Podcasts about women's institute

Message from Emalie Cockrell on June 26, 2021

Message from Hayley Meyer on May 22, 2021

Message from Katherine Brill on February 27, 2021

Message from Erin Wheeler on January 30, 2021

Message from Amy Gaddy on October 17, 2020

Message from Carolyn Wilcox on September 26, 2020

The brothers don't have any sense. So we got that smart MF Dr. Brandon Davis to lead some discussions on the corona virus with some other smart friends of his. They have a lot of sense. This week he is joined by Dr Rhonda V Sharpe, President and Founder of Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race, and Dr Gary Hoover, Professor and Chair of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. They discuss the black economy before, during, and after the COVID - 19 pandemic. as well as how economics can affect health. And they don't always agree. That's the good stuff. Connect with Dr Sharpe via LinkedIn here Connect with Dr Hoover via LinkedIn here Read the paper by Gary Price on Research Gate here Listen to Heather Long explain the $1200 disbursements on the NPR Podcast. Her response is at the 29 min mark. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/threebrothersnosense/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/threebrothersnosense/support

It's a special track where I talk about lockdown, mental health, a pube I've named Gerald, what's keeping me sane and more!

Message from Anna Moore on March 7, 2020

Here we go! Our first ever live show, recorded on 29th February at the Network Theatre in Waterloo as part of London's VAULT Festival. We were joined by three brilliant guests - Roann McCloskey, Anna Ploszajski and Joel Morris - who returned to the pod for the World's Worst Dinner Party in front of a lovely, lively audience! We sample food from the Futurists Cookbook and, while we chow down, Roann talks to us about the World's Worst Party Trick, Anna proposes a surprising candidate for the World's Worst Ingredient, and Joel brings the Women's Institute and pirates together for the World's Worst After-Dinner Speech. With thanks to VAULT Festival and our producer Andy Goddard. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @romeister8 @AnnaPloszajski @ruleofthreepod Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support our NEXT live show: https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Message from Emalie Cockrell on February 22, 2020

Message from Casey Rainer on January 18, 2020

Paulus, the comic, singer, compère and judge on BBC 1's All Together Now chats about his assorted occupations outside of the glitz and glamour of showbiz. Catering, cleaning, fights and the Women's Institute - it's got the lot.Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/whileiwasresting/)

Message from Hayley Meyer on November 16, 2019

Message from Jennifer Gidden on October 19, 2019

Message from Lee Morton on September 21, 2019

Message from Katherine Brill on August 24, 2019

Message from Erika Dennett on July 13, 2019

Message from Karen Trumbo on June 22, 2019

Because of technical difficulties, this is not a live recording from the May 25th class. Some portions of the morning were not recorded.

Message from Erin Wheeler on April 27, 2019

Message from Emalie Cockrell on March 16, 2019

Jennifer Sanchez is a on mission to remove the stigma from the word "fat." As she prepares to run her first marathon, in her hometown of Chicago, Jennifer is using #FatGirlsRun as her mantra to prove to herself and everyone else that you can start where you are and still achieve your goal.   In episode 64, Jennifer and I discuss:  Her big 'WHY' behind her decision to run a marathon Marathon training as a wife, mom of 2, and business owner Her marathon mantra, #FatGirlsRun  Raising funds for her organization, WISE (Women's Institute of Self Development and Efficiacy) Gaining 30 pounds after her layoff in 2016 Self love and so much more! Support Jennnifer as she runs the Bank of America Chicago Marathon (https://www.gofundme.com/run-chicago-marathon-for-wise) Jennifer Sanchez is the founder of the Women's Institute of Self-Development and Efficacy (WISE). She is also a radio personality at EvolutionPOP, a mother of two girls and a wife. WISE empowers women with specialized tools and techniques needed to enhance and transform their lives through training, prayer, support groups, and workshops. WISE believes that when a woman focuses on their own needs and desires first, it allows them to be more effective at home and at work. Support Jennifer as she runs the Chicago Marathon (https://www.gofundme.com/run-chicago-marathon-for-wise) Learn more about WISE: Women's Self Development and Efficacy on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/womensselfdevelopment) **Love the show? Leave a review! Visit the YOU WANNA DO WHAT?! online: www.youwannadowhat.com Let's Connect! Have a question? Want to recommend a topic or guest? Email me: monica@youwannadowhat.com Follow me on Instagram and Facebook NEW: www.twitter.com/youwannadowhat1 Subscribe to YOU WANNA DO WHAT??! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. 

