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Women in Politics in South Carolina
SC WIL Founder and CEO, Barbara Rackes, joins WTLX to discuss the women of the South Carolina Senate and the Supreme Court.
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Afghan Women Who Fought With U.S. Military Seek Legal Immigration Status
Members of an all-female tactical combat unit in Afghanistan, who were evacuated during the United States withdrawal, are asking Congress to grant them permanent legal status.
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Conservative Dissenters Block Abortion Limits in Nebraska, South Carolina
The failure of strict new abortion laws to advance in two conservative-dominated legislatures on the same day this week signaled a mounting fear among some Republicans that abortion bans could lead to political…
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Could California’s Next Governor Be Female?
California women have shattered some significant glass ceilings. But alongside all those famous firsts are some lingering imbalances in the state’s power structure.
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30 Quotes from Formidable Female Leaders
Unlock the mindsets that underpin effective leadership from the perspective of women.
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Women Are Almost Half of Lieutenant Governors. Could It Pave the Way to Higher Office?
New research shows the opportunities and challenges for women who are second in command.
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Increasingly, Women Are Running the World’s Great Museums
From the Louvre to the Vatican Museums and the National Gallery of Art, female directors are taking over from men.
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How South Carolina Ended Up With an All-Male Supreme Court
An abortion ban struck down. The lone female justice retiring. And a majority-male legislature rallying behind the one male candidate to replace her. This is how South Carolina ended up with an all-male Supreme Court as new abortion legislation looms.
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Which Fictional Woman Should Run for Office?
With less than 11 months until Super Tuesday, national nonprofit She Should Run is determined to help Americans encourage the amazing women they know to consider elected leadership. On the heels of the organization’s …
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Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Wagner Reed, Who Resurrected the Legacies of Women in Science
In 1992, the geneticist Elizabeth Wagner Reed self-published “American Women in Science Before the Civil War,” a book highlighting 22 19th-century scientists. One of them was Eunice Newton Foote, who wrote a paper…