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Read All NewsTaxi Drivers are Mostly Men. These Women Entrepreneurs Want to Change That
Ivan Levingston /
Bloomberg
Virtually all taxi drivers everywhere are men. But growing numbers of women drivers are trying to change that.
Meet the woman who gave the world antiviral drugs
Patrick Adams /
National Geographic
Fifty years ago, few scientists believed a drug could fight viruses with low side effects. Then Gertrude Elion showed the doubters "what I could do on my own."
Congress Just Passed Two Bills That Are Intended to Protect Native Women from Violence
Chelsey Sanchez /
Harper's Bazaar
Statistics show that Native American women are particularly vulnerable to violence in their lifetimes. On some reservations, for instance, Native women are murdered at a rate more than 10 times the national average. And across the board, more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetimes.
Anita Hill-Led Hollywood Commission’s Survey Finds “Startling” Number Of Industry Workers Who Believe That Sexual Harassers Are Not Held To Account
David Robb /
Deadline
“Workers in the entertainment industry are clear,” the Commission’s report states. “They lack confidence in accountability – the belief and confidence that the process protects victims and strives to eliminate harassment.”
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