This episode was a real treat for me and hopefully will be for you. I am excited share my conversation with The Honorable Phyllis Borzi, the former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration under President Obama.  We covered a range of topics that regardless of your involvement with workplace retirement plans should keep your interest. I am also proud that while we talked about her time at the DOL, the majority of our focus was looking forward and exploring how her experience can help employers today and those who want to shape the future of the workplace retirement system.  We also hit on two pieces of unfinished business Phyllis wished she had more time to work on while she was at the DOL, what the Perez Principle is and whether employers also suffer from choice overload in retirement plans.  Finally, we cover a few topics near and dear to her heart and what she thinks of some of the current retirement proposals in front of congress today to reform the retirement system.  Be prepared for some candid insight and some very different perspective than frankly what I expected going into the conversation.  And don't miss our call to action at the end.   Guest Bio: The Honorable Phyllis C. Borzi served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), an agency that oversees approximately 700,000 private-sector retirement plans, approximately 2.3 million group health plans, and a similar number of other welfare benefit plans that provide benefits to approximately 150 million Americans. As agency head, she oversaw the administration, regulation and enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).  ​ Among her other duties as Assistant Secretary of Labor, she represented the Department of Labor in overseeing implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance market reforms and other ACA rules affecting employer-sponsored group health plans and she was instrumental in the development of various pension regulations, including the Department’s rule requiring individuals providing financial advice to plan sponsors and retirement investors to act as ERISA fiduciaries. ​ Ms. Borzi also represented the Secretary of Labor in the Secretary’s role as statutory trustee for the Social Security (OASDI) and Medicare Trust Funds and in the Secretary’s capacity as chair of the Board of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). Previously, Ms. Borzi was a research professor in the Department of Health Policy at George Washington University Medical Center's School of Public Health and Health Services. In that position, she was involved in research and policy analysis involving employee benefit plans, the uninsured, managed care, and legal barriers to the development of health information technology. In addition, she was of counsel with the Washington, D.C. law firm of O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue LLP, specializing in ERISA and other legal issues affecting employee benefit plans, including pensions and retirement savings, health plans, and discrimination based on age or disability. ​ From 1979 to 1995, Ms. Borzi served as pension and employee benefit counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations of the Committee on Education and Labor. In 1993, she served on working groups dealing with insurance reform, workers' compensation and employer coverage in connection with the Clinton Task Force on Health Care Reform. ​ Ms. Borzi is a charter member and former President of the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel and served on its Board of Governors from 2000-2008; former member and former co-chair of the Advisory Board of the BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter; former member of the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and former member of the Advisory Board of the Pension Research Council, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania; and former member of the Board of the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER). In 2007, she was appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and served as a public member of the Administrative Committee for the Goodyear retiree health trust until 2009.  ​ Ms. Borzi has published numerous articles on ERISA, health care law and policy and retirement security issues and has been a frequent speaker to legal, professional, business, consumer and state and local governmental organizations both in the United States and internationally. An active member of the American Bar Association, Borzi is the former chair of the ABA's Joint Committee on Employee Benefits. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Syracuse University and a J.D. from Catholic University Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of the law review. Ms. Borzi currently is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Catholic University Law School.  She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.   401(k) Fridays Podcast Overview Struggling with a fiduciary issue, looking for strategies to improve employee retirement outcomes or curious about the impact of current events on your retirement plan? We've had conversations with retirement industry leaders to address these and other relevant topics! You can easily explore over one hundred prior on-demand audio interviews here. Don't forget to subscribe as we release a new episode each Friday!

