Podcasts about feminist issue

From classical thinking to the romcom films in cinema today: Why do we yearn to find our "other half" but struggle with the reality of long term relationships? To discuss Rana Mitter is joined by: Dr Susie Orbach: a psychotherapist and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue as well as many other books Classicist Prof Armand D'Angour: he has just published a book about Plato's thinking on love - How to Talk about Love: An Ancient Guide for Modern Lovers Dr Vittoria Fallanca: She has new research on the opposite figure to Eros - Anteros - the god of requited love, and the avenger of unrequited love, and his place in the history of philosophy Catherine Wheatley: She is Professor of Film and Visual Culture at Kings College London Mary Harrod: She is Professor of French and Screen Studies at the University of Warwick.Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

Dr Laura James ND specialises in naturopathic breast oncology and is on a mission to get breast cancer recognised as a feminist issue. That means her approach to breast cancer is holistic – imagine that, she takes the whole woman into consideration. Her argument is compelling and in this episode she's explaining to our Mick how a breast cancer diagnosis pretty much always shines a light on the existing challenges women face. Laura has also created a line of products for women who have or have had breast cancer, which you'll find at bestforbreast.com, with all profits going to breast cancer services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, naturopathic oncologist and entrepreneur, Dr. Laura James will offer her insights on the societal and gendered implications of breast cancer in the workplace, in relationships and within societal norms. Join us as we build a case for a more inclusive approach to breast cancer care.Five To Thrive Live is broadcast live Tuesdays at 7PM ET and Music on W4CS Radio – The Cancer Support Network (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Five To Thrive Live Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

Shame is everywhere, and for women, it's a constant, uninvited guest. Join host Gabe Howard and writer Melissa Petro as they explore how shame functions as a tool to keep women in line—dictating what they can be, how they should look, and who they're allowed to become. Melissa reveals the hidden forces at play that make women feel “not good enough,” no matter what they do. She introduces “shame resilience,” a powerful strategy to transform how we see ourselves by embracing our feelings and challenging the stories we've been told. If you're tired of walking the impossible line between “too much” and “not enough,” this episode is for you. Discover how to break free from the labels, live more authentically, and reclaim your power in a world that constantly tries to diminish it. Tune in and start rewriting your own narrative today. “Shame is going to lower treatment adherence. We're not going to follow their orders if we are having feelings of shame. And also, shame, just shame itself is bad for our health. So, when I say shame is killing us, I don't mean it's just really making us feel sad about ourselves. It's not. It's impacting our physical health, and it needs to be addressed on an individual but also societal level.” ~Melissa Petro To learn more -- or read the transcript -- visit the official episode page. Our guest, Melissa Petro, is a journalist whose writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, InStyle, and many other national publications. She was a finalist for the PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize and she holds a bachelor's degree in women's studies from Antioch and an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School. She lives with her husband and two young children in upstate New York. Our host, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. Gabe makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer dog that he never wanted, but now can't imagine life without. To book Gabe for your next event or learn more about him, please visit gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roxane Gay has written extensively about everything from Black feminism to office culture – and now she tackles a new topic: gun ownership. The author and contributing opinion writer for The New York Times joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her surprise at the thrill of shooting, why owning a gun is a political act for a Black American and what “stand your ground” laws mean to her. She writes about this in “Stand Your Ground,” an ebook/audiobook original essay found on the subscription service Everand.

There are more guns than people in the United States. About half of the guns in the world are owned by Americans. About 45,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds each year, and more than 100,000 survive shootings. We view guns as inherently masculine, and there is distinct racial coding in how we perceive guns and gun use in this country. Still the fastest growing demographic of gun owners is women, and Black women in particular. In a new essay on the Everand platform called “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America's gun Problem”, Roxanne Gay unpacks gun culture and gun ownership in America from a Black feminist perspective.

