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The Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 30: What’s Love Got to Do with It? With Pregs Govender and Srilatha Batliwala In our second episode on exploring love as a basis for organizing and solidarity, we interview Pregs Govender (South Africa) and Srilatha Batliwala (India) – both globally well-known feminist activists and authors. Pregs aligns love with the inherent dignity of human beings and speaks eloquently of how oppressive systems, from apartheid in South Africa to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people, use power to eradicate our humanity. What can we do about it? Srilatha offers brilliant insights about how we need to reconstruct our narratives to build inclusive societies and intentional alliances across movements.  Both agree that our greatest defea...2025-07-1246 minIndo American News Radio Houston TXIndo American News Radio Houston TXIANR 2526 062825 Indo American Power with Maryland Lt Gov Aruna Miller,Tagore Soceity Houston on the Barnali event; History Talks Ep 3 Windmill Power by Ashok RaoIANR 2526 062825 Line Up4-6pm INTERVIEWSHere’s the guest line-up for Sat, June 28, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW...2025-07-071h 56The Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 29: What's love got to do with it: Nyaradzai GumbonzvandaIn the new season of the Gender at Work podcast – What’s Love Got to Do With It? – we ask the question - can love in the vision of Audre Lord, bell hooks, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Mahatma Gandhi and so many social justice leaders worldwide, help us in shifting systems of oppression. How does social justice action from the basis of love help us to transform ourselves while also eliminating the profound cruelty and manipulation we see all around us? And how are women and gender equality leaders incorporating these questions and...2025-05-2328 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastNew Season Teaser - What's love got to do with it?2025-05-1902 minFrom Passion to PurposeFrom Passion to PurposeChangemakers Aruna Rao, Founder and Executive DirectorJoin us for an inspiring and thought-provoking journey into the heart of nonprofit leadership as we interview trailblazers in the critical areas of reproductive health, environmental justice, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and immigration reform.In this engaging podcast, we delve into the lives and experiences of dynamic leaders who break barriers, challenge norms, and drive impactful change in these pivotal sectors.My guest, Aruna, shares their unique path to nonprofit work and the passion that fuels their unwavering commitment to equity, justice, and human dignity. Through this intimate conversation, we uncover their challenges, the victories they’ve ce...2025-03-2533 min3 Things3 ThingsThe Catch Up: 24 JanuaryThis is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma.Today is the 24th of January and here are this week’s headlines.A Sealdah court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in August. Roy was convicted on Saturday, nearly six months after his arrest. The court imposed a Rs 50,000 fine and ordered the West Bengal government to pay Rs 1.7 million in compensation to the victim’s family. Junior doctors at RG Kar expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict.2025-01-2403 min3 Things3 ThingsThe Catch Up: 21 JanuaryThis is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Floar Swain.Today is the 21st of January and here are the headlines.Saif Ali Khan was discharged from Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after being attacked at his Bandra home on January 16. The actor, who sustained multiple stab wounds during an alleged robbery attempt, was photographed leaving the hospital and visiting the site of the attack. His wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and daughter Sara Ali Khan were seen at the hospital. Saif underwent two surgeries—neurosurgery and plastic surgery—after the intruder’s knife injured his thor...2025-01-2103 minLondon VārtaLondon VārtaI helped establish Israeli relations with India but it was a mistake: Saeed Naqvi, veteran journalistIndia’s veteran journalist, columnist and author, Saeed Naqvi is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam on Cine Ink podcast series ‘London Vārta’. “Rajiv asked me, Saeed, what do you think about opening the embassy of Israel in India as some of my people are against it. Muslim leaders tell me that the Muslim vote will slip away from Congress if I allowed an Israeli Embassy,” reveals Naqvi.  