women

The pandemic has exacerbated the challenges that women face in the workforce, from balancing childcare and job duties, to career advancement and more. We…

As part of our ongoing coverage of topics related to Maine’s bicentennial, we explore the history of women in Maine. Our state has had a wealth of notable…

Throughout the next year, events around the state will commemorate the national centennial of women’s suffrage, and 100 years since Maine ratified women’s…

We speak with female legislators, both new and experienced, about the issues they will focus on. We’ll also talk about what it means that a record number…

Maine Public TV Air Times:Thur., Sept. 29 at 10:00 pmSat., Oct. 1 at 11:00 amFour women, including Ellie Espling of New Gloucester, ran for elective…

Dr. Haleh Esfandiari's talk was entitled "Challenges to Women's Empowerment in the Arab Awakening." She is the author of My Prison, My Home: One Woman's…

Women are trying to balance work and family life. Can they? Is it possible? Host Suzanne Nance was joined by:Joan Fortin, partner at Bernstein Shur, and…

The challenges and opportunities facing women who are journalists in other countries.Host Jennifer Rooks was joined by:Cristi Hegranes, Founder &…

Bates College in Lewiston recently hosted a talk by Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Her talk was entitled Organizing at…

More and more women in Maine are looking to the outdoors for fun and recreation. There is a rise in interest in hunting, fishing and other sporting…