When do we care about women in conflict zones? Feminist activist Lina AbiRafeh has spent decades doing exactly that and witnessing the disproportionate impact of war and terrorism on women firsthand. She takes us to Nepal, Afghanistan, Palestine and back to unpack the realities of gender-based violence, the necessity of moving beyond despair paralysis and hierarchies of pain. Highlights include: actionable rage, feminist whataboutery and Yalla Feminists: Arab Rights and Resistance. Follow Unladylike on Instagram, TikTok Join the Unladies' Room Patreon Shop merch Advertise with Multitude Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of The Dilemma we are talking about fertility with two special guests. Sheree generously shares her personal story and Dr Tash tells us about the advice she gives patients. We talk about whether people are being pushed into egg freezing, what to do about time-wasting partners and what comes after the grief of infertility. Host: Gina Rushton  Executive producer: Kara Jensen-Mackinnon Guests: Sheree Joseph, Dr Natasha Andreadis Extra reading: Sheree wrote about her experiences here and Dr Tash has her own podcast called The Fanny Mechanic. One of Gina's favourite books on all of this is The Seed: Infertility is a Feminist Issue by Alexandra Kimball and here's a piece Gina wrote about living with endometriosis. This episode of The Dilemma was made possible with the support of The Victorian Women's Trust. They've created another podcast, The Trap, a series about love, abuse and power. Hosted by award-winning journalist Jess Hill, this podcast looks deeply at abuse that happens in private, and in public, searching the world for answers to the questions that continue to confound us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm not sure there's anyone quite like Kate Mosse. The driving power behind the Women's Prize for Fiction which is now in its 27th year (the winner was VV Ganeshananthan's Brotherless Night) and now the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction (whose inaugural winner was Doppleganger by Naomi Klein), she also manages to write a book a year (and they're not small!) The latest of which, The Ghost Ship, is just out in paperback. In tribute I thought we'd replay one of the earliest The Shift conversations with her. This one is from February 2021 when The Shift was but a baby!...You'd be hard pushed to think of anyone who has done more for women writers than this week's guest. Twenty five years ago, Kate Mosse was working in publishing when she looked around and realised that everyone on all the awards shortlists looked familiar - pale, male and stale. The result - the Women's Prize for Fiction - has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and given a much-needed voice to women's writing.Kate is also a bestselling author of 7 novels and 2 short story collections including the millions-selling global smash hit Labyrinth and her new book, The City of Tears. Kate is kind, funny and candid as she talks about how easily women's history is erased (and why we should never forget the women who went before us), her “other” job as a full-time carer - and why caring is a feminist issue - the devaluing of women's work, being a pathological optimist and why she CANNOT WAIT to be 60. Trigger Warning: Kate also speaks honestly about bereavement and grief, three quarters of the way through the episode.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including The Midpoint Plan by Gabby Logan and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* If you enjoyed this episode and you fancy buying me a coffee, pop over to my page on buymeacoffee.com• And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including exclusive transcripts of the podcast, why not join The Shift community, come and have a look around at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Juliette Nicholls @ Pineapple Audio Production. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warning: This episode may cause the impulse to sing like no one's listening.We were so chuffed to welcome the brilliant Lucy Wright to Survival Songs with her choice, Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton.Search ‘Survival Songs' to find episodes on all your usual podcasting platforms and add to our community playlist over on Spotify.Lucy Wright is an artist based in Leeds, UK. Her multidisciplinary practice sits at the intersection of folklore and activism, often using as source material the large personal archive of photographs and research she has gathered over more than a decade of documenting lesser-known contemporary and female-led folk customs. Concerned primarily with inclusivity and representation in the British folk arts, she is the author of the ‘Folk is a Feminist Issue' manifesta, and creator of ‘hedge morris dancing'—a 100% invented tradition and participatory performance project for anyone who has ever wanted to dance the sun down!Following a stint as the lead singer in BBC Folk Award-nominated act, Pilgrims' Way, Wright received a Vice Chancellor's scholarship from Manchester School of Art for her PhD before becoming a Visiting Research Fellow in Folklore at University of Hertfordshire in 2019. "Folk is the stuff we make, do and think for ourselves—and the radical potential of these things.” Says Lucy. "What if ‘folklore' wasn't just a niche interest, but a potent agent for resistance and change?"Show notes:Help us a grow a community of survival song listeners by joining us on over on Substack:https://survivalsongs.substack.com/Lucy's website: www.lucywright.artInstagram: @lucy_j_wright‘Here You Come Again' by Dolly Parton can be found on our community playlist on Spotify along with our listener's Survival Songs. Check it out and add your own!Find out more about Dolly Parton here.This episode contains small portions of 'Here You Come Again' by Dolly Parton. Survival Songs claims no copyright of this work. This is included as a form of music review and criticism and as a way to celebrate, promote and encourage the listener to seek out the artist's work.

