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Campaigning As A Woman: How A Newly Elected Mass. Councilor Recalibrated Her Persona For Voters
Boston City Council is now made up primarily of women, but across Massachusetts, men largely remain in charge. -
Virginia May Ratify The Equal Rights Amendment. What Would Come Next Is Murky
If state lawmakers pass the ERA, Virginia would become the 38th state to ratify it, and an amendment needs 38 states to be added to the U.S. Constitution. But it's not that simple. -
Economics Still Has A Diversity Problem
Despite decades of work, there's been little or no progress on increasing diversity in economics. -
Investor's Naked Selfie Ignites #MeToo Moment: Female Founder Fights Back
The experience of raising money last year bewildered Elizabeth Giorgi at first. Almost always, she pitched her startup company, Soona, to an all-male… -
Harvey Weinstein Heads To Trial For Sex Crimes In A #MeToo Landmark
It's the first criminal trial for Weinstein, whose alleged misconduct helped set off a movement. Now, the former producer faces five charges that may land him a long prison sentence in New York. -
Book Club: Yale Needs Women
Few thought it would ever happen but in 1969 the prestigious all male Yale University went coed. Author Anne Gardiner Perkins' new book, "Yale Needs Women, tells the stories of the first women on the Yale campus who faced extraordinary pressure to succeed. -
Alpha Pi Omega: The First Sorority For Native American Women
Only 17 percent of American Indian students go to college. And those who do often struggle with lack of social support on campus. That’s why 25 years ago some young native women founded The first national sorority for Native American women. -
From A Hashtag To A Movement: #NatSecGirlSquad Empowers Women In National Security
#NatSecGirlSquad is focused on placing and promoting women in national security, a field that's overwhelmingly white and male. "We don't want anything special. We just want equal footing." -
Global Women Who Took A Stand In 2019: From An Ebola Doc To 2 Beauty Queens
We profiled women who were on the front lines of social change this year — from a doctor fighting Ebola in Congo amid gunfire to two forthright beauty queens. -
Meet The Womanikin, The Breasted Vest Working To Close The CPR Gender Gap
Studies show women are less likely to receive CPR in public than men. A manikin sleeve with silicone breasts might be part of the solution.
