Podcast appearances and mentions of debora spar

In 2020, Amazon built a shelter for women and families experiencing houselessness on its campus in Seattle, Washington. The shelter was operated in partnership with a nonprofit organization known as Mary's Place and was designed to address what had become an urgent problem for Seattle and many other wealthy American cities, where communities were being displaced by a lack of affordable housing. Amazon's partnership with Mary's Place was an experiment in addressing this problem at its core, using some of the firm's own resources to fund living space for unhoused families. But critics argued that Amazon's apparent charity was misplaced because the company and other tech giants were actually making the problem worse. Instead, they argued, government and nonprofits should solve these societal issues. Harvard Business School professors Debora Spar and Paul Healy explore the role business plays in causing and addressing the larger problem of unhoused communities in American cities in the case, “Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place.”

Our guest today is Debora Spar professor and Business In Global Society Unit Head at Harvard Business School. She is here to discuss a course called The Social Purpose of The Firm that is required in the first year curriculum of the MBA program.In our conversation we discussed the origin of this course, why it's important that all students go through it, and what the objective of the class are. We also talked about “purpose driven businesses” – company that aim to tackle large societal problems while also generating a profit. Deb delved into some of the unique characteristics of some of this businesses and the people who start them and join them.Finally, since she is seeing first hand some of the brightest members of Gen Z who are about to enter the work force, we talked about what makes that Generation Unique and wonderful and gives her great hope for the future.Key Moments[4:37] The Social Purpose of the Firm - origin and goal of the course[13:06] Generation Z - observations on the students and what makes the generation unique[17:08] Purpose driven businesses that try to tackle large societal issues at scale and what makes them uniqueDeb Spar Episode 18Websites authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com or al4ep.comDebora's Website – deboraspar.comOther Debora Spar LinksDebora's Twitter – @deborasparLinkedin – linkedin.com/in/deboraspar Debora's Books (also available on her website)Work Mate Marry Love How – Machines Shape Our Human DestinyWonder Women – Sex, Power, and the Quest for PerfectionRuling the Waves: – From the Compass to the Internet, a History of Business and Politics along the Technological FrontierThe Baby Business – How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of ConceptionAuthentic Leadership for Everyday PeoplePodcast Instagram – @al4edpPodcast Twitter – https://twitter.com/al4edpAuthentic Leadership for Everyday People on Facebook – facebook.com/al4edp MusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for...

In this episode we go back to the interviews with Debora Spar and Roger Brown and take out some of the key lessons from leading in higher education that can be applied to other organizations.Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.comWebsites:al4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:For Debora Spar: Episode 18 of the Podcast For Roger Brown: Episode 30 of The PodcastAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

This is the second annual 4th of July Holiday Special - Best of Business Jargon that Drives You Crazy. It compiles all the answers to the question: "What is the business cliche, jargon or expression that drives you crazy?" that were given in the past 12 months. Key Takeaways [01:07] –It's my second annual “best of the business jargon that drives you crazy show”. [02:00] – Vikrant Shurya, episode 15. [05:34] – Kristin Yoshida, episode 32. [07:27] – Mike Horne, episode 28. [08:48] – Kristen Standish, episode 33. [09:15] – Bill Prinzivalli, episode 40https://authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com/podcast/bill-prinzivalli-improvisational-leadership-mindfulness/ (.) [10:29] – Roger Brown, episode 30. [12:45] – Kurt Landon, episode 39. [14:38] – Debora Spar, episode 18. [15:39] – Mo Hamzian, episode 34. [16:40] – Dino Cattaneo, episode 21. [18:22] – Susan Cattaneo, episode 36. [19:12] – Matt Wigler, episode 14. [21:30] – Brandon Harding, episode 27. [22:25] – Dorie Clark, episode 22. [22:57] – Randy Wilburn, episode 19  [24:23] – Jason Greer, episode 31.  [25:27] – Jackie Hermes, episode 24. [26:11] – Jonathan Jacobs, episode 35. [27:45] – Maryalice Morro, episode 29. [28:36] – Marzio Schena, episode 37. [30:52] – Thank you and closing remarks.   Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: https://authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com/ (al4ep.com) Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo ( linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo) Podcast Instagram –https://instagram.com/al4edp ( @al4edp ) Podcast Twitter –https://twitter.com/al4edp ( @al4edp)  Podcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/al4edp ( facebook.com/al4edp) Music Susan Cattaneo: https://susancattaneo.bandcamp.com/ (susancattaneo.bandcamp.com) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Debora Spar, author of Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. Debora L. Spar is the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the former president of Barnard College. Her previous books include Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection and Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth from the Compass to the Internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2018, Linda Oubré was selected as the president of Whittier College in Los Angeles County – the first Black woman to serve in that role. The student body had been slowly evolving to represent the growing diversity of the surrounding area, but the college's leadership remained largely white and male. Harvard Business School professor Debora Spar and Oubré discuss how she galvanized support among the college's constituents, while working to diversify the college's staff, administration, and board of trustees.

