#52-21Model Matriarchy … The Iroquois system has lasted hundreds of years

Barbara Alice Mann describes the inner workings of a long-established North American matriarchal society, where women lead the arrangement of

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#47-21 Raging Grannies Sing On … Raising a Ruckus for Good, 35 Years and Counting

In 1987, the Raging Granny movement was born in Victoria BC. Two of their earliest members and many other Raging

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#41-21 Cutting the Cut … The slow work of ending female genital mutilation

From 1951 to 2022, the task of ending this widespread harmful practice is perhaps only halfway done. Heroines of the

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#38-21 Conflict Is Not Abuse … Mistaking discomfort for violence is an error of our times

Lesbian novelist and nonfiction writer Sarah Schulman speaks in Vancouver about her book Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community

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#35-21 Hoodwinked … Indigenous views on false climate solutions

Two passionate indigenous organizers – one in North Dakota and one on Guam – point to the environmental toll on

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#32-21 The 16 Days – November 25 – December 10 … Canadians combatting violence against women

November 25-December 10 is recognized worldwide as the 16 Days Against Violence Against Women or now more often the 16

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#26-21 Tech, Work and Care … Ripples from technology change

In part 2 of her interview about studying technology in its human and organizational context, Professor Balka talks about its

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#25-21 Technology on the Frontlines … Women’s work disrupted by design

Most frontline workers in hospitals are women; most technology designers are men. The women’s expertise and tacit knowledge is often

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