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‘A moment of reckoning.’ Microsoft grapples with questions, backlash after sexism email thread

On the morning of April 22, Microsoft broadcast a livestream to thousands of employees from Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Microsoft’s chief diversity officer. She was there talk about the emails.
- Sydney Brownstone
Exotic dancers ask Washington Legislature for panic buttons

Exotic dancers in Washington state say they need better protection on the job.
- Paige Browning
Sex ed: Should it be a requirement in Washington state?

When Aren Wright was a freshman at Olympia High School, she asked her health teacher about dental dams and safe sex for lesbians.
- Ann Dornfeld
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New bill takes aim at state's rape kit backlog

Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would eventually eliminate the state’s backlog of around 7,000 boxes of untested rape evidence.
- Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
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UW raises concerns over proposed changes to Title IX

Bill Radke spoke to Valery Richardson, Title IX Coordinator at the University of Washington, about the changes that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has proposed for how the university handles instances of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
- Alison Bruzek
Former state Sen. Joe Fain hired to be Bellevue Chamber of Commerce CEO

Fain was first elected in 2010 to represent the 47th legislative district in south King County. He was re-elected in 2014, but lost another re-election bid last year after he was accused of rape by a former Seattle city official, Candace Faber — an allegation Fain denied.
- Sydney Brownstone
Washington Senate drops investigation into rape accusations against Joe Fain

he Washington State Senate announced Tuesday that it will not go forward with its planned investigation of Senator Joe Fain (R-Auburn).
- Derek Wang
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Seattle to pay Ed Murray accuser $75K to settle defamation suit

The city of Seattle says it has settled a defamation lawsuit with Jeff Simpson, one of five men who accused the former mayor of sexual abuse when he was a teenager.
- Sydney Brownstone
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After 'wake-up call,' UW rowers say let's talk about sex and consent
- Patricia Murphy
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Donations continue to Sen. Fain campaign, despite calls to resign

Republican state Sen. Joe Fain faced calls this week to resign over a rape allegation made last month.
- Paige Browning

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