NEW episode of ALF Answers is out today! Listen in every Thursday to find out if ALF can help YOU! Kristina Bergsten, Esquire with The Animal Law Firm, discusses why ‘animal rights' is a feminist issue. #ALFAnswers #podcast #animalrights #feministissue #feminism #womensrights #fightingfortheunderdog #alf #animallawfirm

 “Everyone can have financial ease, calm and confidence” - Ariel Nathanson.Don't believe it's possible for you after struggling with finances? Or you want to make it even simpler for yourself? Listen to this episode with financial educator and Wellesley Alum, Ariel Nathanson. This week on Conversation with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Ariel Nathanson on all things finances and how she has gone from being the financial advice friend to go to, to a financial expert who opened her own business, Finances for Feminists.  There are so many money issues that we are never taught in school and that are critical to our financial well-being, especially as women. Ariel is here to educate women on how they can reach a point of financial ease and confidence despite all of the hurdles in our way. This episode is full of wisdom on how you can take control of your finances and reach your goals.You can find Ariel and Finances for Feminists at https://www.financesforfeminists.com/  Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  If so, Join as a Founding Member of the first & only community for Seven Sisters alums & undergraduates here. Sign up for our newsletter to make sure you don't miss any Seven Sisters Alum news. Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Part of 3CR's special 24-hour International Women's Day broadcastPresenters: Chloe DS, Sue Bolton and Mary MerkenichNewsreportDiscussion from the presenters about the significance of International Woman's day and it's radical history and why Palestine needs to be kept front and centre about any discussions on woman's liberation.Interviews and DiscussionsCyndi Makabory, proud Waropen/Biak, Melanesian woman and West Papuan activist joins the program to discuss the resistance to the West Papua occupation and how the impacts of the occupation disproportinately impact on woman. Note: Interview was cut short due to technical issues.Nathalie Farah, Palestinian and a spokesperson for Hume 4 Palestine gives a live report on the community picket that successfully shut down the Heat Treatment Australia (HTA) factory in Campbellfield for the entire day. You can listen to the individual interview here.Rand Dawish, Palestinian woman from Palestine Justice Campaign in Gadigal/Sydney joins the program to discuss why supporting Palestine is fundamentally a feminist issue. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sonia Qadir, Pakistani socialist and feminist based in Gadigal/Sydney joins the program to talk about the issues affecting woman's rights in Pakistan. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Tune in as our CODEPINK Palestine Campaign Coordinator Nour and our Feminist Foreign Policy Proejct Coordinator Grace discuss why Palestine is a feminist issue, why Palestine is a reproductive justice issue, why we must be steadfast in our definition our feminism and our anti-war organizing is inherent to the feminist movement and reproductive justice! We will also hear about CODEPINK's International Women's Day 2024 Campaign and how to stay involved in our CODEPINK Palestine organizing all month long!

White feminism sets the agenda of the things we should care about that we should be outrage about, and I feel like the whole Barbie movie controversy is not the exception. What happened with the Barbie movie? Long story short, Greta Gerwig, the director of the Barbie movie, and Margot Robbie, the actress who plays Barbie, didn't get an Oscar nomination. In this episode we answer the question: is Margo Robbie and Greta Gerwig not getting an Oscar nomination a feminist issue? What are real feminist issues? Who determines what are “real feminist issues”? womanhood in film, all into the global context of women rights. SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, AND SHARE: https://www.patreon.com/mangopodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@mangopodcast0 https://www.instagram.com/mangopodcast0 https://linktr.ee/mangopod https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/sofia-coppola-the-beguiled-backlash-response-1201855684/ background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSWYAclv2I8

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The timeline has been on fire with talk about this year's Oscars nominations - so obviously, it's time for Beth, Oenone and Ruchira to weigh in on the discourse. Does this prove the point of Barbie, or are we casting a white feminist lens over a wider issue? We also discuss TikTok Tradwives and Jack Rooke's sitcom Big Boys. —BBC IPLAYER: The Traitorshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitorsNOWTV: True Detectivehttps://www.nowtv.com/watch/true-detective/016fda5f94dee410VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ NEW YORK TIMES: Why Greta Gerwig was snubbed for a Best Director Nomination https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/greta-gerwig-barbie-oscar-snub.html LOS ANGELES TIMES: Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie's' Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie's pointhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-23/barbie-oscar-snubs-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-movie-point TIKTOK: Nara Smithhttps://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith?lang=en THE CUT: Is Tradwife content dangerous or just stupid? https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html EDUCATED: Tara Westover https://www.waterstones.com/book/educated/tara-westover/9780099511021 CHANNEL 4: Big Boys https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-boys METRO: I was scared of straight men until I walked into a random househttps://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/like-big-boys-straight-mates-helped-come-gay-20106577/ ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are discussing the Astro chart of Susie Orbach author of Fat is a Feminist Issue https://amzn.to/47pMMSW *   Susie Orbach   Fat is a Feminist Issue Book published   Oprah Winfrey Transits for radical weight reduction   Adele showing transist for when she started reducing weight   * amazon affliate

This bonus content is a reading from Platypus, the CASTAC Blog. The full post by Ana Carolina de Assis Nunes can be read at https://blog.castac.org/2023/09/ai-as-a-feminist-issue/. About the post: For this episode, we'll read a story written earlier this year. This is a story about the public funding of artificial intelligence in the US and how that's a feminist issue. We asked aman agah, a scholar and researcher in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University, to read the story for us.

