Podcasts about women's justice

Shana Aaronson is the director of Magen, an organization that services and advocates for victims of sexual abuse in the Orthodox and ultra Orthodox Jewish communities. She speaks about the impact of the Gaza War on her work. She explains how the war has had a triggering affect on women who have experienced sexual abuse in the past; and she describes the problems of sexual harassment that have arisen in hotels that are hosting evacuees from the northern and southern borders of Israel. https://magen-israel.org/en/ Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

How do we preserve women's stories, especially those of sexual violence? Dr. Sarai Aharoni delves into the historical, ethical and feminist questions she navigates while archiving women's testimonies. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Celia Jawabreh, a feminist social activist and educator in the Arab-Israeli community, has a very painful and candid conversation with us. She tells what it is like to grow up as a woman in a patriarchal religious society, and especially how Arab women (and men) are faring since the 7th of October. We learn what it is like to be identified in public as an Arab and having Israeli Jews suspect her as being pro-Hamas. She described how shocked Israeli Arabs were by what happened on the 7th of October, and their pain at being constantly under suspicion. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.  

Leader of the Religious Kibbutz Movement Sarah Evron describes the miraculous story of how Kibbutz Sa'ad was spared on October 7th, the challenges of evacuation, and how the community has rallied together in inspiring ways. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Embedded trauma specialist Lisa Fliegel recounts working with children survivors of October 7th. Drawing on her experiences in three disparate high conflict zones—Israel, Northern Ireland and inner city Boston—Lisa shares insightful and effective ways of responding to children processing trauma. Read about Lisa's experiences with children survivors post-October 7th here. Check out Lisa's book, Bulletproof Therapist, here.   Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Why is humor the quintessential Jewish coping mechanism—even during war? Bazy Rubin talks about making funny videos of her struggles as a reservist wife and mom on the home front, and why they resonate with so many right now. Check out Bazy's funny videos on Facebook and Instagram. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Since the start of the war, Israel has drastically loosened and expedited the process for citizens to obtain gun permits. But at what cost? Social worker Tamar Schwartz of Women's Spirit shares how war affects women victims of domestic violence and warns of the deadly consequences of guns falling into the wrong hands. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

What compels a volunteer forensic pathologist to travel all the way from New Zealand to Israel? Dr. Judy Melinek speaks about the crucial role of science in bearing witness to the Hamas attacks on October 7th. Read Dr. Melinek's firsthand account here. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Marin Alsop is one of the most famous conductors in the world. Ten years ago, she became the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Now she is giving the European premiere of Too Hot To Handel: The Gospel Messiah!, a reimagining of Handel's Messiah Marin tells Hayley Hassell why she wanted to rework the piece, and looks back over her illustrious career as a conductor. The actor Diana Quick joins Hayley to discuss her role as Mrs Wentworth in a new series The Famous Five – and describe how the classic adventures have been brought to life with a new, fresh, modern reimagining of Enid Blyton's iconic stories.The Centre for Women's Justice is campaigning to prevent unjust criminalisation of victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Hayley is joined by director of the CWJ, Harriet Wistrich, and former director of Southall Black Sisters, Pragna Patel.What can we tell about medieval women's lives from studying their skeletons? Dr Sarah Inskip from Leicester University has been part of a team excavating Cambridge graveyards for a new research project called After the Plague. She has found evidence that some medieval women did very strenuous work that changed the shape of their upper bodies; others were trading and travelling across Europe, and many would have existed in chronic pain.Producer: Hannah Sander Presenter: Hayley Hassell

Why do international feminists, who champion human rights and social justice for minorities, seem to have a blind spot when it comes to antisemitism? Feminist icon Dr. Phyllis Chesler shares her experiences confronting antisemitism over decades in feminist activism and academia. Read Dr. Chesler's article on the silence of feminists regarding Hamas' use of rape as a weapon of war against Israelis.   Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

While the home front supports the military, who supports the home front? Yael Yechieli shares how an innovative volunteer database facilitates critical support for the women and families back home. Learn more about the volunteer database, Anchor for the Reserve Families, and the  50-50 Partnership for Equity. Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

Atar Maor recounts a harrowing 20 hours spent hiding in the closet with her two young children as terrorists hunted them down in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7th. As she answers their innocent questions and makes split-second decisions to save their lives, she wonders: can she preserve their faith in humanity? Support and amplify women's voices by contributing to the making of this podcast: Donate now to the Center for Women's Justice.

