INBOX: Streets near the Parkway will be closed Saturday for the Women’s March(es)

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Here are the road closures for Saturday’s Women’s March

There are two competing groups being organized, but both plan to use the Ben Franklin Parkway.

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Philly government is only 35 percent female, versus 53 percent of the city’s population

The info comes via the annual Philadelphia Workforce Diversity Report.

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Jenea Robinson’s goal was to create a beauty boutique in Philly that is calm and inviting, particularly for black women.

The Philadelphia Women’s March is still on for Jan. 19, despite controversy between local and national chapters of the group

Meet Sherrill Mosee, the social worker-turned-entrepreneur who designs innovative bags that keep sh*t organized

Two competing Women’s Marches are planned for Philly in January, and there’s infighting among organizers of each one

A history of the phrase ‘City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection’

‘Yes queen!’ She’s the first ever female auto tech at this Honda car dealership

Jessica Kryssing has loved cars since she was a kid.

Election 2018

Election 2018: The Year of the Woman in Pennsylvania

A record number of female candidates translated to a strong showing at the polls.

There’s a push to dedicate a statue to civil rights leader Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first African-American woman to practice law in PA

Women made up 17% of executives on Philly public company boards last year, up one percentage point from 2016

How a Philly breast cancer survivor is using a simple, three-word phrase to empower women

One Touch Bitch has become a mantra of strength and sisterhood.

As Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination advances, South Street speaks out

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Another underappreciated woman of the American Revolution: Letters show Julia Rush was much more than just the devoted wife of a Declaration signer

Of the 151 largest cities in the U.S., only Philly and NYC have laws protecting working mothers’ right to breastfeed

Philly Loves Breastfeeding is new city website dedicated to idea that ‘feeding your baby is normal’

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Serena Williams will join Amal Clooney and Maysoon Zayid to headline the sold-out Pennsylvania Conference for Women

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Longtime City Hall staffer Linda Rios was killed in an apparent murder-suicide at her Holmesburg home

Nafi Adams escaped child marriage in Ghana. Now, she owns a jewelry company in Philly that employs Ghanaian women.