In the “Western world, less than 48% of women are financially illiterate, meaning that they can't answer five simple questions about finance.” Yet A Warwick Business school longitudinal study showed that both men and women outperformed the index when it came to investing in shares and women outperformed men. And this is where Mel Browne steps in. Mel Browne is an ex-accountant, ex-financial advisor and ex-working till she drops. Nowadays she's a best-selling author, financial educator and serial entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women live a life by design not default. This is an eye-opening conversation full of tips and insights you can employ today to empower your financial decisions. Mel and I discuss the power of overcoming ‘people pleasing', that financial literacy is a feminist issue and how it can give you choices all the while in a killer outfit and heels.   ----------------------- Craving inspiration? I send an email each Sunday about leadership reflection, tops tips to build an intentional & sustainable life and other things that have captured my attention and are too good not to share! Sign up here: https://www.bravefeminineleadership.com/leadershipinspiration Loving the podcast? Leave us a short review. It takes less than 60 seconds & will inspire like-minded leaders to join the conversation Ready to take immediate action to manage your energy? Grab my new Activity eBook: 5 Simple Yet Powerful Techniques You Can Use to Elevate Your Energy & Performance - Even If You Don't Know Where To Start. Get access instantly here: https://www.bravefeminineleadership.com/ebook Are we friends? Join us here: Instagram LinkedIn

Emotional eating is not the problem, but a sign of a deeper issue. Sometimes it feels like food can provide a solution, but it's only – and always – temporary.Geneen Roth is the author of several books on our relationship with food. She talks with Arina about how diet culture makes it harder for women to break the emotional eating cycle, and recommends seven guidelines to help people break free from destructive patterns, like eating without distractions and stopping when the body has had enough.Geneen also reveals how emotional eating can be an opportunity to examine deeper issues and limiting beliefs that may be holding people back.LinksThis Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide to Mind, Body, and Soul – Geneen's latest bookWomen Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost EverythingWhen Food Is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and IntimacyFeeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive EatingFat is a Feminist Issue, by Susie OrbachGeneen's next Zoom retreat

To coincide with the 2023 Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2023, Sharing the Mic explores the impact of the AIDS epidemic on girls and women who remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Joining Ben and co-host Frontline AIDS' Oratile Moseki, are Vuyiseka Dubula of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and Joyce Ouma from Y Plus Global to explain why HIV is a feminist issue. https://frontlineaids.org https://womendeliver.org/conference/wd2023 https://stephenlewisfoundation.org https://www.yplusglobal.org https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com #HIV #Women #Feminism #WomenDeliver #WD2023

In the triumphant return episode (did you miss us?), Megan and HJ examine the recent controversy of Colleen Ballinger and iilluminaughtii AKA Blair Zoń, as well as the past controversy of Creepshow Art. Taking a deep dive into the phenomenon of the YouTube drama machine, they examine the role of misogyny in the outrage, why YouTube is a breeding ground for this type of uproar, and whether or not YouTube is a sustainable career path. Part 1 of 2.

Abortion clinic closes in Indiana.  Why are abortion clinics open without medical licenses? (1:08) Why worshiping God is the focus of the first three commandments. The 5 Precepts of the Catholic Church (14:59) Why abortion is a feminist issue.  (35:37)   Resources mentioned :    Support After Abortion https://supportafterabortion.com/ 

Thanks to fearmongering and misinformation, being a feminist nowadays comes with all kinds of political baggage that leaves many running away from this label. But put quite simply, a feminist includes anyone who supports equal rights for women. So if you believe that you or the women in your life should have equal rights to a man, then congratulations, you're a feminist!   Viewing ADHD through a feminist lens allows us to see how gender factors into our experiences, from diagnosis and treatment to ongoing impact. Feminism allows us to question gendered expectations, to see them as social constructions that bear no basis in reality, to stop conflating them with virtue, and to start embracing our uniqueness.    Women with ADHD have so many gifts to offer, the problem is we cannot recognize and celebrate those gifts without a more level playing field. Join me this episode as I take a closer look at the impacts of inequality on ADHD women and explore some ways to level out the playing field and start taking on more roles that generate positive emotions and self-worth. Resources: https://www.divergentlit.com/ https://www.harpercollins.com/products/saving-normal-allen-frances?variant=40974806155298 https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558415/gender-and-our-brains-by-gina-rippon/ https://www.everodsky.com/fair-play https://drgailsaltz.com/books/

