NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt’s history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.
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It’s Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row
The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it’s March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.
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How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump’s war on DEI
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump’s efforts to erase DEI.
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With Trump’s crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
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In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines
War has changed Ukraine’s workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining. With men conscripted to fight the war against Russia, women have started working in traditionally male jobs.
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Why abortion referendums are also about the economy
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women’s reproductive rights.
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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA’s “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
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Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet
A new morality law is full of restrictions. No neckties for men. Photos cannot be reproduced. The harshest rules are for women — who are singing out on social media to protest the ban on singing.
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Prize for the eyes: WHO honors film on Indonesia’s pioneering women eye docs
The short documentary is called The Visionary Women of Indonesia. It profiles women ophthalmologists who are addressing the high rate of blindness in their country — and fighting sexism as well.
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Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as ‘abolitionists’ go farther
Activists who describe themselves as “abortion abolitionists” want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.
