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Female Marine Corps recruits train at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 21, 2004, in Parris Island, South Carolina. Some House Democrats and many veterans want the service of women and of all vets to be recognized in an updated motto for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

As The Country Reexamines Statues And Symbols, The VA Resists A Gender-Neutral Motto

Quil Lawrence

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a male-focused motto that some veterans and lawmakers say needs updating.

Gender Pay Gap Magnified During Coronavirus Job Cuts

This episode originally aired on May 20, 2020.In April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a first, unemployment numbers for women hit double…

Democratic presidential rivals Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar say goodbye to each other after Warren's speech at a Martin Luther King Day rally on Jan. 20 in Columbia, S.C. Both women dropped out of the race in early March.

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Did Gender Keep Democratic Women From Winning The Presidential Primary?

Danielle Kurtzleben

Elizabeth Warren says she would serve as Joe Biden's running mate. Whether gender blocked her own path to the nomination is a key question for many Democrats — and a complicated one.

Rep. Erica Crawley (D-Columbus) discusses her bill to create an anonymous hotline to report possible wage discrimination.

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Lawmakers Say Anonymous Hotline Can Help Close Gender Pay Gap

Andy Chow

House Democrats are trying to create a tool that could make it easier for people to report potential wage discrimination. They believe an anonymous...

Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendment last week.

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Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

Bill Chappell

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.

Women got the lion's share of new jobs in December and now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls. This unusual situation reflects the growth of industries like health care where women dominate.

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Women Now Outnumber Men On U.S. Payrolls

Scott Horsley

Women got the lion's share of new jobs in December and now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls. This unusual situation reflects the growth of industries like health care where women dominate.

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Cincinnati's Female Firefighters To Get New Uniforms That Better Meet Their Needs

Jay Hanselman

Right now, female firefighters with the Cincinnati Fire Department are wearing uniforms designed for men. The department is working to change that.

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Vote Now: Which Question Should WOSU Investigate Next?

Michael De Bonis

WOSU's Curious Cbus project asks listeners and readers to submit questions and help us decide what stories to cover next. Now is your chance to choose…

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway talks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Washington.

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GOP Women Urge Each Other To Run For Office In Ohio

Andy Chow

When Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor for President Donald Trump, took the stage at the Ohio Republican Party State dinner the very first topic of…

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Opinion: Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender Neutral Pronouns

Geoff Nunberg

For anyone struggling to use "they" as a singular pronoun, linguist Geoff Nunberg says: Just practice. He believes human language processing capacity is far more adaptable than people realize.