You're not the same as anyone else, so why would you try to live your life to someone else's standards? We're so tired of the patriarchal society's defined linear path and the shame people feel (and GET) if they're not following along it perfectly.Fuck. That. Noise.You do you, boo. Live life on your own terms. March to the beat of your own drum. Do what makes you happy. Remember, it's okay to change your mind. It's okay to be different. It's okay to do your own thing.We got this thing called life.Join us in Discord to chat about doing what brings YOU joy!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Fit is a Feminist Issue with Geek Girl Strong, Robyn Warren Geek Interview: Loving the Skin You're in with Frank the Pegasus Bodies and Radical Self-Love with Gemma Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Us geeks love to get fit, too! And we love to have fun while doing it. Virtual Reality, FitBits, Apple Watches, Wii Fit, Ring Fit, accountability groups, and SO MUCH MORE. We think it's safe to say that both Moni and Amanda love Beat Sabre... but that's not the only geeky fitness hack they use. Amanda loves some Just Dance and some good ol' fashioned boxing, and Moni's been keeping up with yoga for over a year!We'd love to hear how you get fit, especially if you use any kind of video game or geeky accountability!Join us in Discord to chat about how you use geeky stuff to get fit!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Fit is a Feminist Issue with Geek Girl Strong, Robyn Warren Geek Interview: Loving the Skin You're in with Frank the Pegasus Bodies and Radical Self-Love with Gemma Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Amy C Willis joins me this week to talk all things sobriety. Amy knew there was more to life than just alcohol. Now she is 6 years sober, living a life she loves while helping others recover through her work as a sobriety and mindset coach. This conversation also highlights why alcohol is a feminist issue and how big alcohol companies are specifically targeting women to try and get us to drink more alcohol.⁣ ⁣ Connect with Amy⁣ Instagram @msamycwillis⁣ Hol + Wel www.holandwell.com/

This week we talk…Lola being excluded from a one year old's birthday party (RUDE), Selena Gomez dissing her kidney-donor, JLO on changing her last name (and our opinions on it), Jen Aniston's IVF journey and why we love Buying Beverly Hills. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're back with an episode all about aging, and the societal expectations for women when they dare to get older. Why are men given the green light to age while we are crushed by the pressure of staying youthful? Why do men get a free pass for wrinkles, but botox is our best friend? Is this just insecurity and vanity, or is it the patriarchy at work? Join us to find out (and to hear about Sam crying in a mall while full of baby fever lmao)

Today I speak with my friend Adelaide Meadow. Adelaide is a traditional midwife, functional medicine practitioner & women's movement specialist. Adelaide's work challenges everything you've been taught about the female pelvis. Adelaide believes that pelvic health is the apex of women's wellbeing and discusses why women need to prioritize it, even if our doctors, yoga teachers and other wellness experts won't. According to Adelaide this is not just a matter of health - this is a feminist issue. As young girls doing ballet and gymnastics, we're instructed to tuck our tailbones and suck in our ribcage, advice that contradicts our natural physiological alignment. This continues into adulthood where we're often told to exercise and move like men. Whether we're squeezing into skinny jeans and high wasted leggings or constantly sucking in our bellies the message is clear: be smaller and take up less space. We discuss in depth how our female socialization undermines our vitality and why taking back our pelvic health can mean taking back our power. Adelaide's course:

This week's Accent of Women looks at apostasy – the practice of changing or leaving your religion.Apostasy is a critical demand for the international workers movement – it goes to the heart of collective consciousness, especially working class consciousness. It is about breaking the chains of religion that suppress and oppress, particularly women.But it is also an extremely difficult conversation to have, in this political climate. Atheism and the rejection of religion entirely, arises with scientific and technological development – and these two things are often conflated with western progress. So then, the conversation about apostasy is often appropriated by liberals, right-wing feminists, and quite frankly, racists.And yet, apostasy is a critical demand of the international workers movement.Accent of Women attempts to have this conversation. There are progressives right across the world, challenging the hold of religion on their lives, their societies, and their struggles for liberation. They live in places like Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia. These socialists, these progressive, require our solidarity. In exactly the same way, that Muslims under atttack in Australia, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, France, need our solidarity in defence of their right to practice their religion.

