Category: Gender Issues

IN 1968, WHEN I was in college, I got my first camera. It was a small, cold machine that felt incredibly powerful — not like a gadget or a tool, but like a grenade, with the power to blow the lid off something big. By the early 1980s, I was…

BASED ON A true story, the award-winning film, Difret, tells the story of a young Ethiopian girl and her lawyer who fight a life-or-death battle against cultural traditions for the advancement of equal rights in their country. Former guests Lacey Schwartz and Mehret Mandefro…

WE HAVE A long way to go when it comes to the staggering underrepresentation of strong female characters in film, but The Mary Sue has compiled a list of “7 Great Female Characters of 2015 You May Have Missed.” Our past guest, Melissa Silverstein has extensive experience in…

CYRUS INNOVATION is out with an easy-to-download plug-in for Gmail called “Just Not Sorry.”  It highlights words that undermine messages – eg., just, sorry, actually. It’s a way for people, especially women, to break away from their ‘apologetic’ nature and encourage them to use more precise language. Download…

This week we revisit our 2015 conversation with Aleah Chapin. The artist from Washington State, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, calls a woman's body a map of her journey through life. She makes sure to capture that map accurately in her portraits, that will either shock you, take your breath away...or both. Experience her work for yourself - www.aleahchapin.com.