Womanhood

Mimi Healy
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Womanhood is a podcast created to give voice to all woman's experiences, especially those that are typically stigmatized or silenced in society.

  1. 04/22/2021

    How Does Educating on a Community Level Empower Women and Girls to End Female Genital Mutilation? with Natalie Robi Tingo

    Natalie Robi Tingo is a human rights activist, economist, and founder of Msichana Empowerment Kuria: an organization working in local communities to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage through empowering women and girls in Kenya. Listen to hear about FGM and why it occurs, why working with local women and girls is impactful and necessary to end cutting, what education can do for ending violence against women, how you can get involved, and more! Learn more and donate here https://www.msichanaempowermentkuria.org Follow @natalierobi @msichanaempowermentkuria on Instagram! UN Women Generation Equality- https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/2/i-am-generation-equality-natalie-robi-tingo Thanks for listening!

    39 min

  2. 02/18/2021

    How Does the Security of Women Affect the Security of Nations and Why is it Important for Peace? With Dr. Valerie M. Hudson

    Dr. Valerie M. Hudson discusses how the security of women affects the security of nations and why this is so important to  ensuring peace and gender equity worldwide. We discuss why the subordination of women continues to exist, the positive and negative effects of globalization, what you can do to fight for women's equity, and much more!  Find her most recent book, The First Political Order, and others through her website: http://vmrhudson.org Women Stats Project: http://www.womanstats.org

    35 min

  3. 01/27/2021

    Why is 'Doing What You Love' a Recipe for Exploitation? with Sarah Jaffe

    Sarah Jaffe's new book, 'Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone', is an in-depth look at how the 'labor of love' myth is exploiting workers and why. We discuss exploitation, capitalism, the gendered division of labor, what being an essential worker really means, the impacts of covid-19 on the workforce, and the empowerment in knowing what your labor is worth! Buy her book today. Follow us on Instagram at @womanhood_podcast, on Twitter @womanhoodpod1, and Facebook at Womanhood Podcast.  Thanks for listening!

    51 min

  4. 10/04/2020

    Womanhood and Lyz Lenz

    Our guest this week is Lyz Lenz, journalist and author of Godland and her most recent book, Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women. We discuss maternal health, what makes a 'good' mother, who is allowed to be a mother in America, racism, inequality, how you can create change, and more! Check out Belabored today and read this passionate, thoughtful, deeply impactful new book by the phenomenal Lyz Lenz. Find her on Twitter @lyzl and Instagram @lyzlenz. Thanks for listening!

    45 min

  5. 09/16/2020

    Womanhood and Reproductive Endocrinology

    This week's guest is the brilliant Dr. Rashmi Kudesia, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist. We discuss women's health and wellbeing, reproductive empowerment, maternal health and access to care, LGBTQ fertility, and more! Follow her on Instagram at rkudesia. If you are inspired to take action for the maternal health crisis in the US, Mimi is fundraising for Every Mother Counts. Find the link to donate in the Womanhood Instagram bio.  Follow us on Instagram at womanhood_podcast, Twitter at womanhoodpodca1, and Facebook at Womanhood Podcast.

    50 min

  6. 08/22/2020

    Womanhood and Highland Brewing

    Leah Wong Ashburn, the CEO and President of Highland Brewing, chats with Womanhood about what being a woman means to her, the gender gap in craft beer, race, inclusivity, getting outdoors, sustainability, and more! Highland Brewing is located in Asheville, NC and is the 5th largest female-led craft brewery in the US! Take a listen today wherever you find your podcasts.

    30 min

  7. 08/07/2020

    Womanhood and Myisha T. Hill

    Our guest this week is Myisha T Hill, an author, educator, activist, mental health advocate, entrepreneur, and mother. She is the founder of Check Your Privilege and Brown Sisters Speak. She is a sidewalk leader for Sidewalk Talk in Oakland, CA and was recently on CNN discussing defunding the police. She is a phenomenal and inspirational woman who leads the way in advocating for POC in numerous, incredible ways. Find her book here: https://checkyourprivilege.co/  Thank you for listening!

    27 min

  8. 07/25/2020

    Womanhood and Mukuru Clean Stoves

    Charlot Magayi is the CEO and Founder of Mukuru Clean Stoves- a social enterprise that designs, produces, and distributes improved, reliable, and affordable cook stoves for low income households in Kenya. We hear about her childhood, how Mukuru Clean Stoves was started and how they help families, statistics on household air pollution, poverty alleviation, and more! Take a listen to this phenomenal and inspiring woman. https://mukurustoves.org/  Buy a cookstove here - https://www.justpeoples.org/support-projects/cook-stoves

    31 min
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About

Womanhood is a podcast created to give voice to all woman's experiences, especially those that are typically stigmatized or silenced in society.

Information

  • Creator
    Mimi Healy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mimi Healy
  • Show Website
    Womanhood