Many men do not seek help for their mental illnesses and the consequences are devastating for society and women in particular.

In episode 100 of the podcast, Alex brings Amber, Tasha, and Leigh on the show - three of the original members of the #SOBERGIRLSYOGA community. Back in the day, Sober Curious Yoga used to be #SOBERGIRLSYOGA. In this episode Alex, Tasha and Leigh chat about alcohol as a feminist issue and why there is a need for women's only spaces in the recovery world. Alex is so excited about the relaunch of #SOBERGIRLSYOGA today. You can book the free Sober Girls Club HERE! Make sure you book ASAP as we hit a limit of 10 participants per club!

Is beauty oppressive or can it be empowering? In this week's episode, we discuss Rihanna and Fenty Beauty, Naomi Wolf's ‘The Beauty Myth,' and whether we should reclaim or dismantle beauty norms. ‘Respectfully Disagree' is The Swaddle Team's very own podcast series, in which we get together to discuss and dissect the issues we passionately differ on. Books and articles we referred to: 1. ‘The Beauty Myth' by Naomi Wolf 2. ‘Feminist Pleasure And Feminine Beautification' by Ann J. Cahill 3. ‘The Right to Be Beautiful: Postfeminist Identity and Consumer Beauty Advertising' by Michelle M. Lazar 4. ‘Appearance as a Feminist Issue' by Deborah L. Rhode 5. ‘Because it is beautiful': new feminist perspectives on beauty by Rita Felski 6. ‘The Age of Instagram Face' by Jia Tolentino 7. ‘Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?' by Leah Donnella 8. ‘Rihanna's Lingerie Line Brings Up a Complicated Discussion About Language' by Gwen Benaway

Throughout history, women have been disconnected from effective healthcare due to every problem being blamed on the pseudoscience of hysteria. This week, we look at how women are undermined in mental healthcare.

On this month's episode of Anti-Girlboss Socialist Club hosts Paniz Khosroshahy and Tamsyn Riddle are joined by Zena and Monica of the Palestinian Feminist Collective to talk about the feminist-washing and pinkwashing of Zionism, the BDS movement, why Palestine is a feminist issue, the importance of intergenerational organizing, transnational feminisms, and the use of ideas of indigeneity in discussing conflicting claims to having a special relationship to the land. Links: The PFC's Palestine is a Feminist Issue Pledge https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pledge-declaring-palestine-is-a-feminist-issue PFC Toolkit: Freedom Within Reach https://issuu.com/palestinianfeminists/docs/pfc_toolkit_-_final

This month, hosts Paniz and Tamsyn are joined by Zena and Monica of the Palestinian Feminist Collective to talk about the feminist-washing and pinkwashing of Zionism, the BDS movement, why Palestine is a feminist issue, the importance of intergenerational organizing, transnational feminisms, and the use of ideas of indigeneity in discussing conflicting claims to having a special relationship to the land. Links: The PFC's Palestine is a Feminist Issue Pledge https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pledge-declaring-palestine-is-a-feminist-issue PFC Toolkit: Freedom Within Reach https://issuu.com/palestinianfeminists/docs/pfc_toolkit_-_final

Produced by Coding Rights for the series Privacy is Global. What would you do if an AI system told you that your daughter will get pregnant in the next six months? Well, some families in Salta, Argentina, almost had the experience with the implementation of an AI system designed to “predict” unplanned pregnancies in teenagers based on where they live. It sounds like science fiction, but it is not. Our data bodies are progressively feeding different kinds of A.I. systems used by governments to "predict" future situations that can actually influence how we access public services and exercise our rights. Could the ever-increasing system of data collection, processing and prediction actually end up dictating who we are and who we will become? Considering the powerful forces pushing for these automated systems, it is possible that these predictions are more likely to amplify and automate existing inequalities and societal prejudices. In this episode we will explore some reasons why we should consider A.I as a feminist issue, and why artificial intelligence approaches and policies will continue to influence topics at the heart of several feminist agendas. Join us to listen to Coding Rights founder directress Joana Varon in conversations with enlightening decolonial feminists Paz Peña, consultant in technology, gender and social justice, speaking from Chile from Chile, and Paola Ricaurte, associate professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey and co-founder of Tierra Comum Network, speaking from Mexico.

