Betsy Wurzel explores Why Women Took Control of Their Finances with author Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer, discussing history, barriers, and financial empowerment.
To end the program on a more uplifting note, the hosts will also explore the important topic of women’s rights and resistance in Iran, highlighting why it is crucial for these women to stand up against their oppressors.
Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from going to high school and effectively barred from political participation, as the Taliban has an all-male cabinet and there is no Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
The episode critiques the governmental stance that historically, only “status” and middle-class white women were deemed suitable to reproduce. Challenging this notion, a group of African American women in the mid-90s formulated the Theory of Reproductive Justice.
Senator Ron Wyden wrote an article in which he states that Data Brokers have abused American’s personal data by selling their personal information to businesses, other individuals, and governments for the sole purpose of controlling a woman’s body and making it impossible for…