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Women Becoming Majority at Public Policy Schools

By Jessica Webster ● Arts & Culture ● May 16, 2003

U.S. graduate policy programs are accepting more female applicants than ever and women now claim majority status in many such programs. In the long run, some think the trend will help narrow the gender gap on Capitol Hill.

My Ignorance Thumped Me in the Face

By Jessica Webster ● Commentary ● October 4, 2002

A former journalist now studying women and policy travels to South Africa and is confronted with the hell of the sex trade and AIDS: infants raped, girls years away from puberty needing condoms; teens riddled with sexually transmitted diseases.