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Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament

This episode of the en(gender)ed podcast was taped live at the NYU College of Global Public Health in association with the Community Preparedness and Response Group at NYU and is the first in our series of international feminism. Our guest is Seth Shelden, an attorney, and law professor, an activist, and a performer. He also…

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Episode 45: Nicole Perry on being a feminist therapist

On this episode of engendered, our guest is Nicole Perry, a Registered psychologist with a practice in Edmonton, Canada.  For the past ten years, she has worked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and uses an approach called Somatic Experiencing, a body-based therapy, for healing trauma.  She is known for her work as…

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Weaponizing Race at the Expense of Survivor Safety and Abuser Accountability - Yet Again!

Imagine attending a #BlackLivesMatter organizing meeting and hearing the organizers spout #AllLivesMatter or #BlueLivesMatter as a rallying cry. Imagine going to a Title IX policy workshop that touted itself as a solution to strengthening accountability of campus rape and sexual assaults, then hearing the speakers refer to Brock Turner, not as a convicted rapist, but…

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Episode 30: #SurvivorStories Series with Anita Gera and the misuse of the Hague Convention to harm children

In this #SurvivorSeries episode, we speak with Anita Gera, a protective mother from Great Britain.  In 2014, Anita went to British government to seek protection against her abusive and controlling ex-husband, an American pilot who was based in Arizona.  Over the next year, through her ex-husband’s misuse of the Hague Convention, Anita’s case brought her…

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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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