It's not intuitively obvious that the distinction between gender roles and gender discrimination would arise or change as a result of technology, but Dr. Debora Spar makes a compelling case for this in her recent book Work, Mate, Marry, Love: How Machines Shape our Human Destiny. Starting with the invention of the plow she argues “patriarchy has its origins in the Neolithic Revolution” and brings her readers through a journey of the interplay between technological change and broader social structures including gender discrimination.  In this conversation, Dr. Spar gives insight on the impacts of technology on gender roles, gender constructs, the value of “women's work”, and how changing social responses to technology may actually help us evolve past “constructed norms” and into equality. Podcast in English only. Podcast in English only. Visit website for transcripts. GUEST: Debora Spar, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global SocietyRELEVANT LINKS: https://www.deboraspar.com/ Il n'est pas intuitivement évident que la distinction entre les rôles des sexes et la discrimination fondée sur le sexe surviendrait ou changerait en raison de la technologie, mais la Dre Debora Spar en fait un argument convaincant dans son récent livre Work, Mate, Marry, Love: How Machines Shape our Human Destiny. Évoquant d'abord l'invention de la charrue, elle soutient que « le patriarcat tire ses origines de la révolution néolithique » et emmène ses lecteurs dans un voyage à travers l'interaction entre le changement technologique et les structures sociales plus larges, y compris la discrimination fondée sur le sexe. Dans cette discussion, la Dre Spar apporte un éclairage sur l'incidence de la technologie sur les rôles des sexes, les idées reçues à l'égard des sexes, la valeur du « travail de femme » et la façon dont l'évolution des réponses sociales à la technologie peut réellement nous aider à dépasser les « normes préconçues » et à cheminer vers l'égalité. Podcast en anglais seulement. Visitez le site Web pour les transcriptions. Intervenant: La Dre Debora Spar, Jaime et Josefina Chua Tiampo, professeure d'administration des affaires à la Harvard Business School et doyenne adjointe principale de Business and Global SocietyLien utile : https://www.deboraspar.com/

