Several women had reported being raped by security forces during the government crackdown on protests in January. Since then, no formal investigations have been undertaken; no formal independent complaints mechanism has been established; and the outrage has dissipated.
Robin on “herstory”at NASA: the first women’s spacewalk, plus an unnerving new drug for postpartum depression, Captain Marvel trounces trolls, and exposing white supremacist “replacement theory.” Guest: Salomée Levy of GirlUp.
Robin on professional sportswomen taking sexism to court, high-school girl wrestlers, Meghan Markle (Duchess of Sussex) destigmatizing menstruation, and the House of Dior (wait—what?). Guest: Sherin Khankan, founder of Denmark’s women’s mosque.
Populist nationalist political leaders have been increasingly rising to power in recent years all over the world — from Bolsonaro in Brazil to the success of the Vote Leave campaign in the UK to President Trump. Now a group of female leaders has banded together to warn the world about how this growing embrace of right-wing authoritarianism undermines women’s rights across the globe.
After a narrow defeat in the Virginia legislature, the ERA campaign is heating up in several states.
A New York Times article examined how Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar has treated her staff members. Nichola Gutgold asks: Will other candidates be given similar scrutiny?
Robin on national emergencies, Cardinal McCarrick, "embryo adoption," and why the North Pole is moving, plus Part 3 of "Women’s Suffrage(s)." Guest: Leta Hong Fincher on her book "Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China."
This Alabama woman wrote a piece about the late-term abortion she wishes she had. With Donald Trump’s conservative agenda in action, will lawmakers listen to stories like hers?
Even before the media gave these women’s political visions a chance, it has largely narrowed in on evaluating whether these women possess a single quality — one that they seem to care about only when it comes to female candidates: their likability.
Robin on Rosalind Franklin, the Nevada state legislature, and how a "walking fish" could save us all, plus Part 2 of "Women's Suffrage(s)." Guest: biologist and social scientist Dr. Renate Klein on her book, "Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation."
Robin on racism, sexism, and Virginia; Congresswomen wearing white; a mysterious sticky island; Trump’s “executive time;” and why women’s suffrage should be women’s suffrages. Guest: Lisa Borders, President and CEO of Time’s Up! workplace revo
Robin on climate vs. weather, Queen Elizabeth II and Brexit, negotiations with the Taliban, bias about addressing pain, and bouncing chicken nuggets. Guest: philosopher Dr. Mariana Alessandri on the gender politics of fasting.
Robin on how Nancy Pelosi flummoxed Donald Trump, the women behind MLK Jr. Day, “phantom words,” justice in Pakistan, and baby whales. Guest: Autumn Miles, domestic abuse survivor who challenges other evangelicals to face this truth about themselves.
Robin on strategists Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth I (Tudor), Iowa’s Steve King, Opus Dei, and “First Partners.” Guest: Award-winning journalist and author Helen Zia on immigrants, the Chinese diaspora, and her major new book, Last Boat Out of Shanghai.
Advocates hope that the aptly named criminal justice law, which is limited in scope, could lead to broader reforms.
Robin on NASA’s Ultima Thule flyby, Trump’s televangelist con, R. Kelly, the APA, Mormons in slacks, and praise for older women. Guest: Investigative journalist Sylvia A. Harvey on her major exposé about COIP (Children of Incarcerated Parents).
In late November, officials from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement announced that the Law for Protection from Violence against Women, legislation women’s rights activists have advocated for since 2013, will likely be enacted in 2019.
The legislation, which would hold congresspeople personally liable for paying for settlements related to harassment rather than the taxpayer, now awaits President Trump’s signature.
Special end-of-year program, featuring poetry. Also, Robin on Nancy Pelosi, Angela Merkel, Voyagers 1 and 2 entering interstellar space, Rwandan women seizing the fishing industry, South Korean women smashing make up—and termite engineers.
Robin on Trumper erosion of sexual-offense-survivor rights, Sudan’s new rape tragedy, an unprecedented push-back from Roman Catholic nuns, and women’s migraines. Guest: Sisonke Msimang, South African author born in exile, who found her global voice.
Abrams’ reluctance to concede was not only about her determination to win, but also about preserving Georgia’s electoral integrity.
On Tuesday, in the run-up to the opening of the Indian legislature’s winter session on December 11, women’s groups came together to express frustration and outrage that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which aims to ensure Indian women’s equal representation in elected office, has not yet been passed.
In October, disabilities activist Mara Gabrilli was elected to the Brazilian Senate at the age of 51. Many saw her victory as a sign that although a lot of extremism and hatred has been expressed in Brazilian politics over the past few years, it’s possible for this nation to elect figures aligned with a progressive agenda.
At the end of September, the nation’s attention turned to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the now-infamous hearing regarding Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault against him. While that Supreme Court-related news was obviously worthy of attention, it caused many to overlook the fact that just days later, the Supreme Court began its October sitting on the first Monday of the month.
Robin on Sheryl Sandberg and the fall of Facebook, bionic Swedes, the new U.S. serial killer, child-friendly refurnishings of Congress, and making the Census "sexy." Guest: Linda Kay Klein, on escaping from and exposing evangelical "purity" culture.
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