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Mass. House takes up ‘equal pay’ measure

BOSTON — A bill that aims to close the so-called wage gap by increasing transparency and establishing guidelines for courts adjudicating claims of wage discrimination could become law this summer. The bill (HB 1733), currently being reviewed by the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means, would outlaw employer policies that

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Transgenderism and the death of common sense

Sixty years ago, there were two universally known sex symbols in the West: Marilyn Monroe in America and Bridget Bardot in France. Most millennials have heard of Marilyn Monroe, if for no other reason than the scandals with the Kennedy brothers. But my admittedly anecdotal experience leads me to believe

Massachusetts

‘Safe spaces’?: Not for guys in our feminized college environments

Throughout history, there have been men. If this thought fills you with fear and revulsion, I have just the place for you: Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's a mid-tier college, and that's part of the good news: You no longer have to fork over hefty

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Sex and gender on campus

Feb. 1, 2016 The NewBostonPost this month will tackle the topic of "Sex and gender on campus." This theme is broad and poses a vast array of questions on sexual mores, campus sexual assault, equality of the sexes, feminism, and academic disparities – to name just a few.

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I have a dream

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago,  a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the  Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as

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Does immigration without assimilation put women’s equality — and safety — at risk?

Men, on average, are significantly physically stronger than women. Western pop culture — replete with images of 100-pound girls knocking out muscular men twice their size with an artful kick — disguises this biological reality. Indeed, I've seen athletic young female college students shocked when an average-sized guy beats them

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Massachusetts’s leading ladies call for female candidates

CHESTNUT HILL – Some of Massachusetts's top Democratic and Republican women gathered Friday at Boston College Law School to discuss barriers to women in politics, strongly agreeing across party lines that more women need to run for political office. U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Natick), former Massachusetts Governor Jane