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, I am speaking with my former professor from Harvard Business School, Debora Spar. In addition to her role at Harvard, Debora served as the President of Barnard College from 2008 to 2017, where she led initiatives to highlight women's leadership and advancement, including the creation of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the development of Barnard's Global Symposium series. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between technological change and broader social structures.  Debora and I engage in an insightful conversation about the leadership lessons she learned in leadership throughout her career. Debora gets specific and talks about how listening and delivering are crucial to any leader's success. Debora goes into detail about the Case Method and how she's applied those tactics from academia to the business world. Finally, Debora provides very practical and powerful advice on how to successfully transition into a leadership role and speaks to some of her latest research as well as all of the trends of which we should be aware.  Key Takeaways: 04:32 – This episode is dedicated to the memory of two of my former classmates, Jay and Greg  06:13 – Today, I'm speaking with Debora Spar who shares her extensive background in academia and business and the major lessons she learned about leadership along the way  11:20 – The Case Method  16:13 – How leading a Case Method class is similar to leading a symphony orchestra  17:57 – Key traits that make up Debora's leadership style  21:53 – Becoming a leader as an outsider to an organization  23:46 – Listening and getting early wins  26:24 – Biggest lessons Debora learned throughout her career  30:58 – Debora goes into detail on her research  38:23 – Trends we should all be paying attention to  40:30 – Debora's passions and hobbies outside of work and how they influence how she shows up at work  41:40 – The business clichés that drive Debora absolutely crazy  43:13 – Debora shares some food for your soul  46:39 – And now here's ‘Haunted Heart,' a song written and performed by my wife, Susan Cattaneo Tweetable Quotes: “I think it's actually a brilliant way of bringing groups of people to a decision because that's essentially what the Case Method is.” (15:10) “One of the things I try to do is find people who, in fact, have different leadership styles because I've always felt like I need to balance who I am.” (18:20)  “I think there's a big difference in terms of growing up in a place and becoming a leader versus coming in as a leader when you're also coming in as an outsider.” (21:53) “People are only gonna follow you if you deliver some things early on. So, I was always looking for sincere opportunities to understand what people really need and what they want and how to fix that. Trying to see where you can get the early wins is really important.” (25:22) “Economics is not just an abstract, dismal science. Economics affects the lives of people, particularly poor people. And we need to bring those people into our understanding of economics, otherwise we're gonna fail them or fail the system.” (34:37) Links Mentioned:    Debora's Website – https://www.deboraspar.com/ (deboraspar.com) Debora's Twitter – https://twitter.com/deboraspar (@deboraspar)  Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/deboraspar/ (linkedin.com/in/deboraspar ) Debora's Books (also available on her website) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374200039 (Work Mate Marry Love How - Machines Shape Our Human Destiny ) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250056061/wonderwomen (Wonder...

In her new book Work Mate Marry Love, Harvard professor Debora Spar argues that nearly all the decisions we make in our most intimate lives — whom we marry, how we have children, and how we build families — are driven by technology. She explains how these changes in technology have also affected the role of women in society throughout history.

During this pandemic, we may be acutely aware that our love lives and family lives are entwined with the technology that’s all around us. But in fact, machines have been re-inventing our relationships since the days of the ancient plow, which likely led to the birth of marriage itself. That’s according to Debora Spar, a professor at Harvard Business School and former president of Barnard College. Spar, the author of “Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny,” takes us on a journey through the technologies - from the steam engine to the refrigerator - that have affected when, how, and with whom we partner up. And we get a glimpse into a future with no masterplan for how the technologies we have built will further evolve and change us.

Debora Spar & Jim have a wide-ranging chat on some of the insights in her book, Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. Debora Spar and Jim have a wide-ranging conversation on some of the insights in her book, Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. They start by focusing on our … Continue reading EP102 Debora Spar on Technological Impacts on Culture → The post EP102 Debora Spar on Technological Impacts on Culture appeared first on The Jim Rutt Show.

Technology has shaped the way we stay in touch, fall in love and even have kids. Dr. Debora Spar joins Viewpoints this week to share how innovation affects several different aspects of our lives and what the future holds in this space.

