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There are more women serving in state legislatures than ever before, but Tennessee is going in the opposite direction

Blaise Gainey

December 28, 2022

Tennessee ranks near the bottom in gender diversity in its legislature.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Politics, representation, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee Politics, tnleg, tnpol, top stories 2022, women

Women are underrepresented in Nashville police. Could ballot Amendment 2 help?

Paige Pfleger

August 3, 2022

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Right now, people who want to become police officers in Nashville are subject to standards based off the military. There are height and weight requirements, and health history requirements.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, women

When Southern Baptist women reported sexual abuse, a man almost always decided what to do

Blake Farmer

May 30, 2022

SBC Nashville
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Southern Baptists are wrestling with questions around ordaining women or installing them in other leadership positions within the male-dominated hierarchy.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Amy Mears, Bart Barber, Jules Woodson, Southern Baptist Convention, women

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