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Broad Strokes for March 24, 2017: A Thinx Scandal and Neil Gorsuch Wrap-Up

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March 24, 2017, 1:15 PM ET

On this week’s episode of Broad Strokes, Fortune‘s weekly show on the news that matters to women, editors Kristen Bellstrom and Anne VanderMey discuss the implications of Judge Neil Gorsuch being appointed the next Supreme Court justice, the sexual harassment scandal at period underwear company Thinx, and a new study about female ambition.

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Read more about the Gorsuch hearings here, the Thinx controversy here, and what’s stopping women from reaching for the top here.

New episodes of Broad Strokes are released every Friday morning on Fortune.com.

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