
Gender
Men still control 73% of board seats of Philly region’s biggest publicly traded companies
There are only three women CEOs at the top 100 publicly traded companies in the Philadelphia region, according to a PwC analysis for the Forum of Executive Women.
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Listen 1:07Diane Feinstein, the ‘Year of the Woman,’ and the evolving landscape of Pa. politics
From Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to Lynn Yeakel and Madeline Dean, Dave Davies casts a throughline from 1992 to the present.
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Listen 6:12Haley Van Voorhis makes NCAA football history as the 1st female non-kicker player
The safety, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game.
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New COVID-19 Boosters, Earworms, Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations come out Tuesday. We hear from Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory panel, about the latest guidelines released by the CDC.
Air Date: September 13, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 49:26Woman-owned Philly brewery celebrates 4 years of survival through collaboration
Triple Bottom Brewing, a certified B Corp with a do-good mission, is hosting five days of pop-ups and parties.
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Luis Rubiales resigns as head of Spain’s soccer federation
The embattled president of Spain's soccer federation has left his job. A furor arose after he kissed a star player on the mouth after the Women's World Cup final.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States.
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Spain’s women’s soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss
Spain's soccer federation did not mention Jorge Vilda's connection to now-suspended president Luis Rubiales or his unpopularity among the Women's World Cup-winning team.
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Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record
The previous attendance record was 91,648, set during a soccer match in Spain last year.
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Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?
The apparent abuse of authority by Luis Rubiales has also brought the nation that has made strides in gender equality face-to-face with the sexism that still runs deep.
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Anger in Spain after soccer chief kisses a player at Women’s World Cup ceremony
Luis Rubiales is being roundly criticized, including by Spain's acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.
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Spain wins its 1st Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
La Roja's first major international trophy made Spain the first European team to win the Women’s World Cup since Germany in 2007.
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England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women’s World Cup final against Spain
Both teams will each be playing in the Women’s World Cup final for the first time when they meet at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
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Penn State gender pay gap is among worst compared to public Big Ten schools, federal data show
Across Penn State’s campuses, female instructional staff earn on average 80% of what their male colleagues make. PSU argues the federal data do not show the full picture.
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Meet the last 8 teams in the running for the Women’s World Cup
Here are the stars to watch and the key storylines to follow in the quarterfinal matches that begin Thursday.
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