Our podcast series, “Radically Candid Conversations,” features experts and guests who help us learn, reflect and put our insights into action. This episode of the Radical Candor podcast features Debora Spar, a Harvard Business School professor and former Barnard College president. Kim talks to Debora about her new book Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. Kim and Debora discuss the intersections of technology and human relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig discusses Zoom and finding love?  Can it really happen and what are the drawbacks. For more tech tips, news, and updates, visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Traders set to don virtual reality headsets in their home offices What's on Your Enterprise Network? You Might Be Surprised Malware Attacks Declined But Became More Evasive in Q2 One of this year’s most severe Windows bugs is now under active exploit The VPN is dying, long live zero trust Shopify's Employee Data Theft Underscores Risk of Rogue Insiders Microsoft boots apps out of Azure used by China-sponsored hackers WannaCry Has IoT in Its Crosshairs Love in the time of Zoom: Why we’re in the midst of a dating revolution --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Well, we've just been talking about some of the ways that the hackers are getting into us now avoiding some of the software we've been using these antivirus packages just don't work anymore. I'm going to talk about another problem. This is a massive windows bug. We're going to be getting into a couple of other things here. We'll talk about VPNs a little bit and how it's dying and going away. We've got another employee theft, that's happened here, this time to Shopify. Microsoft, and what they've done with Azure. We'll talk a little bit about these cloud systems because they are problematic. Wanna cry is back and Love in the time of Zoom. Why we're in the midst of a dating revolution. So why don't we start with that one here? You're listening to Craig Peterson. Glad to have you with me today. So let's get into Zoom, you know how much I don't like Zoom for business. It is not considered secure or does not meet any of the standard security requirements. So that's a problem. If you were to ask me.  We are in the midst of a dating revolution. Do you remember that episode from Seinfeld where George is out doing speed dating and they had these, what were they? 30 second or 60-second dates. I guess that's been the thing over the years, maybe a little longer than that. You spend two minutes, five minutes with someone and you're all there at the restaurant or whatever conference room.  It's like musical chairs. Every time you move one. Usually, it's the woman sitting there and the men move around and it could be the other way around, I suppose. There was a good way to meet a lot of people. If that's what you're trying to do, see if there might be any chemistry, usually, they charge for them. Today, well, things have gotten higher-tech. They come about here in Zoom rooms as well. I mentioned earlier today about some of the things that we're doing from a business standpoint on Zoom. Many people are now having business meetings obviously, or hopefully not on Zoom, but in the online world. But right now, what we're seeing is love and marriage. How people are connecting. It used to be of course, accidental. Then some of us, might go to the church we belong to and look for a companion or a mate. There are a lot of ways is that things have changed and they changed a lot, really in the 18th century with the industrial revolution.  Now we're kind of back to the isolation days. Well, so what do we do now?  I don't know if we'll ever really get back to normal. People have found that they can do business from home. They can work from home. Now they found that they can date from home as well. Already, we're seeing nearly 40% of heterosexual couples reporting that they have met online. Most of the time that's being through a social media site like Facebook, or maybe some of the others that are out there. Same-sex couples are even a higher percentage here, more than 40% of heterosexuals that are meeting online. Of course,  there is also the casual encounters that have been going on.  I can't even believe it, but Dr. Fauci even mentioned that, right?  Oh man, we're not getting into that right now. But this type of online interaction is absolutely surging during the time here of the Wuhan virus. Bars are closed. Restaurants are mostly closed churches can't meet you. Can't sing hymns depending on where you are. They might only let a few people in. I know there's one state where you can go to a bar, but only one person can be in the congregation of a church. I, I just don't understand some of that stuff, obviously. So what do you do right now? We're seeing a massive drop in the number of Americans that are married by the time they turn 30. Only about half of them are married by the time they turn 30 fertility rates have plummeted to 1.7, meaning the average woman will give birth to 1.7 children over her lifetime, which means if that woman can be considered to be part of a couple. That is negative growth in our population. Something that some people have been trying to achieve for a very, very long time, but it is well, well below the natural rate of replacement, which is as I recall, what about 2.1 or 2.2? So that's pretty dramatic and it is just continuing to go down more. Men aged 30 to 34 were living with their parents than with the romantic partner and that's before the Wu Han virus pushed even more of a back into our homes as we've lost jobs and opportunities that are out there. It's just not very, very good, but the future isn't all of that bleak. I wonder, frankly, when we're talking about general social, social media. So things like Facebook and messages and stuff, how much of what we see and we feel we have a connection with other people. How much of that is real. We already know much of what we see. Isn't real. Some of these social media influencers you've admitted to taking as many as a thousand pictures before they found one that's worthy of posting where all the makeup was. Right. The pose was right. The hair was right. The background was right. The lighting was right. It leads to a false sense of, Oh, keeping up with the Joneses. If you will. There's an older expression. Where people see this and they think that's the way their life is supposed to be. It's absolutely not. So how about where we're trying to do one on one stuff. I think we all can remember going on dates and being a little braggadocious. Maybe inflating things just to ever so slightly. When we went out with somebody and then over time, we got to know them and then we started to loosen up. I'm in a mastermind group and I also have seen that in the mastermind group that as we got to know each other. We kind of relaxed, but we know each other's businesses now and we can give each other good advice and a good kick in the pants when necessary. So I don't know. The future's not bleak. I think. Yeah. It might take a while for people to get to know each other. When we're talking about meeting online, doing little Zoom meetings, or meetups online. But the whole courtship thing has really changed the whole structure of what it is. It is just absolutely amazing, but I think we are still going to be looking for those relationships. We're so going to be trying to find them online and I think it might work and I don't know, maybe a breakup is even easier in the online world or maybe the whole fallacy behind the online world where people are literally making stuff up. If the fallacy is going to make it even worse when it comes to breakups. I really don't know. I'm looking at an article here from, Debora Spar. She's a professor of business administration at Harvard business school, and she's been very focused on issues of sex and technology and what's been happening with the technological change. She has a new book out called workmate. Marry Love, how machines shape our human destiny, which is kind of an interesting book. I think the romantic times are going to continue, but we're going to continue to look online for ways of meeting and doing stuff with people. So there you go. Zoom is not just for little family gatherings, but it's also for romance. I think that's kind of cool. Hey, if you like to listen to the radio, when you're driving around in your truck or your car, one of the things that I do, and here's a little tip for, in case you didn't know you do it is I have Bluetooth in all of my cars. Nowadays, there's Android play. For Android phones, not all of them, just some of the newer ones and there's also Apple play for the newer Apple iPhones. And what they that allows you to do is run the app near a phone. And once that app is up and running, it will come out through your car stereo. Now, many of you guys, of course, you're the best and brightest. So you probably know how to do that already. I love the way car play works on the Apple side, Android. It works pretty well too, but the main concept behind it is to keep the interface simple, to keep the number of distractions down. Hey, you listening to Craig Peterson. Make sure you stick around. Cause we will be right back. We got more to go today. --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Debora Spar is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online. Her research focuses on issues of gender and technology as well as the interplay between technological change and broader social structures. Prof. Spar tackles some of these issues in her recent book Work Mate […]

