Policy

Episode 43: Professor Spring Cooper on the importance of sexual health and agency

Our guest today is Professor Spring Cooper, a social researcher with academic expertise in public health, health promotion, sexuality.  Professor Cooper’s PhD focused on the sexual health education implications of menstrual attitudes and knowledge among women of varying socio-economic status in the United States.  Her current research interests are in adolescent sexual health, adolescent and…

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Episode 42: Amanda Laird on menstrual equity as a human right

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Amanda Laird, a Registered Holistic Nutritionistℱ and host of the Heavy Flow Podcast – a weekly podcast dedicated to periods, reproductive health and other taboo health and wellness topics. Amanda is also the author of Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation.  We will be speaking with…

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Episode 28: Paul Griffin, Legal Director of Child Justice Inc. on “It’s Worse to Accuse than to Abuse”

On this episode, our guest is Paul Griffin, Legal Director at Child Justice, Inc., one of the few organizations in the country dedicated to ensuring a child’s right to be legally protected from an abusive parent.  As Legal Director, Paul – along with his colleague, Alexandra Sandacz — represents non-abusive, protective parents in child-custody cases…

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Episode 27: Council Member Jennifer Gates on the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we have partnered with the Lone Star Parity Project to bring you this episode.  Lone Star is featuring women working in the field of domestic violence prevention and on this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Jennifer Staubach Gates, a Dallas City Council Member representing District 13. First elected…

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Episode 26: Tammy Cho, Co-Founder of Better Brave on Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

On this episode, our guest is Tammy Cho, co-founder of BetterBrave–an online site that combats sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace by empowering targets and allies with the necessary resources and tools.  BetterBrave offers options for women to report harassment and provides a clear outline of their rights. Users can also access BetterBrave’s…

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