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Episode 57: Nicole Lazzaro on gender and women in technology

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Nicole Lazzaro, founder and President of XEODesign, Inc., As a veteran of the video gaming industry, Nicole leverages her twenty years expertise in Play Experience Design to help companies such as Disney, Lucas Arts, EA Electronic Arts, build memorable and entertaining experiences for their players/customers. Nicole is…

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Episode 56: en(gender)ed Reflections on the criminal justice system

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the criminal justice system – Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence, Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis, Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence…

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Episode 55: Leta Hong Fincher on Chinese feminists and their importance to #MeToo and international women’s rights

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Leta Hong Fincher, journalist, scholar and author of the books, Leftover Women and Betraying Big Brother.  Through these books, Leta chronicles the ways in which China’s post economic reforms of the 1990s led to a state drive to incentivize marriage and its subsequent awakening of China’s urban,…

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Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit

Our guest today is Damien Mander, an anti-poaching activist and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), a direct action law enforcement organization bringing military solutions to conservation.  As a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper, Damien advocated the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting…

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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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