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More to Think About: Black Infant Mortality Read the entire article here. By Linda Villarosa Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from “The Hidden Toll,” the cover story in the NY Times Sunday magazine. Black infants in America are now more than twice as likely to die as white infants — 11.3 per 1,000 black babies, compared with […]
3 Women Scientists Whose Discoveries Were Credited to Men Here’s a look at three women scientists who were trailblazers during a time when men dominated the field of science. Rosalind Franklin Probably the most well-known of these women is Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920 –1958). Franklin was an English chemist whose work led to the discovery of the […]
Another “she persisted” moment? GOP panel chairman scolds Kamala Harris about ‘courtesy’ after she grills deputy AG on Russia probe TRAVIS GETTYS 07 JUN 2017 AT 13:09 ET Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) was scolded by a Republican committee chairman Wednesday as she grilled law enforcement and intelligence officials on the Russia probe. The California Democrat […]
TV Networks Under Fire for Sexism in Olympic Coverage Last week, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú shattered world records with her gold-medal-winning performance in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. But an NBC reporter quickly deflated her victory by giving her husband and coach, Shane Tusup, credit for the win […]
Many of the largest religious denominations in America, including Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and the Southern Baptist Convention, don’t allow women to be ordained into the priesthood or hold the top leadership positions within the church. And even within the religious organizations that do allow women to […]
The Oppressed Majority: A Poignant French Short Film about a World in Which Men Are Subject to Sexism by Maria Popova A tragicomic day in the life of a man who struggles for equality in a mirror-image society dominated by women. “Those who travel with the current will always feel they are good swimmers,” NPR […]