During this pandemic, we may be acutely aware that our love lives and family lives are entwined with the technology that’s all around us. But in fact, machines have been re-inventing our relationships since the days of the ancient plow, which likely led to the birth of marriage itself. That’s according to Debora Spar, a professor at Harvard Business School and former president of Barnard College. Spar, the author of “Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny,” takes us on a journey through the technologies - from the steam engine to the refrigerator - that have affected when, how, and with whom we partner up. And we get a glimpse into a future with no masterplan for how the technologies we have built will further evolve and change us.

In this special edition of thinkspot Presents, author and futurologist Jamie Metzl presents the virtual launch of his recently revised book Hacking Darwin. He is joined in discussion by famed geneticist Dr. George Church, physician-scientist Dr. Daniel Kraft, and Harvard Business School professor Debora Spar, as the group unpacks the current COVID-19 situation and its implications for health innovation in a post pandemic world.

"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" is a live game show hosted by Stephen J. Dubner of "Freakonomics Radio." He has always had a mission: to tell you the things you thought you knew but didn't, and things you never thought you wanted to know, but do. Now, with "TMSIDK," he has a new way of doing just that. This new show is still journalism, still factual -- but disguised in the most entertaining, unexpected, and occasionally ridiculous conversation you're likely to hear. Audience contestants come on stage and try to wow a panel of experts with a fascinating fact, a historical wrinkle, a new line of research -- anything, really, as long as it's interesting, useful and true (or at least true-ish). The panel -- an ever-changing mix of comedians, brainiacs, and other high achievers -- poke and prod the contestants, and ultimately choose a winner. And there's a real-time, human fact-checker on hand to filter out the bull. This debut episode features Barnard College president Debora Spar, New York Public Library president Tony Marx, and comedian Andy Zaltzman; Jody Avirgan from FiveThirtyEight handles the fact-checking. You can subscribe now on iTunes. And don't worry, Freakonomics Radio isn't going anywhere -- this is just a special bonus episode of Dubner's new side gig.

Debora Spar, Anthony Marx and Andy Zaltzman are panelists. The Barnard College president, New York Public Library president, and host of The Bugle podcast confront lots of things you didn't know are dangerous — including Election Day, a lack of sleep and truck drivers. Fact checking by FiveThirtyEight’s Jody Avirgan.

