A recent move by the Biden administration has merged two seemingly unrelated phenomena: semiconductor chip manufacturing and the provision of affordable child care. The August 2022 CHIPS and Science Act allocates $52.7 billion to domestic chip manufa...
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A recent move by the Biden administration has merged two seemingly unrelated phenomena: semiconductor chip manufacturing and the provision of affordable child care. The August 2022 CHIPS and Science Act allocates $52.7 billion to domestic chip manufa...
Just nine days after surviving domestic abuse so severe that she went into premature labor, Marissa Alexander was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her offense? Firing a single warning shot into the ceiling during a confrontation with her...
Just nine days after surviving domestic abuse so severe that she went into premature labor, Marissa Alexander was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her offense? Firing a single warning shot into the ceiling during a confrontation with her...
50% of sexually active people will have at least one sexually transmitted infection by the age of 25. The frequency and severity of the infection, including the probability of it developing into an STD as well as the likelihood that the patient will ...
50% of sexually active people will have at least one sexually transmitted infection by the age of 25. The frequency and severity of the infection, including the probability of it developing into an STD as well as the likelihood that the patient will ...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
2018 has been designated the Year of the Woman, and the midterm elections have confirmed the title. Though still far from attaining equal representation in the government, women won a record-breaking 117 leadership seats. With so many women taking o...
2018 has been designated the Year of the Woman, and the midterm elections have confirmed the title. Though still far from attaining equal representation in the government, women won a record-breaking 117 leadership seats. With so many women taking o...
At Brown, male and female athletes are supposed to receive equal treatment, and in many ways, they do. Facilities and funding, for example, are divided equally among the programs, in accordance with Title IX regulations. Yet one notable disparity sti...
At Brown, male and female athletes are supposed to receive equal treatment, and in many ways, they do. Facilities and funding, for example, are divided equally among the programs, in accordance with Title IX regulations. Yet one notable disparity sti...
Women’s education level is often considered a significant indicator of modernity and socio-economic progress. Today, there is a major global push to increase women’s access to education in an effort to dismantle the patriarchal societal structure...
Women’s education level is often considered a significant indicator of modernity and socio-economic progress. Today, there is a major global push to increase women’s access to education in an effort to dismantle the patriarchal societal structure...
Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, uncontestably one of the most powerful convention speeches, stressed women’s increasing empowerment in the US. “My daughters…now take for granted that a woman can be pres...
Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, uncontestably one of the most powerful convention speeches, stressed women’s increasing empowerment in the US. “My daughters…now take for granted that a woman can be pres...
Photo Credit: Caitlin Sanders, NPR. Tamara Keith is a White House correspondent for NPR and is currently covering the presidential election for the station. In addition to her regular reporting, Ms. Keith also co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast. She h...
Photo Credit: Caitlin Sanders, NPR. Tamara Keith is a White House correspondent for NPR and is currently covering the presidential election for the station. In addition to her regular reporting, Ms. Keith also co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast. She h...
Dr. Joyce Banda served as the first female president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and founded the People’s Party in 2011. Prior to serving as president, Dr. Banda was the first female vice president of Malawi. She is the founder of the Joyce Banda F...
Dr. Joyce Banda served as the first female president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and founded the People’s Party in 2011. Prior to serving as president, Dr. Banda was the first female vice president of Malawi. She is the founder of the Joyce Banda F...
Few Americans remember Amelia Bloomer, the fabled feminist who introduced women to the phenomenon of pants. In the 1850s, coinciding with the early American women’s suffrage movement and the Seneca Falls convention, Amelia Bloomer set new standards...
Few Americans remember Amelia Bloomer, the fabled feminist who introduced women to the phenomenon of pants. In the 1850s, coinciding with the early American women’s suffrage movement and the Seneca Falls convention, Amelia Bloomer set new standards...
In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...
In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...