Gender (Justice)

Episode 55: Leta Hong Fincher on Chinese feminists and their importance to #MeToo and international women’s rights

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Leta Hong Fincher, journalist, scholar and author of the books, Leftover Women and Betraying Big Brother.  Through these books, Leta chronicles the ways in which China’s post economic reforms of the 1990s led to a state drive to incentivize marriage and its subsequent awakening of China’s urban,…

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Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit

Our guest today is Damien Mander, an anti-poaching activist and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), a direct action law enforcement organization bringing military solutions to conservation.  As a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper, Damien advocated the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting…

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Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament

This episode of the en(gender)ed podcast was taped live at the NYU College of Global Public Health in association with the Community Preparedness and Response Group at NYU and is the first in our series of international feminism. Our guest is Seth Shelden, an attorney, and law professor, an activist, and a performer. He also…

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Episode 52: en(gender)ed anniversary episode–“What does freedom mean to you?”

In celebration of en(gender)ed one year anniversary, we are releasing this bonus episode where we ask former guests and other friends of the show, “What Does Freedom Mean to You?”  Take a listen for a road map on how we can get there. Don’t forget to subscribe to our show!  

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Episode 51: en(gender)ed Reflections on body literacy

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on body literacy – Episode 42: Amanda Laird on menstrual equity as a human right, Episode 43: Professor Spring Cooper on the importance of sexual health and agency, , Episode 44: Georgie Barden on fertility literacy as a form of reproductive choice and freedom, and…

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