The Matt Townsend Show

Jobs Without Degree, Harassment in the House


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30 Million Workers Without a Bachelor’s Degree Have Good Jobs (19:35)
Neil Ridley is the Director of the State Initiative at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Some say that a college diploma is the new high school degree.  Manufacturing jobs are disappearing, so does that mean there are fewer jobs for high school graduates?  Neil Ridley shares research that shows that you may not need a college degree to get a good paying job.
The Way We Talk About Sexual Assault and Harassment Matters (1:08:20)
Sarah Cook, Ph.D., a professor of Psychology at Georgia State University. The #metoo movement has brought major attention to the plight of women and all those who deal with sexual harassment. It has challenged how the world sees sexual harassment in our communities, in the news industry, and in Hollywood.  Here to speak more about this is Sarah Cook who has confronted the problem of sexual violence as an emergency room rape companion, a social worker, an advocate for initial passage of VAWA, a teacher, and a researcher. She discusses how we as a society talk about sexual assault and harassment.
Harassment in the House (1:56:38)
Enid Greene Mickelsen was the third woman and first Republican woman ever elected to Congress from Utah. Enid became the acting chair of the Utah Republican Party upon the resignation of Joe Cannon in November 2006 and was unanimously elected to serve as state party chair in February 2007. Today in our country, many individuals in Hollywood and Capitol Hill are coming forward to report sexual misconduct that has been going on for years. How can we change this culture of sexual harassment? Enid Mickelsen shares with us her experiences in the House of Representatives with sexual harassment and what can be done to change this problem.
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