Womanhood Mimi Healy
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- Society & Culture
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Womanhood is a podcast created to give voice to all womxn's experiences, which are typically stigmatized and silenced in society. All female-identifying experiences are welcome, no topic is too bold or too quiet to discuss.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Incredible guests and powerful insights
Powerful insights about the experience of womanhood and what that means across so many different groups and in so many different contexts. Mimi is an excellent host and interviewer and I learn something new with each episode!
Amazing Podcast!
Mimi is an excellent podcast host- super engaging and always bringing light to topics that need to be discussed! Her guests are so intriguing every week- 10/10 podcast.
Womanhood
The Womanhood podcast is a great resource to listen to experienced woman share their expertise and wisdom on such important topics! Thank you Mimi Healy for bringing this to us!