Formerly associated with the Statesman, Indian Express and Sunday Times, Saeed Naqvi is also known for his ground-breaking television interviews with world leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachov, Ne...2024-11-101h 28My Blog » kuni5My Blog » kuni5*Read pdf Gender at Work By Aruna Rao AudiobookLink To Download : https://ceo.gogolibraryebook.com/?book=1138910023 To Download or Read Gender at Work by Aruna Rao Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading Gender at Work Download Gender at Work PDF/EBooks Gender at Work2024-10-0400 minTwo Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and RebelTwo Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and RebelSO 9 Episode 07: Screen BITCHES – Introducing the TOBies (and much more!)TOB followers know that we are obsessed with discovering positive and powerful roles for older women in movies and TV. That’s why we lure our sister Screen Bitches -- Debbie Zimmerman (Women Make Movies), Malaga Baldi (Baldi Literary Agency) and Aruna Rao (Gender at Work)  – onto the podcast at least twice a year to schmooze about what we’re watching and how TV and movies challenge (or regrettably affirm) stereotypes of older women in popular media. This time, we were kind of gobsmacked. For three reasons. First, because Debbie was inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures and Science...2024-07-0141 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 28: Are Feminist Foreign Policies Actually Feminist?In this episode of the G@W podcast, we delve into Feminist Foreign Policies and look at some of the opportunities, challenges and contradictions inherent in them. We also explore some of the collective aspirations of feminists for Feminist Foreign Policies. These would be important questions to ask at any time but now they are especially important as some of the very governments that have announced Feminist Foreign Policies support Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza or are themselves major arms manufacturers. Now is a good time to probe and understand how ‘feminist’ the growing slew of Feminist Foreign Polici...2024-02-2756 minBooks and Beyond with BoundBooks and Beyond with Bound6.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Is India Drawn To Real Stories?Why do some peoples’ life stories fascinate us?Back with a bang for a brand new season, Tara and Michelle share their love for stories about real people. They discuss tales of extraordinary courage, struggles, perseverance, successes, and failures. What draws us to these stories? Are only some stories deserving of a platform? Whose stories do we not hear enough of? Tune in to find out!Books and authors mentioned in this episode:Meow Meow: The Incredible True Story of Baby Patankar - Sri...2024-01-0944 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 27: Gender Apartheid – Help or Hindrance?Many feminists around the world believe that there is a war on against women and some are calling it “gender apartheid”. The global campaign to end gender apartheid focuses particularly on Iran and Afghanistan. In this episode we explore this term “gender apartheid” – where it came from and what some of the Femilemmas around it are.  We look at its usefulness in addressing what is happening to women and girls in Iran and Afghanistan today. We speak to Dr. Sima Samar, the former Minister of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan and former chair of the Afghanistan Human Rights commission. We also hear...2023-11-0655 minOur Voices, Our ChoicesOur Voices, Our ChoicesFeminist Leadership: Unveiling Feminist Leadership (1/3) In the first episode of our 3-part series, we embark on an exploration of feminist leadership. What exactly is it, and what is it not? Join us as we uncover the beliefs and principles that underpin this transformative leadership approach. For this, we’ll hear from two remarkable women who've dedicated their lives to feminist causes. Srilatha Batliwala, a lifelong feminist activist and scholar from South India, shares her insights, emphasizing that feminist leadership goes beyond mere gender identity. Elena Ghizzo, co-founder of the Feminist Hiking Collective, reveals how feminist leadership challenges existing power structures and offers a fresh pe...2023-10-1730 minOur Voices, Our ChoicesOur Voices, Our ChoicesFeminist Leadership: Unveiling Feminist Leadership (1/3) In the first episode of our 3-part series, we embark on an exploration of feminist leadership. What exactly is it, and what is it not? Join us as we uncover the beliefs and principles that underpin this transformative leadership approach. For this, we’ll hear from two remarkable women who've dedicated their lives to feminist causes. Srilatha Batliwala, a lifelong feminist activist and scholar from South India, shares her insights, emphasizing that feminist leadership goes beyond mere gender identity. Elena Ghizzo, co-founder of the Feminist Hiking Collective, reveals how feminist leadership challenges existing power structures and offers a fresh pe...2023-10-1730 minAlle Podcasts und Audiofiles der Heinrich-Böll-StiftungAlle Podcasts und Audiofiles der Heinrich-Böll-StiftungFeminist Leadership: Unveiling Feminist Leadership (1/3)In the first episode of our 3-part series, we embark on an exploration of feminist leadership. What exactly is it, and what is it not? Join us as we uncover the beliefs and principles that underpin this transformative leadership approach. For this, we’ll hear from two remarkable women who've dedicated their lives to feminist causes. Srilatha Batliwala, a lifelong feminist activist and scholar from South India, shares her insights, emphasizing that feminist leadership goes beyond mere gender identity. Elena Ghizzo, co-founder of the Feminist Hiking Collective, reveals how feminist leadership challenges existing power structures and offers a fresh perspective on...2023-10-1730 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 