Femme Wonk by Katie Davey

Femme Wonk by Katie Davey

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Femme Wonk by Katie Davey episodes

  • Episode 7: The Oscars!

    Where are all the women?

    This week we chat with Sal Patel about the lack of gender parity in The Oscars nominations. We chat broadly about the film industry in both Hollywood and in Canada. 

    We learned that in 2018 only 4% of the top 100 grossing films were directed by women. 


    40 min
  • Episode 6: Early Learning

    I'm joined by Mary Andow, a former senior policy adviser in the New Brunswick premier's office. Mary has been living in Australia for the last two years and working in the early learning space there. 

    We chat about New Brunswick's Free Childcare Program, early learning programs across Canada, and how we hold up to the Aussie model. 

    Apologies for the audio quality -- it's our first international interview!

    43 min
  • Episode 5: Ontario PSE Changes

    In this episode, Katie provides an analysis of the changes that the Ford government announced to post-secondary education funding. She also highlights what changes like this could mean in the New Brunswick context (spoiler alert: it'd be bad).


    We are also celebrating our one month anniversary and we'd love your feedback: https://goo.gl/forms/e28u9ffB4ZGK13ul2 

    27 min
  • Episode 4: Amplify!
    I'm joined by Vanessa Paesani of Amplify East. We talk about why she created Amplify East, the importance of highlighting and supporting diverse representation, and about being inclusive when we have difficult conversations.
    Vanessa also mentioned a book she has been loving -- The Person You Mean to Be by Dolly Chugh. Check it out here https://amzn.to/2SetEET
    30 min
  • Live: Elevate NB
    This is a live recording of a panel discussion. Katie spoke about social innovation and empowering women at Elevate New Brunswick, a conference focused on women’s leadership and economic empowerment.
    11 min
  • Episode 3: 1.5x incentive
    In this episode I'm joined by Jordan O'Brien. We discuss an amendment to the Political Process Financing Act in New Brunswick to allow for votes cast for women to be counted at 1.5x when calculating the per-vote subsidy. 
    We discuss how this impacted the 2018 General Election, what can be done to improve it, the future of political fundraising in New Brunswick, and encouraging more women to run for elected office.
    23 min

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We're a podcast about politics, public policy, and current affairs, with a flavour of Atlantic Canada and intersectionality. Hosted by Katie Davey.