On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Jonathan Custodio, a recent Lehman college graduate, a New Yorker, and a journalist focused on bringing awareness to community issues around racial and cultural identify and disenfranchisement. Jonathan joins us today to talk about the ways in which masculinity in culture and the media have shaped him–his…
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In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on culture and gender roles: Episode 78: Taté Walker on using storytelling and art to create social change around Indigenous rights, Episode 79: Bimla Vishwapremi, a feminist activist, on women’s rights in India, and Episode 81: #SurvivorStories Series with Aneri Shah–on gender roles and how…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Bimla Vishwapremi, a feminist activist in India fighting for Dalit and women’s rights around issues of ending violence, promoting education and investment in women’s businesses through microfinancing, and Dalit forest rights. We speak to Bimla today about her work in all of these areas and its intersection…
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