We're talking with Betty Folliard, founder of ERA Minnesota and a champion for Equal Rights for all. 

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We're BACK! 

Buffie Blesi and Carolyn Pool took a much needed break to build out our new film production studio - Rockstoria Studios - and get grounded after a flurry of activity. But while we were gone, the world continued to be on fire and we need to talk about it. Buckle up! 

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Hosts Buffie & Carolyn of the We're Gonna Talk About It podcast discuss women in the death and funeral industry. This includes the history of women taking charge, what happened to switch to a male dominated field, and why women are once again dominating the industry. Over 65% of graduates from university mortuary programs are women. While these numbers are impressive, a lot of skepticism and sexism block women from moving up in the profession. Many industry experts believe however, that women are the future of funerals (see what I did there?)

Joined by guest Angela Woosley, owner of the Midwest’s first woman-owned and client-centered natural death care provider called Inspired Journeys. 

Carolyn also interviews Buffie about Rock What You Got's latest offering, Love Letters Films. Love Letters Films helps funeral homes stand out above the rest with broadcast-quality livestreaming and documentaries of life


Resources:
Women in Death Care: Coming Full Circle in the Funeral Service (connectingdirectors.com) 

Women bring new life to the funeral industry (democratandchronicle.com) 

How Women Disrupted the Funeral Industry | Beyond the Dash 

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Hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss what it means to live without the protection of Roe v. Wade, and the rights that could possibly be taken next.


Music clips covers of We're Not Gonna Take It performed by Kulturskolan i Lessebo - We're Not Gonna Take It (Cover) - YouTube and We're not gonna take it ( Dee Snider/Twisted Sister)- Ballad cover by Anika - YouTube

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This episode celebrates all things that are WOMEN IN SPORTS! From some early trailblazers, to the fiftieth anniversary of Title 9, to our remarkable teams that continue to amass victories surpassing their male counterparts and Olympic athletes that always inspire us.

Yet, maybe unsurprisingly, these athletes are still woefully underpaid, sometimes to the tune of earning as much as one hundred percent less than their male counterparts.

Hosts Buffie & Carolyn will also welcome our newest female sports team, Minnesota Aurora, a female-led & community owned pre-professional women's soccer team that will
begin to play in the new USL W League in May 2022.

Sources:
The Pride of Minnesota Sunisa Lee
U.S. Women's Players and U.S. Soccer Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Quite simply the best organized sports team in Minnesota, the Minnesota Lynx
Women’s History Month 2022: Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX | INSIGHT Into Diversity
Minnesota Aurora FC: Women-Led, Community Owned Soccer (mnaurora.com) 

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This weeks We’re Gonna Talk About It podcast episode is about The Pink Tax & all the ways women get hosed buying everyday items. 

Annually, the pink tax costs about $2,300.00 in overpayment for items marketed to women. 

Listen in to hear more about this economic phenomenon and how it is evident in everyday items & even necessary health needs/medicine.

With special guest Shanan Custer. Shanan and Carolyn make up the 2 Sugars Show and have performed together in 2 Sugars, Room for Cream, Sometimes There’s Wine, and the upcoming Bad Things, Good Whiskey. 

Additional audio by Katy Pence 

Sources:
The Pink Tax: The Ridiculous Reason It Costs More to Be a Woman (dollarsprout.com) 

The Pink Tax: What's the Cost of Being a Female Consumer In 2022? (listenmoneymatters.com) 

 The Pink Tax: Economic Gender Discrimination (thoughtco.com) 

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This episode is about the thing that started it all for Rock What You Got™ (RWYG), the Gender Pay Gap. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn talk about the origins of RWYG’s mission, the highlights & challenges, & how much work lies ahead with gender gaps.

Buffie & Carolyn will also introduce RWYG's exciting Pub & Club summer events that will center around education and awareness of gender gaps including pay, education, housing, digital, & more.

Sources:
The U.S women's soccer team reaches an equal pay settlement : NPR 

The pay gap was mentioned in the first 3 minutes of the 2022 Oscar's broadcast: The best of Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes’ 2022 Oscars opening | Page Six Celebrity News - Bing video 

Exploring the data on Hollywood's gender pay gap (theconversation.com) 

WFMN-2022-Status-of-Women-Girls-in-MN.pdf (netdna-ssl.com) 

A Proclamation on National Equal Pay Day, 2022 | The White House 

Research Roundup: How Women Experience the Workplace Today (hbr.org) 

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This episode is a look at the stories children learn through books, movies & video games that teach screwed-up gender roles. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss the origins of those stories, (commonly known as Fairy Tales), how Hollywood & pop culture has perpetuated these harmful myths, & what is changing. 

Featuring guest Lily Baber-Coyle, founder and owner of Beaver Pond Press and author of Princess and the Pee, a feminist play on the classic story.

For more resources on fairy tales for feminist kids, check out resources like A Mighty Girl  Damsels in Charge: 40 Fairy Tales Starring Mighty Girls | A Mighty Girl
Art Educators check out this play for schools: The Princess and the Pee by Lily Baber Coyle | Playscripts Inc.
Feminist Bookclub selections: Retelling Fairytales: Feminist, Alternative, and Encouraging - Feminist Book Club 

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Hosts Buffie & Carolyn talk about the history of women in TV & film, why women’s stories matter, what’s gotten better, & what the data tells us about how far there is to go.

This episode’s guests include nationally known filmmakers and television writers:
Gabby Reese, Filmmaker & host of Shot of Influence
Emily Schmidt, writer and performer for film and television, currently on “Ghosts” on CBS
Maya Washington, Rock What You Got’s February social media spotlight of women who are #MakingMovesNow 

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Feminism needs to do better. 

The good news is, there is a way. 

Intersectional Feminism is the current wave of feminism in America and it’s about time it was. In this episode, We’re Gonna Talk About It podcast hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss Intersectional Feminism. What does it mean, and how can you actively incorporate it into your daily actions and interactions?

If you believe equality is for everyone and want to make a personal difference, listen in to learn how to get started.

Show resources:

What is "Intersectional Feminism"? | Women's & Gender Studies (denison.edu) 

About The Center | The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s StudiesThe Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies (upenn.edu) 

Get to Know bell hooks - The bell hooks center (berea.edu) 

A Look into the Women Behind Intersectional Feminism – Black Feminist Collective 

About (mnnow.org) 

Feminist Book Club a Complete Feminist Experience 

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