Debora Spar, Anthony Marx and Andy Zaltzman are panelists. The Barnard College president, New York Public Library president, and host of The Bugle podcast confront lots of things you didn't know are dangerous — including Election Day, a lack of sleep and truck drivers. Fact checking by FiveThirtyEight's Jody Avirgan.

In this show we look at the merits a single-sex education and what that does for you as you enter the workplace. America still has more than 40 women's colleges, and many of them are thriving. So does being educated among other women mean you have a better or worse experience when you get into a workplace designed by men, for men? Featuring Barnard president Debora Spar along with three women's college graduates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President of Barnard College Dr. Debora Spar joins Dr. Drew via phone for an in depth conversation about professional women today and the struggles they face in the quest to have a successful career and fulfilling family life. DrDrew.com

President of Barnard College Dr. Debora Spar joins Dr. Drew via phone for an in depth conversation about professional women today and the struggles they face in the quest to have a successful career and fulfilling family life. DrDrew.com

In her book ”Wonder Women: Sex Power and the Quest for Perfection ” Barnard College president Debora Spar challenges the hyper-perfect image of “having it all.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

, former Harvard Business School professor and currently the President of Barnard College and a married mother of three, has a strong message for women: Stop trying to be perfect. Even Wonder Women (the title of her latest book) can't have it all. Debora discusses the impact of the Charlie commercial, how her career has unfolded differently than she thought it would and the importance of making trade-offs. Debora gives her takeaway on how women can navigate through the complications in their lives. with host Stacey Gualandi, is a show from , an Online Magazine which features news and interviews with women who want to make the world a better place. From newsmakers, changemakers, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, cancer survivors, adventurers, and experts on leadership, stress and health, to kids helping kids, global grandmothers improving children's lives, and women who fight for equal rights,"It's the world as we see it." The Women's Eye Radio Show broadcasts on in Phoenix, live-streams on 1480KPHX.com, and is available as on-demand talk radio on iTunes and at . Learn more about The Women's Eye at

Robin comments on women Senators’ courtesy, and also on the newest “loner” shooter. Guests: actor and comic Kathy Najimy; author Debora Spar; new research on movie sexism and racism by Stacy Smith; and Laurel Sprague on fighting discrimination against HIV-positive women.

In 1982, at the height of the feminist movement, Helen Gurley Brown, published a book entitled Having It All, love, success, sex and money.  A popular TV movie of the time, was also entitled Having  it All and had Dyan Cannon  with a high powered job on both coasts. Oprah has said that women can have it all, but not all at once.  And now 31 years after Helen Gurley Brown's book, the debate still rages on.  Sheryl Sandberg has recently talked about the efforts of woman in the workplace, and now Debora Spar, the President of Barnard College, in her book Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection, takes a fresh look of what is possible and and not for the woman of the 21st century.My conversation with Debora Spar:

Robin comments on the Cleveland abductions, and listens as Pramila Jayapal reveals how immigration policy affects women; Carmen Gonzalez exposes bias in academia; Spelman College President Beverly Tatum explains her bold decision to end collegiate sports; and Barnard President Debora Spar describes training women to lead.

Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Patients from other countries are coming to the U.S. for fertility assistance seeking In-Vitro Fertilization. In this segment Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Debora Spar, author of The Baby Business, on IVF and its economic impact on adoption services. Despite adoption being the more affordable option, with no medical risks to the prospective parents compared IVF's potential for multiple pregnancy, IVF has become a much more sought-after option for aspiring parents. There are currently over 400,000 excess embryos in the U.S. and genetically we know a great deal about them. Therefore the question becomes raised as to whether or not the development will emerge in which prospective parents seek and obtain "embryo adoptions."

Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Debora Spar on aspects of the "Baby Business" phenomenon in the U.S., where procreation has developed into a business with economic rules of commerce. Unlike other businesses, the partners are not always informed, there is no competition, and there is no transparency in the face of a desperate customer/patient. The segment examines reasons why the federal government has avoided confronting the unclear stance of the insurance industry in this sector, why laws vary from state to state, and why contracts are repeatedly written which cannot be enforced.