From battlefield to bomb shelter, from home front to hospital, from volunteer rosters to victims' lists - women experience war in distinctive, gendered ways. These are their stories. These are their voices. Voices of Women at Wartime is an Israeli podcast that examines how women affect war and how war affects women. These are the unique perspectives and testimonies of women in their own words—a candid conversation that is sometimes hopeful, sometimes heartbreaking, and always essential as Israel navigates wartime. Hosted by Rachel Stomel and Rivkah Lubitch of the Center for Women's Justice.

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploration into one key issue shaping Israel and the Jewish World — right now. This week, a Tel Aviv bus driver shouted at 20-year-old passenger, Romi Inbar, for wearing a tank top, which he considered to be immodest, telling at her repeatedly to put a shirt on. “You can't walk around like that,” the driver said. She told Israeli television that the whole bus remained silent except for a mother who told the driver that Inbar can wear whatever she wants. She said she felt totally humiliated and she posted what happened to Instagram so it doesn't happen to others. The bus company apologized, but this is hardly the first time this public shaming of women is happening in today's Israel. The fact that Inbar is speaking up and publicizing her story is the glass half full here. But, according to this week's What Matters Now guest, attorney Susan Weiss, men are increasingly emboldened to marginalize and sexualize women -- even as avenues for the protection of their rights, such as the Supreme Court, are being shut. "We do have this dichotomy in this country, we have this situation where women can be fighter pilots but they can't get divorced,” said Weiss. The founder of the Center for Women's Justice joined The Times of Israel this week in Jerusalem to analyze how the status of women has changed since the current, right-wing, and highly religious, government has taken office. Spoiler: it's not good. We also talk about the new “Barbie” movie and what message Weiss took away that makes her feel bold. So this week, we ask attorney Dr. Susan Weiss, what matters now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on iTunes, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, PlayerFM or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Center for Women's Justice founder attorney Dr. Susan Weiss. (Rachel Markowitz Bader)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actress Olivia Colman is the patron of the arts charity Tender, having previously played a survivor of domestic violence in the film Tyrannosaur. She speaks to Woman's Hour alongside Tender CEO Susie McDonald about the work they're doing to try and prevent domestic violence. A special police unit used to spy on left wing political and activist groups was not justified and should have been disbanded in its early days. That's one of the conclusions of the first part of a judge led inquiry into undercover policing, which covers the years 1968 to 1982. Sir John Mitting, Chair of the inquiry said most groups infiltrated by the Met's Special Demonstration Squad posed no threat. His report details tactics such as forming sexual relationships while undercover and using dead children's names to create false identities. Hayley Hassall is joined by ‘Alison' who had a five year relationship with an undercover officer, and by Harriet Wistrich, who is Director of the Centre for Women's Justice and part of the legal team that represented women in the inquiry. The writer, editor and disability activist Lottie Jackson has written a memoir called See Me Rolling. In it, she discusses the way that society views disability and the innate prejudices that we have. She also talks about fashion and how important it is in letting her express her identity. She joins Hayley. The journalist Afua Hirsch has made a new series of Africa Rising for BBC 2, about an African cultural renaissance. Afua visits three very different countries; Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa, and interviews young creatives who are expressing new ideas which are gathering momentum across the continent. Afua joins Hayley to talk about the female artists she met and their inspiring visions.

Nuala McGovern talks to Rosa Abraham & Rituparna Chakraborty about the fact that nearly half of the population in India is female, but the number of working women has fallen to record lows. We hear how new research shows napping is good for us and helps our brain with Dr Ivana Rosenzweig and Dr Maja Schaedel. The Windrush scandal began to surface in 2017 after it emerged that hundreds of Commonwealth citizens, many of whom were from the Windrush generation, had been wrongly detained, deported and denied access to healthcare and work. Most had no idea they had been silently affected by changing legislation. Five years after government apologised we talk to Human rights lawyer, Jacqueline McKenzie and victim of the scandal and advocate Glenda Caesars. Nalette Tucker is one of our Grassroots Power Listers. She set up Sunnah Sports, which aims to get everyone involved in sport in a safe and accessible way, including those like Muslim women and girls who often face barriers to joining in with sport normally. She joins Nuala to talk about how it felt to be on the list, and why she says sport is the reason she's still here today. And we discuss whether the police, prosecutors and lawyers should have access to the therapy records of rape and sexual assault victims. We hear from Nogah Ofer from the Centre for Women's Justice and the testimony of one woman's experience of the system. Presenter: Nuala McGovern. Producer:Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Steve Greenwood