In episode 106, Kestrel welcomes Sarah Corbett, founder of the Craftivist Collective, to the show. An inclusive group of people committed to using thoughtful, beautiful crafted works to help themselves and encourage others be the positive change they wish to see in the world, the Craftivist Collective has built a global movement.  Sarah recently released a new book, called How To Be A Craftivist: The Art Of Gentle Protest. "It's about intriguing people in to open their hearts and minds about an issue, rather than forcing your opinion or preaching to people."  -Sarah Corbett, Founder of The Craftivist Collective In this episode, Sarah shares her thoughts on "the art of gentle protest" and how craftivism can be a powerful tool for her, being an introvert, as it allows her to maintain energy and stay activated. She is also careful to note that craft is not the answer to every activist's scenario, and that activism always comes first, with craft being one of the tools to utilize when it makes sense.  Kestrel and Sarah also discuss the unique underlying power of crafting, in how it slows us down, and allows us to think more strategically and with more attention to detail. Sarah sheds light on the distinct way that working with your hands in a group (and not having eye contact) can actually work in everyone's advantage to open up deeper, more challenging conversations. The below thoughts, ideas + organizations were brought up in this chat: How To Be A Craftivist: The Art Of Gentle Protest (Sarah's new book) "Craftivism" the word was originally coined in 2003 by writer Betsy Greer A Craftivist's Manifesto by the Craftivist Collective Liberty, an organization that help campaigners campaign legally Ethical Trade Initiative, companies can sign onto it but it isn't a binding agreement Labour Behind The Label, a charity that campaigns for garment workers' rights worldwide Craftivist Collective Kits "Shop Dropping" as featured in the Huffington Post ShareAction, campaign organization Sarah worked with on a project to get 50,000 staff paid the living wage Lush, cosmetic company that Sarah is working on a project with "Activism has to be strategic to be effective - otherwise, it's just screaming in the wind." Women's Institute in the UK Fashion Revolution, Sarah does a lot of collaborating with them / listen to our show with their cofounder Orsola de Castro here > Kate Sheridan, made in UK denim that Sarah mentioned

Will Ernie Rea and guests sing William Blake's "Jerusalem" at Last Night of the Proms? In Beyond Belief this week Ernie discusses how the poem of a fiery non-conformist has become the beloved anthem of such disparate groups of people - from union-jack-waving Promenaders to the English Defence League and the Women's Institute. Billy Bragg tells Ernie why he would like "Jerusalem" to be England's National Anthem. Ernie is also joined by the novelist Catherine Fox, poet Malcolm Guite and historian William Whyte. Producer, Rosie Dawson.

Will Ernie Rea and guests sing William Blake's "Jerusalem" at Last Night of the Proms? In Beyond Belief this week Ernie discusses how the poem of a fiery non-conformist has become the beloved anthem of such disparate groups of people - from union-jack-waving Promenaders to the English Defence League and the Women's Institute. Billy Bragg tells Ernie why he would like "Jerusalem" to be England's National Anthem. Ernie is also joined by the novelist Catherine Fox, poet Malcolm Guite and historian William Whyte. Producer, Rosie Dawson.

What are the unique disadvantages that women face saving for and during retirement? Cindy Hounsell, the president of Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER), sits down with host Jason Hammersla to discuss these challenges, as well as what can be done to build a more secure retirement reality for women. Cindy Hounsell is the President of WISER, the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the opportunities for women to secure retirement income and to educate the public about the inequities that disadvantage women in retirement. Hounsell was appointed in 2011 to the ERISA Advisory Council, and in 2008 to the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (APME) representing the field of retirement and financial planning. She is widely quoted and frequently invited to speak and teach as an expert in securing financial futures for women.

England, 1967 - in the swinging Sixties the Women’s Institute is still going strong, even more so with trend of younger more independent women joining the organisation both to meet other women, and to uphold the more traditional aspect of the WI. In the small town of Countenance a group of WI members prepare the upcoming County Fete. Countenance’s WI has failed to win any prizes in the past ten years in the face of the talent of the Women’s Institute groups from the three surrounding villages: Mountain Greens, Cirrus Hill, and Satanic Mills. However, this year, headstrong and cunning Penelope and her gang of friends have set out to win all three of the prizes at this year's fete in the name of Countenance’s WI! Their start point is to consult the ever-wise matriarch of Countenance’s WI… Mama Cass…

What if suffering isn't an indication of personal deficit, but a symptom of the way we focus on lack while systematically ignoring opportunities for abundance and well-being for ourselves and the planet? Laurie McCammon, author of Enough, believes that we can get to the root cause of scarcity and transform our lives. Laurie McCammon, M.S. has cofounded a number of consciousness-raising organizations, including the Women's Institute of Maine, Imagine the Good Foundation and the World Institute of Social Architecture. Laurie hosts a blog, gives workshops and speeches about the topic of Enough, and will soon be releasing a co-authored companion guidebook to Enough. Laurie has served as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women where she has twice presented the Enough message to an international audience. Find out more about Laurie and her work at weareenough.com.