Have you ever considered that how you stand, sit, breathe and move is a feminist issue? Today we have Adelaide Meadow of Small Magic Birth -- she's a physiologist, yoga teacher, traditional midwife and body worker who shares a radical feminist approach to our pelvic health.  We discuss the brilliance of the female pelvis, and how much of what we're taught in movement practice is not designed for our bodies. And, Adelaide shares practical, tangible tips for supporting your physiology and health! Check out everything Adelaide has to offer on her website, and make sure to follow her on Instagram to hear about her upcoming intensives! And for more sovereign pelvic care, join us in The Womb Room Membership -- where Adelaide will also be hanging out with us! Join the *free* workshop series, Womb Worship, and get a taste of what we do in The Womb Room!

In this season finale, I am joined once again by Fiona (@_VaChihera_) to talk about why sexual health is a feminist issue, a public health issue, and the impact it has on women and society. How can we raise more awareness about the sexually transmitted infections epidemic? If you would like to support the podcast please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/feministbar

We are joined by social justice lawyer and advocate Fay Faraday and Vice President of Community Initiatives at the Foundation Anuradha Dugal to discuss the intersection of paid sick leave and gender. We explore the devaluing of living things within a for-profit, capitalist system and the ideological barriers that promote resistance to paid sick leave and other worker-centred policies.

This is a replay of an episode published at the start of the year in which Kate Mosse talked about her experience of caring for both her own elderly parents, and her husband's mother. I'm replaying it now to coincide with the publication of her memoir, An Extra Pair of Hands, in which she writes movingly about that experience and its profound effect on her family.Kate is also founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction, now in its 26th year, and a bestselling author of seven novels and two short story collections. She is kind, funny and candid as she talks about how easily women's history is erased (and why we should never forget the women who went before us), her “other” job as a full-time carer - and why caring is a feminist issue - the devaluing of women's work, being a pathological optimist and why she CANNOT WAIT to be 60. Trigger Warning: Kate also speaks honestly about bereavement and grief, three quarters of the way through the episode.The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. I'd love to hear what you think - please rate and review, or let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker.You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including the book that accompanies this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker and An Extra Pair of Hands by Kate Mosse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Has our obsession with health and wellbeing replaced diet culture as a new dystopia for women? What's the connection between emotions and food? Is exercise really the answer to mental health? How come diets don't work? And what does?Amy and Cerys discuss all of this with Helga, an arts consultant whose struggle with food was profoundly changed by the first lockdown, and Denise, a nutritional therapist and life coach who supports women to develop a genuinely positive relationship with food.ResourcesBody Positive Role ModelsJessamyn Stanley @mynameisjessamynSimone Charles  @simonecharles_Bryony Gordon @bryonygordonBody fat doesn't necessarily determine health: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.htmlBooks Fat Is A Feminist Issue (1978), Susie Orbach Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body (2017), Jessamyn StanleyHealth at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight (2008), Lindo BaconAnti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (2019), Christy Harrison The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection (2017), John F. Cryan, Scott C. Anderson, and Ted DinanCompassionate Body Scanhttps://youtu.be/FOm6dhob_tw

You'd be hard pushed to think of anyone who has done more for women writers than this week's guest. Twenty five years ago, Kate Mosse was working in publishing when she looked around and realised that everyone on all the awards shortlists looked familiar - pale, male and stale. The result - the Women's Prize for Fiction - has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and given a much-needed voice to women's writing.Kate is also a bestselling author of 7 novels and 2 short story collections including the millions-selling global smash hit Labyrinth and her new book, The City of Tears. Kate is kind, funny and candid as she talks about how easily women's history is erased (and why we should never forget the women who went before us), her “other” job as a full-time carer - and why caring is a feminist issue - the devaluing of women's work, being a pathological optimist and why she CANNOT WAIT to be 60. Trigger Warning: Kate also speaks honestly about bereavement and grief, three quarters of the way through the episode.The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. I'd love to hear what you think - please rate and review, or let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker.You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including the book that accompanies this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker and The City of Tears by Kate Mosse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