26: The Femilemmas of Allyship – Voices from BeirutIn this episode, three graduate students from the American University of Beirut, Maria Hamarneh, Elvira Abi Zeid and Leil Younes, question male allyship for women’s rights and feminist values in a social media context heavily influenced by toxic misogynists targeting young men and boys. They reflect on the ways that, as in many parts of the world, women’s rights are under attack and work on gender equality is being undermined or rolled back, including by ultra-right wing, fundamentalist groups. Nisreen Alami, a Palestinian feminist activist who lives in Jordan and who is also a Gender at Work Asso...2023-08-0130 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 25: Femilemmas Pop-UpFemilemmas about gender identities, about who is a feminist, about inconsistencies when government leaders claim feminist mantles and so on, have been percolating for years. We held a Femilemmas PopUp at the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March to hear what Femilemmas were on the minds of participants there.  In this episode we share a few - Anne Marie Goetz (New York University, New York City) explores the Femilemmas inherent in feminist foreign policies; Andrea Cornwall (Kings College, London) lays out the complex and evolving Femilemmas around ‘gender’;  Deepa Mattoo (Barbra S...2023-05-0125 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastNext Season Teaser - FemilemmasIn this teaser, Aruna and Joanne bring up the theme of their upcoming season: Feminist dilemmas, or, as they refer to it, Femilemmas. 2023-03-0804 minThat\'s Total Mom SenseThat's Total Mom SenseAruna Rao & Shamina Singh: South Asians Celebrate Pres. Biden's Respect for Marriage ActThe South Asian LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pres. Biden Respect for Marriage Act at Sona with hosts Maneesh K. Goyal, Shamina Singh, Aruna Rao, and Kal Penn.Meet My Guests: WEBSITE: MastercardCenter.com (Shamina Singh) WEBSITE: Disirainbow.org (Aruna Rao) PressMEDIUM: A Pride Unlike Any Other Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-03-0247 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 24: Leadership Transitions, Feminist Dilemmas, Soft Winds and the RosesG@W has a new Executive Director  - madeleine kennedy-macfoy. Welcome madeleine!  In this episode, we introduce madeleine and invite the past EDs of Gender at Work to think about what the opportunity and challenge mix has been over the decades at G@W and what learnings and dilemmas they have to share with Madeleine as she steps in.  We build on a theme that we’ve explored over the past episodes of the podcast: feminist leadership transitions. Like many of those we interviewed, we tried as much as possible to interject feminist principles into the leadership trans...2023-02-201h 08Align With Your DharmaAlign With Your DharmaDr. Shri Rao talks about Weight Loss, The Correct Way Dr. Shri Rao, Internal Medicine Physician who owns and operates Ageless Integrated Medicine  has a passion for helping his patients achieve their best health possible. He has completed extensive research in cardiology for 4 years at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has written several book chapters. As a physician, he desires to learn new methods and technologies to help his patients. During this pursuit, he developed an interest in Stem Cell Therapy. With stem cell therapy, patients suffering from various medical conditions, including chronic arthritis and neurological disorders, get the help they need. He obtained extensive training in using PRP for p...2023-02-0846 minThe Gender at Work PodcastThe Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 23: Emergent Strategies to Support Cultures of Repair and CareHow do feminist organizations get beyond ‘calling out’ to repair and care? What can we learn from feminist leaders who are experimenting with strategies to build trust, reverse practices that undermine feminist collective action, and prioritize care, connection and thriving?  In this episode, we talk to Michal Friedman, a longtime associate of G@W, a feminist activist and a personal and social change facilitator based in South Africa and Janet Wong, a close partner of G@W and former UN Women Country Representative in Timor Leste and Cambodia. Several years ago, Michal and Janet collaborated on a proce...2022-12-2155 minTwo Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and RebelTwo Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and RebelSO 8 Episode 04: Screen Bitches on Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Hacks and BorgenWhat are you streaming these days? Two Old Bitches always wants to know, especially if you find shows that feature pithy, provocative and stereotype-busting roles for women of a certain age. Luckily, we're seeing some uptick in those (though not nearly pithy and provocative enough and mostly white women....). That's why we're back with two of our three magnificent Screen Bitches -- Debbie Zimmerman (commentator extraordinaire and fearless leader of feminist film organization Women Make Movies) and Malaga Baldi (goddess literary agent and country bumpkin) -- to explore three recent shows that really grabbed our attention. Good Luck to...2022-09-2630 min