Category: Gender Issues

Did you know there are 15 million single moms living and working in the U.S? Dr. Marika Lindholm is certainly familiar with that statistic.  She raised 2 children on her own after going through a divorce. Marika, who has a doctorate in sociology and taught at Northwestern for more than…

You are about to meet and get to know two extraordinary, passionate, committed women. Swiss filmmaker Barbara Miller is the woman behind the powerful documentary #FemalePleasure. It follows five courageous women from different cultures as they struggle for justice and equality as they take charge of their own bodies. And…

Born in France and based in Brooklyn, multi-disciplinary artist Prune Nourry works in sculpture, performance and video and was living her life, when in 2016, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It's a journey she shares in the first person film, "Serendipity." By doing so, Prune discovered new meaning in her impressive body of work and its serendipitous relationship to her own survival and mortality. She shares that and so much more in this truly fascinating, riveting and inspiring conversation.

It’s been a while since we first met and got to know the very funny and talented Ashley Nicole Black and so we thought it’s time for a ‘part 2.’ Ashley, who was a former correspondent and part of the Emmy-winning writing team for “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” is…

The midwife is a classic literary heroine. She is brave. She is compassionate. She stands like a warrior on a battlefield: life on one side; death on the other, the defender of women and newborns.  As a nurse-midwife and author, I read every book I could find about…