25 | Love it or hate it, you can't deny the success of what my guest is now calling Cardi B's feminist anthem, WAP. So why did a song about women's sexual desire cause such a stir?In this episode, I chat with Rhea Cartwright about sexual liberation, the male gaze, the fetishization of black women's bodies, faking orgasms, sex workers, the fascinating roots of animal print, unpacking our internalised biases, calling in allies and so much more.Rhea is a London-based journalist and consultant. With an extensive background working in the beauty industry, she writes for publications such as Vogue, Refinery29 and PopSugar. In her multi-discipline career her aim is always to inspire, motivate, educate and empower.If you're looking for a fresh perspective on this pop sensation, this interview will provide you with some incredible insights you may not have considered before. Enjoy!This podcast is for YOU, so if you ever have any questions you'd like me to answer on the show, or topics you'd like me to cover - reach out to me on email at hello@eleanorhadley.com or over on instagram @eleanorhadleyLinks and Resources:Read the article: https://www.popsugar.com.au/love/why-cardi-b-megan-wap-video-is-feminist-47715672Connect with Rhea on instagram: @its_rheaStart your journey to explore your own personal pleasure language with my free quiz, including a bonus worksheet with journaling prompts to help you dive even deeper. Take the quiz now: www.eleanorhadley.com/pleasurelanguage~ Other links / resources mentioned in episode ~→ Sensualista 1:1 coaching: http://theacademy.eleanorhadley.com/coaching/→ Book a chemistry call: https://theacademy.eleanorhadley.com/chemistry-call-schedule/

S2, Ep2 Multi-award-winning plus-size style blogger & fat acceptance advocate, Stephanie Yeboah, joins Mika on The Happy Vagina to talk about her experiences as a body positive campaigner, intersectionality and the impact of filters and algorithms in contributing to unconscious bias and racial profiling on dating apps. Oh and Stephanie has an infectious giggle so make sure you're somewhere you can belly laugh!Today's episode of The Happy Vagina was brought to you in partnership with sexual wellness brand LELO - a self-care movement, in the sex toy space, aimed at anyone who knows that satisfaction transcends gender, sexual orientation, race, and age. If you want the experience of ecstasy, without shame, head over to LELO and use the discount code HAPPYVAGINA20 for a 20% discount on all their delicious products.Loving The Happy Vagina? Please do subscribe to be the first to know when a new episode drops!The Happy Vagina with Mika Simmons is hosted by Mika Simmons, produced by Tanja Pagnucoa and researched by Alice Hill.We'd love to hear from you! Email:hello@thehappyvagina.comSocial:@TheHappyVagina@MissMikaSimmons See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week our hosts share the podcasts, books and articles they've been listening to and reading to further educate themselves around the Black Lives Matter movement and systemic racism. Scroll down to find links below. Plus, Frankie is examining how her feelings about money have changed during lockdown, and Charlie is discussing the issue of wild weeing while public toilets remain closed (just don't ask her to use a Shewee) - all over a cold can of Beavertown Gamma Ray Pale Ale. To hear more from us, sign up at TheWingwoman.co.uk to receive our free weekly newsletter every Sunday. Email us at thewingwomanofficial@gmail.com Links from the episode Farewell to America, by Gary Younge Young Protesters On Why They Are Marching Against Racism, by Aamna Mohdin Unpretty Podcast 'Riots', 'mobs', 'chaos': the establishment always frames change as dangerous, by Keisha N. Blain and Tom Zoellner My Name is Why, by Lemn Sissay

This week, Honey and Nadia speak to feminist icon Susie Orbach, psychoanalyst, writer, activist, and broadcaster about body politics, feminism, and activism.We also hear about the inspiration and response to Susie's seminal book published in 1978, Fat is a Feminist Issue. (FYI: Susie refers to this book affectionally as ‘fifi') and Susie tells us how we can keep moving forward to create positive change.**apologies about the sound quality**Link to Endangered Bodies:https://london.endangeredbodies.orgSubscribe for new episodes every Monday!Follow Honey: https://www.instagram.com/honeykinny/Follow Nadia: https://www.instagram.com/nadia.craddock/Follow The Pink Protest: https://instagram.com/pinkprotest/Produced by The Pink Protest. Edited by Shola Aleje. The Body Protest is sponsored by Womanizer™; the world's BEST sex toy for orgasms.Find out more at: https://www.womanizer.com/uk/womanizer-products?gclid=Cj0KCQjwt5zsBRD8ARIsAJfI4BgTaUpAx0sjgbzYSxyFb-doXQLSLwqjcs3TJNWp9KTvHWYBRowO9zQaAicKEALw_wcB# See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Susie Orbach's best-selling book Fat is a Feminist Issue led many in the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s to rethink body-image from a feminist perspective. Millions of people have read the book, which is still in print four decades later. Susie Orbach explained to Rebecca Kesby how she came up with the idea, and why she is devastated that it is still selling copies.(Photo: Susie Orbach, author of Fat is a Feminist Issue. Credit: Getty Images)