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Anna Halkidis

Anna Halkidis

Anna Halkidis is a multimedia journalist and video producer based in New York City who received her master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. To keep up with her, follow her on Twitter.

Eating Disorders
Measuring-Waist

Eating Disorders Gain Recognition as a Widespread Danger

By: Anna Halkidis | February 24, 2016

Compared to 20 years ago, one doctor says the public is more likely to understand this as a mental illness that comes in various forms and can afflict anyone. But insurance barriers remain, particularly for inpatient treatment centers.

Teen Voices
dress code

Students Say Dress Codes More for Girls Than Boys

By: Anna Halkidis | December 1, 2014

While adult educators say dress codes are good prep for the real world, female students say they are just designed to discourage male attention. “It’s not our responsibility to make sure boys aren’t distracted,” says one senior.

Bei Bei Shuai

Bei Bei Shuai Case Exposes Pregnancy-Suicide Risk

By: Anna Halkidis | August 3, 2013

An Indiana case, which ended in a plea agreement, could have set a dangerous precedent of setting a separate legal standing for pregnant women if it had gone to trial, says one legal advocate. Meanwhile, doctors say that depression impacts up to 1-in-5 pregnant women.

body image

Brainwash Magazine Scorns Airbrushed Images

By: Anna Halkidis | June 22, 2013

A 21-year-old magazine editor in Australia joins a movement against women’s magazines that publish digitally altered images of super-thin models. Critics say these publications are literally sickening for young women vulnerable to eating disorders.

Education

Female Teens Ready for Rocket Launch Competition

By: Anna Halkidis | May 9, 2013

Only five of the 100 national teen teams competing at Saturday’s Team America Rocketry Challenge are all-female. One contestant said that doesn’t faze her–male competitors stopped intimidating her in grade school.

Labor

Shiu Dusts off 1980 Goal for Women in Trades

By: Anna Halkidis | April 3, 2013

Thirty-plus years have passed. Now the director of federal contract compliance for the Department of Labor is focused on getting U.S. women a 7-percent piece of all skilled trade jobs performed, a goal first set in 1980.

coaching

Sports Researchers Detail Uneven Playing Field

By: Anna Halkidis | September 4, 2012

Decades after the enactment of Title IX, two longtime gender-gap number crunchers can relax and celebrate the huge gain in women’s sports participation. But as they think about winding down, there’s still a big problem with coaching.

Art

Doors Slammed Shut on Christian Singers Coming Out

By: Anna Halkidis | July 30, 2012

Jennifer Knapp and Marsha Stevens, both top-billed Christian singers at one point, went public about being lesbian decades apart. But Knapp’s recent rejection has been just as harsh as it was for Stevens in 1980.

Health & Science

Grieving Mom Lobbies for Mandatory Drug Rehab

By: Anna Halkidis | June 11, 2012

Sharon Blair lost her daughter to an overdose of painkillers, an increasingly common cause of death in the U.S. She has successfully lobbied for an Indiana law that forces abusers into treatment programs and wants to do the same in Florida.

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