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Brave Little StateHow did Vermont profit from slavery?
“Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery.” That’s the common refrain around here. Except, the history is more complicated. Reporter Lexi Krupp answers a question from Peter Langella about this oft-misunderstood history, and explores how the legacy of slavery is still reverberating in Vermont today.Check out the web version of this story for photos and additional resources from Lexi’s reporting. And thanks to Peter Langella for the great question.Recommended episodes from the BLS archive:
What's the history of the Underground Railroad in Vermont?
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Scientific Sense ®Prof. Stephanie Seguino, Professor of economics at the University of VermontThe Costs of Exclusion: Gender Job Segregation, Structural Change and the Labour Share of Income and Driving While Black and Brown in Vermont: Can Race Data Analysis Contribute to Reform?
Prof. Stephanie Seguino is professor of economics at the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on the economics of stratification inequality. In the policy arena, she has contributed to research on macroeconomic policy tools for financing and promoting gender equality2021-04-211h 09
The Montpelier Happy HourCOVID-19 and a laundry list of economic inequitiesMay 22, 2020: The economic and social fall out of COVID-19 has hit service jobs hard. Many of these jobs are held by female Vermonters. In this episode, Cary Brown of the Vermont Commission on Women, and Prof. Stephanie Seguino highlight policy changes to reduce income inequality.Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker2020-05-2358 min
MudseasonRacial Targeting by Vermont PoliceProfessor of Economics Dr. Stephanie Seguino talks about her work in Vermont uncovering bias in policing. Seguino's research has opened up discussion about racism and racial bias in Vermont both in policing and elsewhere.Produced and edited by Eliza Giles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-07-0813 min
KPFA - Womens MagazineWomens Magazine – May 2, 2016 – Happy (Post-) May DayProfessors Maria Floro and Stephanie Seguino, two of the premiere voices on gender equity and globalization, demystify trade policy. Did NAFTA cost US jobs or not? Is free trade good or bad for developing economies and is it possible to have a policy that works for workers in both rich and poor countries? How does trade policy affect women and gender inequality in developing and developed countries? Find out on this week’s show.
Then Rachel Herzing, co-founder of the prison abolition group Critical Resistance, and former US-held political prisoner Laura Whitehorn, talk about the findings of a uni...2016-05-0208 min
LSE Gender Institute PodcastsStephanie Seguino discusses her lecture on Race, Gender and Austerity as part of the Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power [Audio]Contributor(s): Stephanie Seguino | Professor Stephanie Seguino reflects on how single parent households and certain racial groups were disadvantaged before the economic crisis and they experience the greatest burden of austerity after the crisis. She argues this will lead to long-term problems in the economy.2015-07-1708 min
Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInequality Matters: austerity policies, gender and raceContributor(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly...2015-05-141h 32Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoInequality Matters: austerity policies, gender and raceContributor(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly...2015-05-141h 32Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 15.30 - Session 4Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 22Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 15.30 - Session 4Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 22Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 14.00 - Session 3Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 14Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 14.00 - Session 3Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 14Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 11.45 - Session 2Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 15Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 11.45 - Session 2Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty's book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 15Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 10.15 - Session 1Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 14Summer 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoInequality in The 21st Century: A Day Long Engagement with Thomas Piketty - 10.15 - Session 1Contributor(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in...2015-05-111h 14