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To Support Women In The Workforce, Stop Focusing On Women
By Maria Flynn On March 28, 2023 Women’s workforce participation has rebounded since the pandemic, yet when it comes to achieving true equity for women in the workplace, we’ve got…
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Gender Bias In The Courts: Women Are Not Believed
By Patricia Fersch On April 5, 2023 Women are not believed, one legal whitepaper finds. “Laws meant to protect women and deter further abuse often fail to achieve their purpose, because…
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Florida becomes eighth state to restrict transgender care for minors
By Jo Yurcaba On March 16, 2023 A group of Florida parents represented by advocacy groups plans to sue to block a Board of Medicine rule that took effect Thursday.…
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Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and nonbinary students
By Julianne McShane On March 15, 2023 Despite the nonbinding student vote, the women’s college does not plan to change its admissions policies, the school’s president said. Students at Wellesley…
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Transgender athlete wins discrimination case against USA Powerlifting
By Jay Valle On March 2, 2023 “I think we needed a win here, and it feels good to get that,” JayCee Cooper said after the ruling. USA Powerlifting lost…
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Tennessee governor signs first-of-its-kind bill restricting drag shows
By Matt Lavietes On March 2, 2023 The measure will prohibit drag performances on public property or at locations in the state where they can be viewed by minors. Tennessee…
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Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
By Dee-Ann Durbin On March 1, 2023 A federal labor judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven fired workers after finding that the company violated labor laws “hundreds of times”…
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No One Could Say: Accessing Emergency Obstetrics Information as a Prospective Prenatal Patient in Post-Roe Oklahoma
By Christian De Vos, JD, PhD, PHR director of research and investigations; Michele Heisler, MD, MPA, PHR medical director; William Jaffe, PHR Aizik Wolf Fellow; and Payal Shah, JD, PHR…
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Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland On April 18, 2023 The program, which will include a partnership with pharmacy chains, will help cover the cost of vaccinating patients when…
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