racial health disparities

Episode 68: Indra Lusero of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women on Reproductive Justice as a Human Right

September 26, 2019 Children, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Motherhood, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Indra Lusero, a staff attorney at the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), a non-profit organization that combines pro-bono criminal defense and civil rights legal work, advocacy, and public education and organizing to ensure that no one is locked-up, shamed, or denied constitutional or human rights because…

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Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise”

September 19, 2019 Body Literacy, Children, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Motherhood, Podcasts, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guests are Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan, co-authors of the book, You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise, which investigates the storied history of expertise around mothering in society and in the media.  As an Associate Professor of Communications at UNC Charlotte, Maggie work explores how communication…

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