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Jennifer Gerson
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Cheerleading in Olympics could end the gendered debate on if it is a sport
An Olympic future has the potential to up the level of competition and settle a tired debate — maybe disrupting some stereotypes in the process.
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How have sexual assault protocols evolved at the Olympics? Good question
The International Olympic Committee has offered few specifics in how it would handle a reported attack — or prevent a future one.
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Room to grieve: Lawmakers seek paid leave for miscarriages and other family setbacks
‘If I had three days to privately go through the process, I would have been better off,’ a senator said.
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Britney Spears’ story underscores how courts can enable family abuse
Experts say the legal system often weaponizes women’s emotions to keep them locked in the very systems they are trying to escape.
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How safe is summer camp? Depends on their COVID-19 precautions
Directors talk about a difficult year of planning and how vaccines, early testing and quarantine helped some of them safely lift mask restrictions altogether.
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Parent's vaccine protects babies best against COVID-19, studies show
Does COVID-19 immunity transfer to the fetus during pregnancy? Yes, for a little while.
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Why this mom got the COVID-19 shot but hesitates for her daughter
Misinformation about the vaccine's effect on fertility has led some parents to hesitate on approving the shot for their children.
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After Britney Spears’ plea, a new look at conservatorship
The pop star’s plight drew headlines, but many people in conservatorships have even fewer options.
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Britney Spears lost her reproductive freedom. Tragically, her case is not unique.
From the founding of this nation through the modern day, women and members of marginalized communities have faced forced sterilization and other reproductive coercion.