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September 25, 2019 The Macho Paradox: Dr. Jackson Katz
Studies show that nearly 1 in 3 American women and almost 1 in 6 American men experience some form of sexual violence during their lifetimes. Dr. Jackson Katz is a leader in the field of gender based violence. He holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in cultural studies and education from UCLA.
Recently, Jackson updated his classic, bestselling book The Macho Paradox, which originally came out in 2006 and paints a positive vision of masculinity, which is especially relevant in the post #MeToo era. In this episode, you will hear from Jackson who will share why violence against women is not a ‘woman’s issue’ despite the fact that this is something women are encouraged to tackle on their own. He will also share how gender equality is key to women and men’s safety, wellbeing and survival.
If you are a victim of gender based violence please reach out for help and check out these resources:
www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/get-help/state-resources
Also watch Jackson's Ted Talk "Violence against women — it's a men's issue":
www.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue
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21 min
September 17, 2019 Jada Gomez: Celebrating #BlackJoy with Bustle
According to research undertaken by the non-profit firm Catalyst, the barriers facing Black women at work include things like more frequent questioning of their credibility and authority; and a lack of institutional support. Black women reported experiencing a “double outsider” status — unlike white women or Black men, who share gender or race in common with most colleagues or managers. Black women report exclusion from informal networks, and conflicted relationships with white women, amongst some of the challenges they face.
What can often make these challenges harder is the stereotypical prototype of Black women and limited range of stories shared in the media. This is why global media company Bustle launched the Black & Thriving package, which provides a platform for Black writers and editors to express the joy, heartwarming nostalgia, and the incredible honor that it is to be Black in America.
In this episode, you will hear from Jada Gomez, Executive Director at Bustle. Jada will share why Bustle is determined to celebrate Black Joy, and how each of us can support this important initiative.
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17 min
September 10, 2019 Liz Plank: Mindful Masculinity
A study conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2018 shows that gender roles are alive and well today. These create a lot of challenges for women wanting to lead and advance in organizations, and for men — most of which never really get talked about.
That’s why, Liz Plank, an award-winning journalist and the Executive Producer of Divided States of Women at Vox Media and host of Facebook Watch’s Consider It has released her first book: For the Love of Men, which sets out a New Vision for Mindful Masculinity.
In this episode, Liz will share how being a man in the world needs to evolve, and why mindfully approaching gender is something that both women and men should be doing.
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21 min
September 04, 2019 Mika Brzezinski: Knowing Your Value
We wanted to share one of our favorite episodes from 2018 featuring MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski. In 2012, Mika released her book entitled, “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth”, a best-selling book that tackles one of the most important questions for women today: Why are we often overlooked and underpaid? In this episode, she shares with us practical and incredibly powerful advice on how women can achieve their deserved recognition and financial worth.
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13 min
August 28, 2019 Heather Penney: Kamikaze Mission on 9/11
First Lieutenant Heather “Lucky” Penney graduated from Purdue University, majoring in literature. She’d planned on being a teacher. But when combat aviation was opened up to women, Heather immediately signed up.
On September 11, 2001, Heather was attending a briefing when they were told that an airplane hit the World Trade Center. That was the moment that changed Heather's life, as she was assigned to bring down Flight 93 in a kamikaze mission.
In this extended episode, Heather will share her story, what it means to be brave and why every single person has the capacity to be a hero.
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22 min
August 20, 2019 Dr. Charlotte Webb: The Feminist Internet
Dr. Charlotte Webb founded the Feminist Internet, a non-profit organization on a mission to make the internet a more equal space for women and other marginalized groups.
Many of society’s inequalities are encoded in the internet’s structures, processes and communities. Examples are online abuse against women on digital platforms, lack of workforce diversity in the tech sector, or biased data collection reinforcing privileges.
In this episode, Charlotte will share how the Feminist Internet is tackling these issues through a range of initiatives like building a feminist Alexa, educating people on artificial intelligence bias and raising awareness of gender inequality in technology.
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18 min
August 13, 2019 Kweighbaye Kotee: Pushing Diversity in Films
Films are a powerful way to tell stories and raise awareness of the diverse experiences people have in life. But there is one problem: Female filmmakers are consistently underrepresented across all sectors of the international industry.
Kweighbaye Kotee, founder of the Bushwick Film Festival is determined to tackle this issue. The Bushwick Film Festival was founded over 12 years ago in Brooklyn, New York. What started out as a small community event is now an established film festival.
Born in Liberia, Kweighbaye recently teamed up with the Accountability Lab to co-produce the Reel Peace Film Festival in Liberia. In partnership with the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, the project is a two-day festival featuring short films created by 45 local Liberian women.
In this episode, Kweighbaye will share why gender inequality in the entertainment industry is a global issue, and what each of us can do to solve it.
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17 min
August 06, 2019 Valerie Jarrett: The Path Forward
Valerie Jarrett served for eight years as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama. In her New York Times bestselling book “Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward,” Valerie recounts her early life and later experiences in the White House.
In July 1991, Valerie interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson for a role in Chicago city government. At the time, neither of them knew that it was their first step on a path towards the White House.
In this episode, you’ll hear from Valerie about her time in the Obama Administration and her remarkable journey with finding her voice through her work — from ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system and improving the lives of working families.
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21 min
July 30, 2019 Lesley Sackey: A Champion's Mindset
Women have participated in boxing for almost as long as the sport has existed. However, female fights have been effectively outlawed for most of boxing's history, with athletic commissioners refusing to sanction or issue licenses to women boxers, and most nations officially banning the sport.
The boxing industry is rife with gender bias and sexism, with the imposition of “gender-based” uniforms (wearing of skirts during competition) as an example. On today’s episode, we'll be hearing from Lesley Sackey, boxer for Great Britain and Co-Founder of WEBOX, an organization that supports employee development by applying the principles of boxing. Lesley will share her journey on becoming a boxer, why the sport needs more women and how each of us can develop a champion’s mindset.
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19 min
July 23, 2019 Busy Philipps: A Woman's Right to Choose
On June 4, Busy Philipps actress, author and host of the talk show "Busy Tonight" testified in Congress about her experience having an abortion at the age of 15. The testimony is part of her condemnation of the new extreme abortion restrictions in states like Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Missouri. During her testimony, Busy also detailed the widespread nature of abortions and the impact these bans would have on women’s health.
According to Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research center, one in four American women will have an abortion before age 45. Today, Busy is asking women who have had abortions to tell their stories as part of a push against anti-abortion legislation being considered and enacted in a number of states.
In this episode, we'll be hearing from Busy on her testimony, personal experience and what each of us can do to advocate for a woman’s right to choose.
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19 min