What would a feminist do?

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The Guardian’s  Jessica Valenti brings you interviews, advice and real life stories from the front lines of feminism. She talks about everything from periods or lack there of, to cyberbullying, objectification, crafting an equal and egalitarian relationship, abortions and sex education. This is the…

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    • Mar 22, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    Making art in the time of Trump – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 26:19


    Host Jessica Valenti speaks with visual artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh about public art, the pressure to produce political pieces and how artists will survive

    Women will march on – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 27:39


    Saturday’s record-breaking demonstration brought together a diverse group of people to air a spectrum of grievances. We take a look at what comes next

    Staring down 2017 – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2017 27:56


    In the shadow of the inauguration, host Jessica Valenti talks with Syreeta McFadden, Jaclyn Friedman and Aimee Thorne-Thomsen about what comes next for feminism

    Why immigration is a feminist issue – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2016 23:03


    This week on the podcast, host Jessica Valenti speaks with Hillary Clinton’s Latino outreach director about the realities of being undocumented and female

    When women's rights meet botox – What would a feminist do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2016 23:02


    This week, Jessica Valenti sits down with Dana Berkowitz, author of Botox Nation, to talk about the aging process and the choices facing modern women

    The buying and selling of feminism – What would a feminist do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2016 23:45


    Feminism is everywhere – even Nike and Sarah Palin have jumped on the bandwagon. With author Andi Zeisler, we explore ‘marketplace feminism’

    Princesses, pink and 'girly' culture – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2016 25:45


    Girls have not always been pink and boys have not always been blue. This week, Jessica Valenti is joined by Peggy Orenstein to discuss how to better raise kids

    Choosing to live child-free – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2016 29:47


    On this episode, Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with authors Meghan Daum and Danielle Henderson about how society views women without children

    Dealing with workplace sexism – What would a feminist do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2016 26:04


    This week, Jessica Valenti is joined by Feminist Fight Club author Jessica Bennett to discuss how to navigate difficult employers and “bropropriator” colleagues

    Saying the F-word – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2016 25:48


    How do you feel about the word ‘feminist’? On this week’s episode, we dissect our reactions to the F-word

    Talking about sexual violence with men – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2016 26:28


    How we can better engage men to prevent gender-based violence? Jessica Valenti talks with Jamil Smith of MTV News and Dr Dorothy Edwards of Green Dot, etc.

    Keep your last name or take your spouse’s – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2016 21:02


    Only 7% of American women keep their last names when marrying. Columnist Jessica Valenti and guest Laurie Scheuble discuss why that is

    Sharing stories of objectification and sexism – What would a feminist do​? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2016 18:28


    Sharing our stories can often make it easier for other women to speak up about sexism. But, how do we balance the responsibility with the potential consequences?

    Dealing with cyberbullying – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2016 27:10


    This week, we take a look at online harassment and what women can do about it

    Building an equal relationship at home — What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2016 25:45


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti speaks with Dr BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya about how to craft an equal, egalitarian relationship

    On our periods – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2016 24:02


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti is joined this week by writer Alana Massey and Thinx co-founder and CEI Miki Agrawal to talk about the changing dialogue around menstruation

    Trump’s self-defeating misogyny – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2016 18:14


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with Jess McIntosh of Emily’s List about whether Trump is alienating female voters with his sexist language

    Sexual assault survivors speak out – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2016 18:35


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with writer and activist Wagatwe Wanjuki about surviving sexual assault the challenges of sharing your story

    Sex ed as a human right – What would a feminist do? podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2016 27:48


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with Jaclyn Friedman about fixing sex education in the US. Aimee Thorne-Thomsen joins to explain what youth can teach adults

    What would a feminist do? Taking back your abortion story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2016 28:10


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks to Ilyse Hogue about the state of abortion access in the US, and Renee Bracey Sherman shares her abortion story

    What would a feminist do? Hillary Clinton and female leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2016 27:39


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti speaks with writer Rebecca Traister about the sexism that powerful female leaders face on a daily basis

    New podcast: What would a feminist do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2016 1:00


    Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti introduces her new podcast, featuring rants, interviews and advice from the front lines of modern feminism.

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