Leslie Morgan Steiner met the man of her dreams…or so she thought. Her fairytale relationship quickly turned in to a nightmare as her new husband became her abuser.  In this deeply personal episode, she shares her experiences with domestic violence, and her journey to free herself from her abuser and how to build a life after trauma. 

In this episode, we break down gender equity laws in Sweden and why they were an inspiration to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Jill shares what it was like growing up in a progressive, egalitarian society and how it shaped her life -- in comparison to her mother, who was born in a generation without these laws. We also meet Birgitta Dahl, a pioneer of women’s rights in Sweden.

It doesn’t matter where in the world you grew up: Hollywood has played an outsized role in shaping culture and cultural norms the world over. And what sort of norms has Hollywood perpetuated? This episode flips the script on pop culture with performances of classic scenes from film and television with the gender roles reversed.

Meet Dr. Gail Dines, a professor emerita of sociology and women’s studies and the CEO and founder of Culture Reframed, the first organization to address hypersexualized media and pornography as “the public health crisis of the digital age.” We learn how porn culture hijacks the narrative and its impact on women and youth.

Jill sits down with American model, actress and activist Carré Otis and Ebba Karlsson to talk about the unspoken dark side of the modelling industry. Fashion’s #MeToo confronts human trafficking and rampant sexual abuse of aspiring models, many of them minors, as well as an explosive legal case that against the Harvey Weinstein of the fashion world. 

Jill Sorensen gives the scoop on common sense feminism from a new perspective. Featuring in-depth interviews and satirical take-downs of pop culture, The New Feminist Podcast explores women's issues and gender inequality with humor and sincerity.