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Episode 120: Susan Bordo on sex and femininity in politics and its intersection with sexism and misogyny

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Susan Bordo, cultural historian, professor emeritus, feminist, and author of the books, The Destruction of Hillary Clinton and Imagine Bernie Sanders as a Woman.  We speak with Susan today about her work to deconstruct woman as a cultural category, its role in the 2016 election,…

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Coercive Control as Post-Separation Abuse in Family Court

If you’re familiar with our podcast episodes, you know that we featured many survivors and advocates working in the protective mothers’ movement to end sexism and gender bias in family court.  Abusers who engage in coercive control often continue their tactics when a survivor expresses a desire to leave.  Often this can manifest threatening a…

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This Father’s Day, Make Time to Have “The Talk” with Your Daughters (And, with your Sons)

For the past several weeks since the death of George Floyd, I’ve been trying to hold the space of compassion and empathy with hope and action. Time and time again, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how broad the range of responses have been to supporting #BlackLivesMatter, from both my personal and professional network, and how…

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“10 Feminist Podcasts You Need To Listen To”

  Thank you to the End FGM European Network for including the en(gender)ed podcast on this list of venerable feminist podcasts!  What a surprise to wake up to this honor today.  While our podcast started as a response to the advocacy work I do in NYC, it has grown to something much bigger, that includes…

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