Laura Bates has dedicated her life to addressing gender inequality. She is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and a Sunday Times Bestselling author. Laura has released five books including Girl Up, Misogynation, Men Who Hate Women and her most recent book, Fix the System, Not the Women. She works closely with politicians, businesses, schools, police forces and organisations from the Council of Europe to the United Nations to tackle gender inequality. Here, Laura talks to Annie about the problem with today's systems, shocking stories and statistics highlighted in her book and on the Everyday Sexism website, the ways her own life has changed doing this work, our relationship dynamics and how they can change, education, parenting and much more. No doubt every woman will recognise aspects of this conversation and everyone (of all genders) can learn something from it. Content warning: sexual abuse, rape and violent threats are all mentioned.You can buy Laura's book and find out about Everyday Sexism and her other work here: https://linktr.ee/laura_bates__The organisations which Laura mentions are here:Centre for Women's Justice: https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/Rights of Women: https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/Level Up: https://www.welevelup.org/Women for Women: https://www.womenforwomen.orgChanges is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the second anniversary of the murder of Sarah Everard, Hannah F and Hazel discuss the issues facing policing in the UK affecting the safety of women. Has anything changed in the last two years and what can Christians do in response? Further reading: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/10/almost-all-young-women-in-the-uk-have-been-sexually-harassed-survey-finds ONS data on domestic abuse: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwalesoverview/november2022 Police Foundation Report: https://www.policingreview.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/srpew_final_report.pdf ‘Institutional misogyny erodes women's trust in the police': https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/16/institutional-misogyny-erodes-womens-trust-in-uk-police British Association for Women in Policing: https://www.bawp.org/ Centre for Women's Justice research: https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/policy-research The Joint Public Issues Team is Baptists Together, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church working together for peace and justice. Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/

Over an 18-year period, former Metropolitan Police firearms officer David Carrick sexually assaulted and raped at least 12 women. The force has apologised to victims after it emerged Carrick had come to the attention of police on nine separate occasions, but no action had been taken. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson gets more on the Met's response from Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt. Former Met officer Graham Wettone explains how complains against officers are dealt with, and Harriet Wistrich, director of the Centre for Women's Justice, explains why she believes those investigating police culture need to be given more power to uncover the truth. Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott Interviews producer: Tamara Bungaroo Valdes Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku Editor: Philly Beaumont

Is Israeli democracy in danger? A proposed High Court override clause has many concerned about a possible tyranny of the majority. Join us as a diverse set of legal experts discuss with ToI editors what's currently at stake. In this eighth episode of our limited series podcast, Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Dr. Susan Weiss about how the proposed legislation may affect women's rights. Weiss is the founder and director of the Center for Women's Justice, an NGO defending women's rights whenever they are violated by the state in the name of religion. We speak about five main areas in which implementation of the override clause "should terrify women." Ahead of a live-streamed Times of Israel event on judicial reform that took place in Jerusalem's Israel Democracy Institute on December 15, Weiss wrote an op-ed exploring these themes for The Times of Israel explaining her viewpoints. Subscribe to 'Israel's Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?' on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts.  IMAGE: Dr. Susan Weiss, head of the Center for Women's Justice (courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's podcast features a former guest Laura Bates, who is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, an ever-increasing collection of over 200,000 testimonies of gender inequality, with branches in 25 countries worldwide.  Laura writes regularly for the Guardian, Telegraph and the New York Times amongst others and won a British Press Award for her journalism in 2015. She has written numerous books, and her latest Fix The System Not The Women is near and dear to our hearts with its message.     When it comes to gender inequality, most people can agree that we need to tackle obvious forms of discrimination, like sexual harassment and sexual assault. But this agreement doesn't always extend to covert forms of discrimination, like consistently devaluing women's contributions in a team meeting, or only asking women on a team to take notes. But we have to appreciate the interrelationship between different forms of sexism and discriminatory systems. As Laura put it in a piece for the Guardian “It is vital to resist those who mock and criticize us for tackling “minor” manifestations of prejudice, because these are the things that normalize and ingrain the treatment of women as second-class citizens, opening the door for everything else, from workplace discrimination to sexual violence.” If we are going to solve inequality, we have to address the various ways that it shows up, at work and the workplace is a really important part of this equation.   Discussions like today's can feel overwhelming but there is always something we can do to effect positive change. Yes gender inequality is a systemic issue, but it's created through the beliefs, behaviors and interactions we each engage in, which means we have the power, collectively, to dismantle it.  Laura shared some important actions we can all do more of.   Action One:  Raise our voices and demand the system needs to change. Too often inequality is taken for granted as the way things are, but when we question this and call it out we raise awareness of what needs to change.   Action Two: Lend your voices to support active change, place your signature on that campaign.  For example, Laura shared that the Center for Women's Justice is running a campaign where they are pushing for a statutory inquiry into misogyny within policing. So that's something that all of us can support and lend our voices to, our signatures to that petition.   Action Three: Stop blaming others within the workplace and focusing on individuals when things happen, to dismantle inequality we all need to take small consistent acts each and every day.   The Everyday Sexism Project Fix The System Not The Women  

