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Kate Zernike is a national reporter for the New York Times.

This book dissects the years-long battle for gender equality at MIT

4:27pm August 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The few female scientists at MIT in the late 20th century found themselves faced with hurdles related to their gender rather than their research. So they did what scientists do: they quantified it.

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Arts

USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

7:05pm August 17, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.

Arts

Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated

7:54am July 27, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?

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North Carolina hospitals: We are not ‘transitioning’ toddlers

8:06am May 13, 2023

by Associated Press

CLAIM: Three North Carolina health care systems are diagnosing toddlers with gender dysphoria and “transitioning” them. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.

A new report says that the number of female ministers of health has decreased from 31% to 25% between 2018 and 2022.

Health & Safety

Women were already unequal in the world of global health. The pandemic made it worse

4:25pm March 24, 2023

by Melody Schreiber

A new report from Women in Global Health looks at how much ground was lost — and what the impact is on health care.

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North Carolina bill with LGBTQ limits heads to Senate floor

9:52am February 07, 2023

by Associated Press

A North Carolina bill that proponents say would give parents greater authority over their children's education and health is heading to the Senate floor, but critics say the measure would harm young LGBTQ people.

Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rate in years, the 2022 edition of Women in the Workplace, an annual report from LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company, found. The authors are calling it "The Great Breakup."

Economy

Women leaders switch jobs at record rates as they demand better from their workplaces

12:23pm October 28, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Women leaders — already in short supply — are leaving their companies at rates not seen in years, a new report says. For every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two women directors leave.

Nine years ago Donovan Atterberry's girlfriend became pregnant, but a lethal chromosomal disorder was detected. She chose to terminate the pregnancy, and Atterberry says "it changed my whole perspective ... on bodily autonomy and things of that nature." H

The end of Roe v. Wade has huge economic implications for male partners, too

2:06pm June 27, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings.

Courts
LGBTQ

Judge: NC health plan must cover transgender treatments

12:17pm June 14, 2022

by Associated Press

The North Carolina state employee health plan unlawfully discriminates by excluding treatments for transgender people by refusing to pay for hormone therapy and surgeries, as it once did briefly, a

Lia Thomas, center, smiles on the podium after winning the 200-yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday.

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas had a record-breaking week at the Ivy League Championships

7:44pm February 19, 2022

by Michaela Winberg

Thomas, a 22-year-old trans woman, placed first in three freestyle events at this week's Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University. Next stop: NCAA championships.