YOU ARE ENOUGH! Ever wonder the connection between not feeling you are enough and a world where it seems scarcity, competition and fear of not having enough is a cultural given? Laurie's new book, Enough! How to Liberate Yoursef and Remake the World with Just One Word explores the root cause of the collective myth of scarcity and never-enoughness, and how you can shift it right now - from within. Laurie McCammon, M.S. has cofounded a number of consciousness raising organizations including the Women's Institute of Maine, Imagine the Good Foundation and the World Institute of Social Architecture. Laurie hosts the We Are Enough blog, gives workshops and speaches about the transformative power of Enough, and will soon be releasing a co-authored companion guidebook to Enough. Laurie has been a long-time advocate for women's leadership, and has served as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women where she has presented the Enough message to an international audience.

Professor Maggie Andrews discusses some of the key campaigns and concerns of the Women's Institute, from its origins in the First World War to the 1950s when, with half a million members, it was firmly established as the largest women's organisation in Britain.Maggie is a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Worcester; she has published widely on women, domesticity and the home front in 20th century Britain.

Brooke Faught, Clinical Director of the Women's Institute for Sexual Health, recently joined me to discuss the current shifts in attitudes toward women’s sexual health, and why it’s taken so long for women to feel comfortable in discussing these issues with their doctors. She also shared some of the treatments that currently are available for women who may need help. Please subscribe and rate our show!

We look back at 100 years of the WI, a British organisation set up to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food during World War One. Its members have campaigned solidly for women's rights since the organisation was founded. Witness hears from Marylyn Haines-Evans a long time WI member and from the author Julie Summers.

King Abdullah II of Jordan quotes Clint Eastwood regarding jihadists. Queen Elizabeth II attends a Women's Institute meeting, Accession Day and remembering the passing of her father. A new biography about Prince Charles causes controversy and plans for Queen Margrethe II's 75th birthday.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup

Jam, Jerusalem and an Awful Lot of Glitter When Jeannie joined her local branch of the Women's Institute in Liverpool, she hoped for a bit of distraction from an ongoing, long term illness. But what she found there was a whole lot more than jam and Jerusalem. Before you could say Victoria sponge cake, she was sashaying down a catwalk dressed as a space alien, complete with ray gun, 8 inch heels and 3 inch red eyelashes, in front of a screaming audience. Welcome to the Vogue Ball - Liverpool's 21st century version of a phenomenon that swept the streets, and then the underground clubs of New York back in the 1980's. You might remember the Madonna song "Vogue" which spread the word - but this dance movement originated in the world of excluded black, gay street kids. Vogueing was an escape from a world which was set up to exclude them. It was all about fantasy, taking on a role for one night only of your dream persona; a Wall Street Banker; a glamorous diva; a film star, or even a creature from another galaxy. In "Lives In A Landscape", Julie Gatenby follows two teams competing in the Vogue Ball - the House of Lisbon, represented by Stephen the bartender, and The House of Twisted Stiches - made up of the entrire committee of the the Iron Maidens WI, while compere of the ball, Rikki Beadle-Blair fills in the history. Producer Sara Jane Hall.

Alex and Rob cast an irreverent eye over local news from their respective home towns.   Listeners can submit stories from their local area to:lapodcast.net@gmail.com    Stories this week include: Council ridicules resident after failing to identify an apple. Boxer arrested after claiming left hook healed the sick. Pub chain deny dirty dishcloth cover-up. Obedient Wives Club admits booking error following lecture at local Women's Institute branch. Also revealed: Just why would you burn down the worker's shed...?

Caffeine, Kissing and the Women's Institute

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is one of Britain's best known actresses - Geraldine James. Geraldine James became a household name 20 years ago for her performance as Sarah Layton in the epic, lavish series The Jewel in the Crown. But she is also used to far more earthy roles - one of her first television performances was portraying the real-life story of a deaf/mute prostitute from Bradford for which she won a TV Critics' award. The TV role she took after Jewel in the Crown was as the redoubtable and beefy Lady Maud in Blott on the Landscape and, later, more northern prostitutes in Band of Gold. She is a well respected stage actress - key roles include Portia in the Merchant of Venice opposite Dustin Hoffman and When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout. Her most recent screen work was as the prim and disapproving Women's Institute leader in the hugely successful film Calendar Girls. After school she studied drama at the Drama Centre, London, and spent three years in repertory theatre and school theatre before embarking on her television career; most recently as Lady Rowley in Trollope's He Knew He was Right. She was made an OBE in 2003. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: In Tears of Grief, Dear Lord We Leave Thee by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes Luxury: iPod