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Gender

Former DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman talks about gender parity at an event in Wilmington Tuesday night. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Money

First female DuPont CEO gets real on gender inequality

Ellen Kullman discussed the pay gap, equal opportunities and sexual harassment in Wilmington.

8 years ago

Ashley Bennett won a seat as Atlantic County Freeholder in the most recent election (Bennett for Freeholder)
Politics & Policy

South Jersey woman spurred into politics by Facebook post wins Freeholder seat

A Facebook post has ended up costing an Atlantic County Freeholder his job as a woman who objected to what he shared online defeated him in Tuesday's election.

8 years ago

Grace Lewis (left) portrays Stephen Hopkins and Maura Slater (right) portrays John Hancock during a rehearsal for North Penn High School's production of
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Lansdale high school musical breaks up the boys club

North Penn's production of "1776" is revolutionary in that young women take on many of the starring roles of Founding Fathers.

8 years ago

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U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Roy Moore pedophilia accusations test GOP’s cracked moral compass

The GOP, which once prided itself as the party of high moral character, keeps sinking lower.

8 years ago

 In this photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2016, signage is seen outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. North Carolina is in a legal battle over a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. The ADA-compliant bathroom signs were designed by artist Peregrine Honig. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Education

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Republicans are voicing concerns about proposed protections for transgender students in Delaware.

8 years ago

President John F. Kennedy, c. 1962 and President Donald Trump, c. 2017 ( (stf and Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photos)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Trump's popularity; JFK conspiracies; and reports of sexual harassment in the workplace — Americans weigh in

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

Listen 4:59
The United States Capitol building against a blue sky
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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Halloween Silhouettes (Picture Courtesy BigStock)
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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