"A lot of the messages around domestic abuse is that you just leave, right? So you just walk out that door and everything's fine. Well, that really couldn't be further from the truth."FiLiA Trustee Sally Jackson talks to Natalie Page, founder of #thecourtsaid, a campaign to challenge the mishandling of domestic abuse within the family courts. Natalie discusses the problems faced by Mothers navigating their way through a process that is not fit for purpose and shares some of the options available and the work that she and other women are doing to provide safety to Mums and their children going through the system.In 2021, Natalie was awarded the Centre for Women's Justice and Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize for her work preventing violence against women and children. She has founded a not-for-profit called Survivor Family Network, focused on furthering the rights of mothers and children in family court. Besides all her campaigning work, Natalie continues to work behind the scenes to support other mothers going through the family courts after domestic abuse  Web: thecourtsaid.org and survivorfamilynetwork.com

Backchat has the latest! It's been one year since Sydney's harshest lockdowns began. Your favourite hosts and Exec Producer, Eamonn Snow, come together to collectively reflect on the experience. Next, in light of the overturning of Roe v Wade, Backchat is joined by Daney Faddoul to break down what a national Charter of Rights would mean in Australia with regards to protecting our access to abortion amongst other fundamental human rights. Daney is Campaign manager at the Human Rights Law Centre. Last up, Eamonn chats with Gloria Larman, CEO of the not-for-profit Women's Justice Network about the lack of funding for incarcerated women in this year's NSW Budget. Massive thanks to our guests, Daney Faddoul and Gloria Larman, for coming on the show. And as always, a massive cheers to our venerable producers Sana Sheikh, Tanita Razaghi, Jostina Basta, Emma Pham and Eamonn Snow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a quiet Thursday night in February 1866, Harriet Harton was thinking of closing the Jolly Fisherman in Brighton early. Then the door opened and in walked a horribly familiar face - holding a revolver.  Vanishing Postcards: https://www.vanishingpostcards.com/ Centre for Women's Justice: https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/ Women's Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ Buy Coastal Stories a pint: https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod

Can platonic love survive romantic love as we grow up? Emma Barnett talks to to the writer Dolly Alderton about her new BBC TV series, an adaptation of her 2018 memoir ‘Everything I Know About Love', A round-up of the weekends events for the Queen's platinum jubilee from Roya Nikkah - royal editor of The Sunday Times and Dame Prue Leith on being part of the final part of the final pageant on the Mall. The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's largest gardening charity For the last 12 years Sue Biggs CBE has been its director general. She's been pivotal in creating and carrying out a huge investment programme. As she prepares to step down later this month, she talks to Emma Barnett about her work over the last decade and her plans for the future. The non-fatal strangulation law comes into effect tomorrow as part of the Domestic Abuse Act, following a successful campaign by groups such as the Centre for Women's Justice and cross-party MPs and peers. We discuss its significance and next steps with Nogah Ofer from the Centre for Women's Justice and forensic physician Dr Catherine White, who is calling for specialist training for groups who work with victims of NFS. Plus as Boris Johnson faces a vote of No Confidence in the Commons this afternoon, we hear from attorney general for England and Wales Suella Braverman and our deputy political editor Vicky Young. Presenter Emma Barnett Producer Beverley Purcell

