Women’s Day highlights gender equality gaps
By hugging yourself today, you can show solidarity with women across the world on International Women’s Day. To celebrate the event, people are being asked to embrace themselves – as a…
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50th anniversary of Title XI: Helping women in sports and business
Countless women, including the co-owner of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, have benefited from Title XI, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Ginny Gilder reflects back on how even though…
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Poll finds men and women differ on how equal women have become
Men and women have different opinions on how far women have come achieving gender parity. A new poll found that 61% of men think the country has made a lot…
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Army bases with Confederate names being renamed
There are nine Army bases named after Confederate officers, including Fort Bragg, and that is all changing. Fort Bragg will become Fort Liberty, and the other eight posts will become…
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Job ads in New York City required to include salary
An interesting new law in New York City requires employers to list the salary in job advertisements. It’s supposed to help women and minorities achieve better pay. The Associated Press…
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NFL changes rules to promote diversity hiring
The NFL’s Rooney Rule, which was adopted in 2003, is being modified to promote the hiring of women and minorities. All 32 clubs will be required to employ a female…
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Taliban reverting to old strict ways
As feared, the Taliban is bringing back its strict rules from the late 1990s when it previously ruled Afghanistan. Not only are women and girls treated repressively, but media and…
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At 84, Madeleine Albright passes away
The first female U.S. secretary of state has died of cancer. Madeleine Albright served under President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. The Associated Press has the story: Glass ceiling…
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Women head back into Ukraine braving conflict, danger
One comparison that keeps getting made in the Russia-Ukraine war is to World War II and the refugees that conflict spread all over Europe and neighboring regions, and now another…
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Those fleeing Ukraine are the most vulnerable
More than 874,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last week and the figure is “rising exponentially.” Most of them are women and children, especially ones with disabilities. The…
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Women and children flee as men remain fighting in Ukraine
Families are being torn apart as the women and children flee Ukraine while the men remain to fight Russia. Over 675,000 have fled the country since the invasion began. The…
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