Sexism and Misogyny

Episode 155: Pam Munter on “Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood” and sexism and misogyny on the screen

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, guest host Pamela Shelden interviews  Pam Munter, author of Fading Fame:  Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood.  Their conversation explores Pam’s book and its themes of the systemic misogyny that has dominated Hollywood throughout its history.  They also address how women on the screen, victimized in a…

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Episode 153: Rafia Zakaria on her book “Against White Feminism”

On this episode of en(gender)ed, guest host Roman James interviews feminist lawyer, human rights activist, political philosopher, columnist and author, Rafia Zakaria about her newly released book, Against White Feminism, Notes on Disruption.  Roman speaks with Rafia about the historic domination of the feminist lexicon by upper middle class white women, the de-centering of Black…

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Episode 151: Roz Davidson on her work to help mothers and children experiencing coercive control

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Roz Davidson, Director of The Positive Parenting Company Ltd and a National Consultant and Trainer in the UK implementing “CODA” a 12 week therapeutic program for women and children recovering from domestic abuse which focuses on providing skills to the Mother to support the child,…

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Episode 149: Wendy Murphy on achieving gender equality under the law

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Wendy Murphy, a former child abuse and sex crimes prosecutor who teaches at New England Law School in Boston and heads the Women’s and Children’s Advocacy Project under the Center for Law and Social Responsibility. Wendy specializes in the representation of crime victims, especially women…

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Episode 147: Elle Kamihira on her documentary “Jennifer 42” and “Jennifer’s Law”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Elle Kamihira, a multi-disciplinary director whose work has focused on using storytelling as a tool to spark conversation about women’s lives and gender inequality.  We speak with Elle today about one of her current projects, Jennifer 42, an animated documentary that takes a close look at…

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