Dame Cressida Dick, the first woman to lead the Metropolitan Police has resigned. We've covered every twist and turn of the many high profile crimes against women and girls involving the Met Police over the last two years. We get reaction from Kristina O'Connor, the daughter of Des O'Connor, who has her own experience of inappropriate Met Police behaviour. Also, Jamie Klingler from Reclaim These Streets, Zoe Billingham who's the former Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary and Harriet Wistrich, Director of the Centre for Women's Justice. We hear from Tukwini Mandela, one of Nelson Mandela's oldest grandchildren. Thirty two years to the day, Nelson Mandala was released from Robben Island. Tukwini is here to explore how much the UK population really knows about black history. We speak to Marie Penman who left her job with the charity-side of Raith Rovers football club because it signed David Goodwillie. He was the player who a Scottish civil court found to have raped a woman. Sheila Ferguson. who used to be one of the Three Degrees. is now in a new production of Chicago which is on tour. Sheila joins Anita to talk about new love, dating and hanging out with musical legends when she first started out.

British woman Sarah Ransome says she wanted to be at Ghislaine Maxwell trial when it started: not to testify but to see justice take its course. Like the four women who gave evidence, she says she's also a victim of Epstein's and Maxwell's. She tells us more about her story and Harriet Wistrich, founder of Centre for Women's Justice discusses the wider impact this case could have. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, is a world renowned human rights and climate change activist, who has made it her life's work to protect her Inuit culture and the Arctic regions where Inuit live, in Greenland, Canada and Alaska. She was born in Arctic Canada and launched the first legal petition linking climate change to human rights. We discuss the word 'spinster' and what it really means with Australian author Donna Ward. Her new book She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster's Meditations on Life., explores the meaning and purpose she has fought to find in a life lived entirely accidentally without a partner or children. BBC History is launching a 100 objects collection to mark 100 years of the BBC in 2022. Head of History Robert Seatter gives us a sneak peak into a few objects which represent the history of women at the BBC including a 1930s job advert looking to recruit the first women TV announcers, a cookbook by Madhur Jaffrey and a 1920s scrapbook from Evelyn Dove, the first black female singer to perform on BBC. British women weren't allowed to visit the Antarctic until 1983 but now scores of women are making major contributions to polar science. Morgan Seag who has just submitted her PhD in gendered institutional change in 20th century Antarctic science to the University of Cambridge and Jo Johnson who has visited Antarctica seven times tell us more.

Ghislaine Maxwell is facing the prospect of spending the rest of her life in jail after a jury in New York found her guilty of grooming and sex trafficking teenage girls to be abused by the sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. What impact will this high profile case have on future cases f alleged sexual abuse against women and girls? Andrea talks to Harriet Wistrich, who is the founder and director of the Centre for Women's Justice and a solicitor. It's now 100 days that teenage girls in Afghanistan have been banned from going to school in the majority of provinces. Yesterday, former prime minister Gordon Brown who is now UN special envoy for global education said 'we're sleep-walking towards the biggest humanitarian crisis of our times in Afghanistan. Andrea discusses the situation, particularly for women and girls, with the BBC Correspondent Yalda Hakim. We've been talking to women about their scars. Today Laura, a burns survivor, tells her story Many will have had empty chairs at the Christmas dinner table this year, for lots of different reasons. In Susie Boyt's novel Loved and Missed there is a particularly memorable Christmas dinner scene. In order to see her daughter on Christmas Day Ruth has to improvise. Susie joins Andrea to describe how people try to help and love others in the most difficult of circumstances. Abia Akram is a Pakistani disability rights activist. She is the founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan, and a leading figure within the disability rights movement in the country as well as in Asia and the Pacific. She has been named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021. She joins Andrea to discuss how she became involved in this work and what more there is to do. Presented by Andrea Catherwood Producer: Louise Corley

