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Politics & Policy

Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House

As reports of harassment pile up, one current and three former female lawmakers tell The Associated Press that they, too, have been harassed by fellow members of Congress.

8 years ago

In this March 18, 2015 file photo, former Associated Press Vice President and Senior Managing Editor Mike Oreskes poses for a photo at AP headquarters, in New York. Oreskes, current vice president of news and editorial director at National Public Radio, Oreskes has resigned as chief of NPR’s newsroom following accusations of sexual harassment that dated back to the 1990s. (Chuck Zoeller/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Oreskes resigns as NPR news chief after harassment report

Oreskes said in a statement Wednesday that he was deeply sorry to the people he hurt.

8 years ago

Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, right, answers a question during a gubernatorial debate against Democratic nominee Phil Murphy at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, pool)
Politics & Policy

Gender gap in New Jersey voter preferences benefits Democrat in governor's race

Republican Kim Guadagno is hoping to be the second woman elected governor of New Jersey, but female voters are showing more support for Democrat Phil Murphy.

8 years ago

A crowd of people fill the Parkway
Community

20th reunion for Million Woman March begins year of actions

Twenty years later, Phile Chionesu, still looks back on the Million Woman March with a bit of disbelief.

8 years ago

Tom Wolf at the podium in Philadelphia City Hall, Council chambers
Politics & Policy

Pa. reviews business practices to ensure diversity in contracts

Gov. Tom Wolf visits Philadelphia to outline scope of study to uncover disparities in awarding government contracts.

8 years ago

Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, R-Me., smiles Jan., 5, 1949, as she takes a break from looking over papers in her office in Washington D.C.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Senator versus demagogue, and history's verdict

It's great that Jeff Flake stood up to Donald Trump's serial lies and dangerous toxicity, but, lest we forget our history, Flake's act was not unprecedented.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Health

#MeToo

Guests: Nuala Cabral, Lisa Huebner, Jaclyn Friedman  Since actress Alyssa Milano encouraged wom ...

Air Date: October 25, 2017

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Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Parents, you’ve got this! Talking to your kids about appropriate Halloween costumes

If you’re a Gen X parent like me and grew up in the 70s or 80s, you likely remember the three ways that you got your Halloween costume when you were growing up:

8 years ago

Norman Rockwell illustration,
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Girls in the Boy Scouts

Writer and book critics KATE TUTTLE tells Marty why she thinks the Boy Scouts’ decision to include girls is an empty PR stunt. ...

8 years ago

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Girls can now chose between the Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Lifestyle

With Boy Scouts opening up, Girl Scouts facing a crossroads

With the Boy Scouts now accepting girls, will the Girl Scouts go the way of all-women's colleges? Or will they take a different trajectory?

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Community

Poem: She raises her shovels and hoes high

This poem was originally published in "Khmer Girl" (RJ Communications, 2014), and is dedicated to women and the Vietnamese people.

8 years ago

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is shown at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, France.
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

A sexual harassment primer for girls

The stories keep coming at us with a common theme: men behaving badly. As these icky morality plays unfold, I am shocked by how I’m not really shocked.

8 years ago

Liberty One, City Hall, and the Comcast building among others
Money

Out and Equal summit building workplace diversity in Philly

More than 4,000 people are gathering in Philadelphia for a summit focusing on strengthening diversity in the workplace. 

8 years ago

Delaware State Police
Courts & Law

Attorneys dismiss suit over discharge of overweight trooper

Attorneys have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by a former Delaware state trooper who claimed she was forced to resign because she was overweight.

8 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. is shown in an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News Channel television program in July.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Republicans decide that sex harassment is very, very bad

Wow. Isn’t it amazing how the GOP and Donald Trump Jr. are suddenly rocking the sexual harassment issue, now that Harvey Weinstein has been outed as a serial pig?

8 years ago

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