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PublishedMay 31, 2024
Lucasfilm head says women in ‘Star Wars’ ‘struggle’ due to ‘male dominated’ fandom
New series 'The Acolyte' has already come under fire from certain corners of the internet for its increased focus on the inclusion of women and people of color.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
RSU 9 moves transgender guideline into policy
RSU 9 board of directors voted to move a transgender and gender expansive guideline into the policy handbook while also replacing existing policy on animals in the classroom.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Girl Dinner is everything, so Girl Dinner is nothing
The Girl Dinner trend started off with curated plates, but the wheels have come off.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women’s rights, dies at 82
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
RSU 9 community debates gender-identity poster
The informational sign hangs in guidance offices at Mt. Blue middle and high schools, and the tech center in Farmington.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "It's Perfectly Normal" removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates
A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an 'X' to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.
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