March organizers see need for ongoing protest

Millions rallied worldwide for women's rights during last year's Women's March. Organizers in Philly expect even bigger crowds this year.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson

Guests: Nikki Giovanni, Adam Valen Levinson We begin today’s show listening to Marty’s conversation with poet ...

Air Date: January 1, 2018

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Bess Neiblum, Emory Chiappa and Michelle Legaspi Sanchez of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls speak with Dave Heller at WHYY studios
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Chesco foundation empowers girls to do grant-making

The Girls Advisory Board brings high-schoolers from across the county together to give out grants to projects that better the lives of women and girls in their communities.

8 years ago

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Health

New Jersey requires six-month refills of birth control

The bill's sponsors reasoned that having a half-year’s worth of birth control on hand isn’t just about convenience: it’s about staying consistent.

8 years ago

This Aug. 30, 2017 photo shows Josh Randle, president of the Miss America Organization, speaking at a welcoming ceremony for pageant contestants in Atlantic City N.J. On Saturday Dec. 23, 2017, Randle resigned from the organization in the wake of an email scandal in which top leaders of the group ridiculed former Miss Americas, including comments about their appearance, intellect and sex lives. The group's CEO was suspended on Friday. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

3 Miss America officials resign, 1 apologizes to ex-winner

The emails included one that used a vulgar term for female genitalia to refer to past Miss America winners.

8 years ago

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.
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Miss America Organization suspends CEO amid email scandal

The move has raised questions about the future of the nationally televised broadcast from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Pa. judge halts Trump birth control rule; unclear if admin will appeal

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has issued a temporary injunction that bars the Trump administration from letting healthcare providers deny women coverage for contraceptives.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes a bill that would have made abortion illegal at 20 weeks, four weeks earlier than existing law allows. The veto ceremony took place at Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Wolf vetoes controversial abortion bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed Senate Bill 3, which - had it become law - would have reduced the time women had to get a legal abortion from 24 to 20 weeks.

8 years ago

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