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Daily News Lesson March 09 2022

"Pay equality is a problem we can fix." -- UN Report for International Women's Day

ADDITIONAL STORIES: Learn the latest on Ukraine by choosing one of these five different news segments

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Lesson Plan March 15 2019

Girl coders crack glass ceiling | STEM Student Reporting Labs

In this lesson, students will learn about the engineering design process and use it to address the gender gap in STEM.

North Carolina Clashes With U.S. Over New Public Restroom Law

Daily Video June 08 2016

How a Kentucky school is handling transgender bathroom policy

Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky became the first public school in the state to adopt an official policy for transgender students two years ago.

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Daily Video April 01 2016

U.S. women’s soccer players demand equal pay for equal play

Following last summer’s Women’s World Cup win, five top U.S. women’s soccer players say it’s time for them to be paid the same as their male counterparts.

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