Thursday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, making this an especially appropriate time to reflect on the issue of domestic violence in the Orthodox world. Many assume that domestic violence is an issue with minimal relevance in Orthodox communities; Rachel Stomel of the Center for Women's Justice, however, argues that this attitude is, sadly, very mistaken. She asserts that not only does domestic violence take place in our communities, but also that some of the systems we have in place - whether we mean the government sponsored Rabbinate, individual batei din, or perhaps even halacha itself - can be contributing factors. This interview presents some disturbing realities. For anyone who cares about Torah and halacha, we need to face these questions head on. You may disagree with Rachel, but as she said on the podcast, raising the issue, even if we don't know how to create airtight solutions, is a necessary first step. Please listen to and share this podcast, and let us know what you think on the Orthodox Conundrum Discussion Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/432020081498108). Thanks to all of our Patreon subscribers, who have access to bonus JCH podcasts, merch, and more - we appreciate your help, and hope you really enjoy the extras! Visit the JCH Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/jewishcoffeehouse. Check out https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/ for the Orthodox Conundrum and other great podcasts, and remember to subscribe to them on your favorite podcast provider. Also visit https://www.jchpodcasts.com/ to learn all about creating your own podcast. Music: "Happy Rock" by bensound.com

ABOUT THE EVENT: A class on the relevance of Shmita (meaning, letting go periodically of a GOOD practice) to Jewish morals (as distinguished from teshuva which is letting go of sinful practice. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Jerusalem-born rabbi Leah Shakdiel is a proud iconoclast. More than 30 years ago, the Orthodox feminist appealed, successfully, to the Supreme Court of Israel for the right to sit on the Yerucham Religious Council, where she served from 1988 to 1993. She is active in religious peace organizations, was ordained last year and now serves as the rabbi at the Center for Women's Justice. At 69, she is also the matriarch of a large family, which includes seven children (some from her husband's first marriage), 27 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP​​​​​​​ For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmi...​ Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/

Many people believe that there are essentially no mamzerim anymore. Many people believe that if someone is suspected of being a mamzer, the problem is quickly resolved. Many people believe that if a person is determined to be a mamzer, there is nothing left to do. Rivkah Lubitch, of the Center for Women's Justice and an advocate for agunot and mamzerim in Israel, asserts that all three of these assumptions are incorrect. Join Scott for a fascinating and sometimes disturbing conversation with Rivkah about mamzerim in Israel. The Hebrew position paper link can be found at https://bit.ly/MamzerForumHebrew. (An English version will be ready shortly and will soon be posted.) Please listen to and share the podcast, and let us know what you think on the Orthodox Conundrum Discussion Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/432020081498108). Thanks to all of our Patreon subscribers, who have access to bonus JCH podcasts, merch, and more - we appreciate your help, and hope you really enjoy the extras! Visit the JCH Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/jewishcoffeehouse. Check out https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/ for the Orthodox Conundrum and other great podcasts, and remember to subscribe to them on your favorite podcast provider. The site will also help you learn about creating your own podcast. Music: "Happy Rock" by bensound.com

Jess Laporte on People for Police Accountability. We talk about the movement and struggle for police accountability in Burlington, the proposed charter change to help make that happen, and how you can get involved.Discussed on show:People for Police Accountabilityhttps://peopleforpoliceaccountability.com/Women's Justice and Freedom Initiativehttps://www.wjfi.org/The Battery Park Movementhttps://www.facebook.com/The-Battery-Park-Movement-101456988442763Vermont ACLUhttps://www.acluvt.org/Peace and Justice Centerhttps://www.pjcvt.org/Migrant Justicehttps://migrantjustice.net/Vermont Racial Justice Alliancehttps://www.vtracialjusticealliance.org/Recorded on July 23, 2021Hosted by Anthony Apodaca and Daniel TriggMusic by David Ratsauce 

