Tag / gender
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Getting Women In The Right House
A record 125 women were elected to serve in the 116th U.S. Congress during the 2018 midterm elections, 40 of whom are new members. However, despite the fact that women make up 50 percent of the U.S. population, 125 seats is still only 22 percent of Congress. These proportions aren’t unique to the federal level…
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Transitioning To Inclusive Health Records
This past summer, a staff clinician and I were poring over a state’s internal Medicaid claims database, which interfaces with the Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems of hospitals, clinics, and insurers to pay doctors for services they provide for Medicaid patients. We were conducting an audit of the vaccines covered by Medicaid, adding newly approved…
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The Sexism of Art
BY ANNA APPLEBAUM On Friday, February 22nd, the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts held a panel presentation in Wilson 214. In the lecture hall sat students enrolled in a required freshman course: “Practices in Architecture + Art + Design”. The day’s lecture contributed to the course’s overall theme – examining modern intersections…
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The Nonconformists: Uruguay Legalizes Abortion
Social policy never changes quietly. In the United States, it has been almost thirty years since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion for a woman in the first trimester of her pregnancy, and yet the country continues to vigorously argue over the issue today. Throughout the rest of the world, social policy issues are no simpler…
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Issue 16.4: Women in Politics
Yes, yes, I know. You’re all sad because this is the last WUPR issue of the semester. But it’s a good ‘un, we promise. Read on about how women have risen to the political front lines in the most unlikely of places, while her struggle for representation and rights continues.
