#48-20 Marija Gimbutas Centennial … Revered archaeologist’s findings from pre-patriarchal Old Europe
Marija Gimbutas (b. 1921) was revered in academia for her findings on the militaristic Bronze Age, then derided for her
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Environment
#37-20 Mothering Is a Gift … The act of mothering – by mother or another – shapes our brains and our nature
Talk by Genevieve Vaughan, at the 2016 conference of the Mothering Institute for Research and Community Involvement in Toronto. Vaughan
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#35-20 Doughnut Economics … A 21st century guide to sustaining the planet
Kate Raworth’s address to the Meaning Conference of business people for change, in Brighton, England, in 2017. She explains the
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#33-20 Radical Futures … Young Climate Feminist Leaders Talk
On September 25, 2020, WEDO (the Women’s Environment and Development Organization) hosted a virtual “Radical Futures Roundtable: Young Climate Feminists
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#32-20 Waring’s Counting … New Zealand’s first woman in Parliament debunked the GDP
In the film Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Economics, Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining
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#30-20 India’s Water Warrior Women … Essential approaches to fast-encroaching drought
In India, water is a women’s issue and a woman’s burden, but only concerted community action can ensure water for
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#29-20 Women of India’s Panchayats … 50% of local government seats are now for women
In August 2020, the world lost broadcaster and author Indu Ramesh to the Covid pandemic. Among her achievements were many
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#25-20 Street Children in Kenya … A woman’s commitment to help
Unicef estimates there are 30 million street children in Africa. In Kenya, they are concentrated in highly populated urban slums.
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#23-20 20th Century Plagues … Controlling epidemics is a tricky business
From the WINGS archive: Laurie Garrett, speaking in San Francisco in 1995, about epidemics emerging around the world, with a
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#20-20 UN 4th World Conference on Women – Part 2 … Politics, Work, and Money
25 years ago, the United Nations held its 4th and so far its last World Conference on Women, in China.
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