Composer Shirley J. Thompson is the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony within the last 40 years. She tells us about her new work Emanation, which she's written for the disabled-led ensemble BSO. Dame Darcey Bussell Former Principal of The Royal Ballet & Strictly Judge, President of the RAD & creator of Diversity Dance Mix, Dame Darcey Bussell tells us about her mission to rescue Britain's ballet dancers and raise spirits and money for struggling dance companies by creating the British Ballet Charity Gala at the Royal Albert Hall in London bringing together eight ballet companies in one evening of dance. We discuss the results of a BBC Freedom of Information request which asked police forces in the UK how many police had been accused of sexual misconduct. We hear from our reporter Melanie Abbott, from Ruth a former officer who found herself being sexually assaulted by a colleague and Harriet Wistrich from the Centre for Women's Justice. This year the government has announced an extra 19 million pounds for domestic abuse schemes in England and Wales the majority of which will go to towards perpetrator programmes. . But just how effective are they? We hear from John who has just completed a 20 week domestic violence prevention programme at the Hampton Trust and to Vicky Gilroy who is a facilitator on those prevention programmes at the Trust. In today's online digital world everything we do now on our phones or our computers—everything we look at, click on or say online—becomes “data”. Companies and governments increasingly share and use this information to make decisions about our lives. A small UK based team of experts called Foxglove is challenging how our data's used and they've had some remarkable successes over the last year. It's director Cori Crider tells us how the group successfully challenged the A Level grading algorithm last year. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Siobhann Tighe

Former state corrections official, and co-founder of the Women’s Justice Institute Deanne Benos joins Erik Runge (filling-in for Steve Bertrand) on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss the organizations report on incarcerated women in Illinois, and how that report could better serve them. Follow Your Favorite Chicago’s Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter:Follow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow […]

How Faith Lays the Blueprint for Women's Justice by Saira Khawas Bhatti by The Review of Religions

Harriet Wistrich is founder and director of the Centre for Womens Justice 2016, a multi partner organisation aimed at bringing cases holding the state to account in relation to violence against women and girls. She is also a solicitor of many years experience, winner of the Liberty Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award 2014 and Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2018. She also a founder of the campaign group Justice for Women and trustee of the charity, the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize. She has acted for Sally Challen, for the two women who sued the police in the Worboys case and challenged the parole board decision to release him and for Fiona Broadfoot and others in their challenge of the governments disclosure and barring scheme requiring them to disclose criminal records for soliciting. Harriet joins Pippa Banham in conversation about her vital work for women, the law and feminism.Update: Further to our interview with Harriet Wistrich in which we discussed this case and pending appeal we are absolutely delighted by the Court of Appeal's recent judgment giving permission to proceed with a judicial review of the CPS policy & practice on charging rape cases. Huge congratulations to Harriet and all the team at the Centre for Women's Justice for this important work.LINKSCENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICETWITTER - CWJTWITTER - HARRIET WISTRICHFACEBOOK - CWJ

Sam Walshe speaks about the impact of being exploited into street prostitution as a teenager and having disclosable criminal records.  She participated in a legal case brought by three women (including Fiona Broadfoot) formerly involved in prostitution, which challenged the Government's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Regulations. After an unhappy childhood marred with violence and sexual abuse, Sam was exploited into prostitution at the age of 14. She was trafficked between Bristol and London on the streets, in brothels, massage parlours and escort agencies. By the time she escaped her pimp she was hooked on crack and heroin and remained on the streets to feed her habit. Sam has been drug free for 14 years and off the streets for the same time. She has 2 children and helps at a support project that works with sexually exploited women.Sam spoke at FiLiA in 2019 on the Issue of Criminal Records for Prostituted Women.Read about the legal case at the Centre for Women's Justice.Find out more information on the 2018 ruling.

This episode is deeply personal and touches upon an experience that many people have dealt with: divorce. Join Miriam Anzovin and Kali Foxman as they share their own experiences of getting divorced in the Jewish tradition. With the help of two experts, they demystify the Jewish divorce process, including the get (Jewish divorce document), and what it means as a woman to receive one—or not—both in the United States and in Israel. Our guests on this episode are Layah Lipsker, a Jewish educator and director of the Boston Agunah Taskforce, which is devoted to research, education and advocacy for fairness in the Jewish divorce process, and Dr. Susan Weiss, founder of the Center for Women's Justice, which is leading the legal battle for women's equality, dignity and justice under Jewish law in Israel. Resources mentioned in this podcast: In need of help and resources in Boston? The Boston Agunah Task Force can help (brandeis.edu/hbi/research-projects/gcrl/boston-agunah-taskforce/help.html). To learn more about the get process and send your questions to a consultant, visit getyourget.com. Find information for divorcing couples and their attorneys at getyourget.com/home-2. To learn more about the halachic prenuptial agreement and download the Center for Women's Justice “Agreement for a Just and Fair Marriage,” visit cwj.org.il/en/568. Edited by Jesse Ulrich, with music by Ryan J. Sullivan.