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  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Karin A. Lips

    Melania Trump has declared she is doing some things differently on her second tour as first lady, but one thing remains the same: Vogue has not featured her as first lady on its cover. Recent first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue: Jill Biden graced two covers, in August 2021 and August 2024. Michelle Obama appeared on three covers, in March 2009, April 2013, and December 2016. Laura Bush appeared in the magazine in 2005 — notably, she was not on the cover.

  • 1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Karin A. Lips

    On Thursday, the Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment report on the root causes driving childhood illness. The report found four possible contributing factors behind the rise in childhood chronic diseases: poor diet, the aggregation of environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity coupled with stress, and overmedicalization.

  • 2 months ago | opportunityfeminism.substack.com | Karin A. Lips

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  • Mar 25, 2025 | iwf.org | McKenzie Holmes |Karin A. Lips

    Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, or the day that supposedly marks when women have earned enough to make up for the last year’s wage gap. According to the American Association of University Women, “This symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities.”It is important to address the data the AAUW and other women’s groups point to for Equal Pay Day.

  • Mar 25, 2025 | washingtonexaminer.com | Karin A. Lips

    Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, or the day that supposedly marks when women have earned enough to make up for the last year’s wage gap. According to the American Association of University Women, “This symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities.”It is important to address the data the AAUW and other women’s groups point to for Equal Pay Day.