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Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers gestures towards Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes towards the end of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game in Dallas
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Community

How a hand gesture dominated a NCAA title game and revealed a double standard

Here's what the gesture means and why it sent social media into a tizzy.

3 years ago

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates with the net after defeating Maryland in an Elite 8 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Greenville
Education

Black female athletes: Having Black female coach is crucial

Black female representation in the coaching and sports administrative ranks has often existed on a minute scale.

3 years ago

The South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate after their Monday night win over Maryland
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Education

The NCAA women’s Final Four has both fresh faces and the defending champs

"This is a new history that we're venturing into," said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

3 years ago

A view of a red brick building.
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Billy Penn

140 years ago, a group of Philly women set out to advance gender equity

A descendant of the New Century Guild is still active in philanthropic grantmaking today.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw urged suspects to
Politics & Policy

Trio of leading women in Philly government honored by City Council

The resolutions are part of the council’s recognition of Women’s History Month.

3 years ago

Pa. Representative Emily Kinkead won a state House seat to represent part of the Pittsburgh suburbs in 2020. (Amanda Berg for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Women have more power than ever in Pennsylvania’s legislature, but lawmakers say big hurdles remain

Less than one-third of the members of the state legislature are women — 80 of the 253 lawmakers who serve in the state House and Senate.

3 years ago

The logos for Fox programs are displayed on the News Corp. building
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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

3 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.

3 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.
Community

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.

3 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.

3 years ago

(Clockwise from top left) Fanny Kemble, Grayce Uyehara, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Violet Oakley, Mary Engle Pennington, Ora Washington
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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.

3 years ago

An up-close look at a midwife performing an ultrasound.
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.

3 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

Celia Cruz spreads her arms wide as she poses on stage.
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

Debra Todd, seen from behind, administers the oath of office to Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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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