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Episode 82: en(gender)ed Reflections on culture and gender roles

January 2, 2020 Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Feminism, Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Survivor Stories

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on culture and gender roles:  Episode 78: TatĂ© 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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Episode 81: #SurvivorStories Series with Aneri Shah–on gender roles and how her Indian-American identity impacted her #MeToo experience

December 26, 2019 Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Aneri Shah, founder of the Matriarchy,an organization that envisions that all genders can come together to discuss gender-based violence, its causes and its impact, in order to effect positive policy change.  Aneri speaks with us today about growing up first generation American, gender roles, and how her…

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Episode 79: Bimla Vishwapremi, a feminist activist, on women’s rights in India

December 12, 2019 Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault

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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