Media and Culture

Episode 61: #SurvivorStories series with Kathy Picard, on her book, “Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage and Justice Over Childhood Sexual Abuse”

August 1, 2019 Children, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

**Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse.** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Kathy Picard, a childhood sexual abuse survivor, author of the book, “Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage and Justice Over Childhood Sexual Abuse” and advocate for Massachusetts’ reform in…

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Episode 60: Gary Greenberg on the NYS “Child Victims Act”–activism and accountability in response to child sexual abuse

July 25, 2019 Children, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Trauma and Abuse

**Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse.** On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Gary Greenberg, childhood sexual abuse survivor, activist and founder of the Fighting for Children PAC, also known as Protect NY Kids, which was pivotal in helping NYS pass Child Victims Act legislation in 2019…

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Episode 58: LeBaron Meyers on #NotMe as a mobile solution to workplace misconduct

July 11, 2019 Discrimination, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Sexism and Misogyny, The Workplace and Employment

Our guest today is LeBaron Meyers, President & Chief Business Officer of #NotMe, the first mobile solution to offer a transparent, safe, and simple way to report workplace misconduct. The company’s mission is to bridge the gap between employer and employee by empowering everyone to report and address workplace misconduct they’ve experienced or witnessed,with the…

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Episode 57: Nicole Lazzaro on gender and women in technology

July 4, 2019 Feminism, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Nicole Lazzaro, founder and President of XEODesign, Inc., As a veteran of the video gaming industry, Nicole leverages her twenty years expertise in Play Experience Design to help companies such as Disney, Lucas Arts, EA Electronic Arts, build memorable and entertaining experiences for their players/customers. Nicole is…

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Episode 56: en(gender)ed Reflections on the criminal justice system

June 27, 2019 Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the criminal justice system – Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence, Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis, Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence…

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