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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

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    New Kansas Senate dress code singles women out for “inappropriate” attireNew Kansas Senate dress code singles women out for “inappropriate” attire
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    The new rule sounds more like a high school or middle school dress code than the professional code of conduct for a state lawmaking body.

    By Emily Crockett
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    No one is enjoying the East Coast blizzard as much as this pandaNo one is enjoying the East Coast blizzard as much as this panda
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    The National Zoo’s Tian Tian is just a blissed-out ball of ice and fluff right now.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    Ex-cop Daniel Holtzclaw was just sentenced to 263 years in prison for raping black womenEx-cop Daniel Holtzclaw was just sentenced to 263 years in prison for raping black women
    Criminal Justice

    The 13 women who came forward against Holtzclaw thought nobody would believe them.

    By Emily Crockett and Michelle Garcia
    Sports
    The Buffalo Bills just hired the NFL’s first full-time woman assistant coachThe Buffalo Bills just hired the NFL’s first full-time woman assistant coach
    Sports

    Kathryn Smith will serve as the organization’s quality control coach for special teams.

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    Here’s what happened to women after a new law closed half of Texas’s abortion clinicsHere’s what happened to women after a new law closed half of Texas’s abortion clinics
    Health Care

    “The process just seemed so cruel.”

    By Emily Crockett
    Explainers
    Why Bernie Sanders is fighting with Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights CampaignWhy Bernie Sanders is fighting with Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign
    Explainers

    A new dustup over who is “the establishment” shows the divide between Clinton and Sanders on identity politics.

    By Emily Crockett
    Technology
    A new survey explains one big reason there are so few women in technologyA new survey explains one big reason there are so few women in technology
    Technology

    It’s tons of harassment and discrimination.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina: Unlike Clinton, “I actually love spending time with my husband”Carly Fiorina: Unlike Clinton, “I actually love spending time with my husband”
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    Politics

    Really? I mean, REALLY?

    By Emily Crockett
    Health Care
    Planned Parenthood is suing the “criminal enterprise” behind those undercover videosPlanned Parenthood is suing the “criminal enterprise” behind those undercover videos
    Health Care

    They’re saying the anti-abortion group engaged in an elaborate three-year criminal conspiracy to attack Planned Parenthood and abortion access.

    By Emily Crockett
    Explainers
    Why so many people are still in denial about the Bill Cosby rape allegationsWhy so many people are still in denial about the Bill Cosby rape allegations
    Explainers

    We don’t believe rape victims because we don’t believe women.

    By Emily Crockett