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Courts & Law

Producer sues Fox News, alleging she’s being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit

Abby Grossberg says she was misled by Fox lawyers who prepared her to testify in the defamation lawsuit. Fox News says she's revealed confidential information and has sued her

2 years ago

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Money

It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.

2 years ago

A group of people march down a street in a protest for women's rights in Iran and Afghanistan and abortion rights in the U.S.
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Philadelphia protesters march for abortion rights on International Women’s Day

Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia advocating for abortion rights and women’s rights abroad.

2 years ago

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Protesters march in Berlin to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday
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Health

Greater gender equality can help both men and women live longer, a new study finds

Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy.

2 years ago

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Billy Penn

Notable women in Philly history you might not know — but definitely should

Two abolitionists, a scientist, an artist, an athlete, and an activist whose legacies will live on in Philadelphia lore.

2 years ago

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Health

The racist stigma of midwifery, and how the profession’s return could help solve New Jersey’s maternal health care crisis

Midwifery was relatively common in the U.S. before the early 1900s, but as surgical care and obstetrics rose in prominence, white male doctors began demonizing the profession.

2 years ago

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Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman in the Secret Service, left the agency after four years because of discrimination. She is seen here escorting Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley during his 1977 visit to Washington.
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Community

Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she’s getting credit

Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination.

3 years ago

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NPR
Community

Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Event to mark Todd’s rise as first female Pa. chief justice

Pennsylvania state Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd is about to be formally installed as the state's chief justice. She is the first woman to hold that office.

3 years ago

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In a male-dominated construction industry, this Philly woman seeks to empower others

Monica Miraglilo worked her way into the construction industry after a career in modeling. Now she wants to empower other women to join her.

3 years ago

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Community

Bucks County’s Pearl S. Buck Foundation wants your help naming a ‘Woman of Influence’

For the first time in 43 years, the Pearl S. Buck Foundation is asking the public to nominate influential women, one of whom will win its annual award.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

‘Better governance for everyone’: More women than ever in Delaware’s General Assembly

In 2000, 15 of the 62 state legislators were women. The number has grown steadily and is now 24 — 39% of the members.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Inquiry finds widespread misconduct in women’s pro soccer

Investigations by the National Women’s Soccer League and U.S. Soccer both found instances of sexual abuse and manipulation within the league.

3 years ago

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Community

Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84

Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

U.S. Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup

The federation described the move as a show of support for protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday.

3 years ago

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