Activist Renee Bracey Sherman started the hashtag #AskAboutAbortion after moderators continuously failed to raise the subject. She recently told the FBomb about what needs to change in the national dialogue about abortion and what debate-watchers should look for in the future.
Robin on thinking global (Kurds, Kashmir, Hong Kong) while acting local (impeachment, election, Time’s Up), whale-song jam sessions, and Argentina’s Feminist Tango Movement. Guest: Jane Fonda on why she hopes to spend her 82nd birthday in jail.
Robin on the Trump Tipping Point, prehistoric sippy cups, safety tips for runners, leaders and lemmings, and sociable cats. Guest: Samhita Mukhopadhyay, executive editor of Teen Vogue, on Gen Z women and girls.
Robin on the impeachment quid pro quo, climate change strikes, “extreme grooming,” books banned in the US, and the importance of forgetting. Guest: Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA).
Writer Alison Friedman reflects on what Christine Blasey Ford's courage has meant to many women.
Robin on Mormons by any other name, legalized child labor in Bolivia, why our galaxy is warped, and learning not to forgive. Guest: Pat Mitchell on her book, “Becoming A Dangerous Woman.”
Season Premiere! Robin on digital assistants, tactics to fight ageism, what’s really inside the headlines, “female Viagra,” and mosquitos. Guest: Gloria Steinem.
Radhia Jerbi is a prominent Tunisian feminist and lawyer who has served as the president of the National Union of the Tunisian Woman (NUTW) since 2013. Jerbi is also a member of the Human Rights League, the Maghrebian Women’s Union for Peace and Development, and the women’s section of the Lawyers’ General Council. Jerbi recently talked to the FBomb about everything the NUTW has been doing to guarantee gender equality and a secure future for Tunisian girls and women.
Women Under Siege spoke with Lisa Wade, PhD, an associate professor of sociology at Occidental College and author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, to better understand the relationship—and long history—between white supremacy, masculinity, and the American image.
Of the many topics about which moderators asked the Democratic candidates during the second round of debates on July 30 and 31, two crucial ones were noticeably absent: reproductive and disability rights.
The most critical voices among those pushing back against this recent onslaught of anti-choice legislation and rhetoric are those of people who have been pregnant or had abortions themselves.
As I watched the mainstream media cover this day this year, I noticed that hardly any mentioned the female leaders of a famous 1990 protest.
“The take-home message is clear: We need more women in office to solve our environmental challenges,” said Fern Shepard, the president of Rachel's Network, which issued the new report.
Alicia Garza, the principal and co-founder of the Black Futures Lab, is determined to flip the where candidates talk about Black communities, but don't talk to them—beginning with "the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction."
In a new book, the founder of Moms Demand Action tells how women are making a difference in the fight against gun violence.
Robin on Special Counsel Mueller’s July 17 testimony, permafrost, what being a journalist means, and knitters united against hate speech. Guest: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D. WA), Memb. Judiciary Comm., on impeachment and her Medicare-for-All Bill.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a spending bill that includes the renewal of the Hyde Amendment. The amendment denies the use of Medicaid funds for abortion care with only limited exceptions.
Robin on Iran, impeachment, endurance, Greenwich Village during Pride Month, the 60 percent, and the Robin fledgling in her garden. Guest: Dr. Sunita Puri on her book, “That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour.”
Kathryn Kolbert, co-counsel in the landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey Supreme Court case, gives her perspective on the current push to ban abortion — and what we can do about it.
The results of South Africa’s 2019 general election on May 8 were promising for champions of gender equality in politics, but
On June 4, the House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “Threats to Reproductive Rights in America.” 18-year-old Youth Testify leader HK Gray testified at the hearing about the barriers she faced when seeking an abortion in Texas as a minor, including needing a judicial bypass to obtain an abortion.
Special Edition! Robin and former 4-term Congresswoman and Watergate Committee member Elizabeth Holtzman talk bold new strategies for impeaching Donald Trump. Two former POTUS’s refute Trump’s claim that laws against foreign interference are “wrong.
I’m hardly the only high school student stressed about navigating what could be crippling student loan debt. This debt has already reached $1.5 trillion and women, who make up the greatest population of student-debt owers, are particularly burdened by debt harsh effects on everyday life.
The Trump administration issued another anti-choice policy on Wednesday, limiting federal funding for medical research that involves fetal tissue and canceling a multimillion-dollar contract for a lab that’s using the tissue to combat HIV/AIDS.
Robin on Canada’s declared femicide of Indigenous women, boycotting anti-abortion states, the 2020 census, and a reclaimed anniversary. Guest: Sarah Barnett, first woman president of AMC Entertainment Networks (AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and Sundance TV).
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