Linda White

Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis

May 9, 2019 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Policy, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox, a domestic violence survivor, activist and educator. Dawn has been working as a registered nurse for 23 years and runs Women Count USA, a national database that compiles data on femicides in the United States.  Dawn began this project in 2017 out of her…

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Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence

May 2, 2019 Children, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Trauma and Abuse

Today’s guest is Dorchen Leidholdt, the Legal Director of the NYC domestic violence agency, Sanctuary for Families.  In her main role, Dorchen heads the agency’s legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including providing support for obtaining orders of protection, immigration, sex trafficking. In addition to this important work, Dorchen also leads the “Incarcerated Gender…

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