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Discrimination is unjust or prejudicial treatment against categories of people based on power differentials such as gender, race, age, or sexual orientation. Discrimination also targets people for their mental health, physical health, disability, appearance, and other statuses.

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Older Women: Inequality at the Intersection of Age and Gender

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This infographic provides facts and statistics about the challenges that working women face as they grow older, especially in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

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Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry in Young People

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This article provides a clear, useful overview of male supremacy and the manosphere, warning signs to look out for in young people, and strategies to build resilience.

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The 4th Trimester Bodies Project

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After a traumatic birth experience, ash luna struggled to find support as a nonbinary parent of a child with a disability. So they set out to create their own community. This effort transformed into the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.

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Dating as a Woman with a Disability

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Parvathy Gopakumar shares the dating challenges she faces as a person with a prosthetic hand.

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Left Behind: The Retirement Crisis for Women and LGBTQIA+ People

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The retirement crisis for women and LGBTQIA+ people is growing. This executive summary by the National Women’s Law Center explains why.

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Pregnancy as a Crime Post-Dobbs: A Preliminary Report

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Fetal personhood laws and other abortion restrictions play a significant role in the criminalization of pregnancy.

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Stories on Gender, Aging, and Care Work

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These personal essays reflect on feminism, ageism, social inequalities, and care work. Essayists Joan Dizion, Phyllis Mitzen, Connie Goldman, and Nancy Hooyman write about their personal journeys, and call for more feminist work on women and aging.

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A Report on the Lived Experiences of LGBTQ+ Women

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Executive summary of a survey in which over 5,000 LGBTQ+ women shared their experiences of discrimination, finances, education, religion, gender and sexuality, sex, and relationships.

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Work and Retirement: Figuring It All Out

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This episode explores how to make retirement meaningful and successful. Guests: artist Linda Keene, sociologists Kendra Jason and Toni Calasanti, and researcher Jill Steinberg.

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Confronting Discrimination in Health Care: From Disrespect to Denying Treatment

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In this episode of Next Chapters, Mindy Fried shares an unnerving set of experiences she had with a medical practitioner. Journalist Judith Graham shares her insights on ageism in health care, and sociologist Dr. Karen Bullock draws on her seminal research and experience to discuss the impact of racism on access to health care for older Black people.

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Sex Education and Disability

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Alice Wong speaks with Julia Bascom and Robin Wilson-Beattie about disabled people's need for comprehensive sex education that is tailored to different learning styles and abilities, and representative of diverse experiences.

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Age Discrimination and Women 50+

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The AARP surveyed women aged 50 and over about the the age, gender, racial, class, and weight discrimination that they experience. Here are their findings.