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Women and Sexuality in Global Conflict
02/05/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: patriarchy, terrorism, women's rights, David Jacobson, Of Virgins and Martyrs
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity-- in it's new time-- 11AM- Monday Through Friday. We'll be followed by Democracy Now every weekday at noon.
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On the first part of the program today we'll talk with a USF professor- Professor Davi...
Be the first to commentUSF students ask school to take steps to end rape culture listen
11/30/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: rape culture, USF, Students for a Democratic Society, rape, women's rights, SDS, SDS at USF
Two rapes were reported on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida last month and still have not been solved. A group of students is asking the school to incorporate a program that would rein in what they call rape culture.
The students rallied for the first time yesterday afternoon in front of the busy Marshall Student Services Center. As people passed, members of Students for a Democratic Society including President Dani Leppo, gathered petition si...
Be the first to commentGloria Steinem in Clearwater: domestic abuse used to just be life listen
10/22/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gloria Steinem, amendment 6, abortion, pro-choice, women's rights, reproductive rights
Feminist Gloria Steinem was in Pinellas County over the weekend to rally against proposed constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot – including one that could allow Florida to outlaw abortions if Roe verses Wade were ever overturned. I spoke with Steinem about how she got involved in the women’s liberation movement and what continued anti-abortion legislation across the country means for women.
Be the first to comment"When I was growing up I really was lucky in a...
Rush Limbaugh's Criticism of the Georgetown Law School Student
03/02/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: contraception, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, women's rights, boycott
Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk about the controversy over birth control. Yesterday there was a vote to limit access to contraception in the US Senate. Also yesterday radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh made some controversial remarks regarding a woman who recently testified to Congress on the need for contraception coverage in health care reform Raw Story reports:" Limbaugh on Wednesday called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a...
1 commentsHillsborough's Commission on the Status of Women wants more collaboration to help female veterans listen
11/29/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Commission of the Status of Women, Women's rights, Veterans Affairs
Florida has the third highest population of veterans in the country and the percentage of women veterans is growing. Today the Hillsborough County Commission on the Status of Women discussed ways the county can reach out to help those women return to civilian life.
Five percent of female veterans are homeless. That is according to Larri Gerson. She’s the Veteran claims examiner for the [Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs](http://w...
Be the first to commentSarasota’s Awake the State rally focuses on the “worst legislative session in Florida’s history” listen
11/02/11 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: jobs, Women's rights, education, Awake the State, Awake Sarasota
At the Awake the State rally in Sarasota, about 120 people geared up to get out the vote in 2012. They represented a large cross section of people affected most by Florida’s deep spending cuts and social agenda.
Donna Cubit-Swoyer is secretary for the Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections. She says they are pushing legislators to enact fair districting in time for the next elections.
Rita Ferrandino, President of the [Saraso...
Be the first to commentUS Dept of Labor provides services for women veterans at "Stand Down" listen
09/12/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: veterans, Women military personnel, women's issues, Women, Women's rights, women's health, Moffitt Cancer Center
With help from the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor, Tampa Crossroads lined up free services and help for Women’s Veterans in Tampa on Saturday at "Stand Down, Stand Up for Women Veterans." More than 30 organizations set up at Al Lopez Park in Tampa, where women vets were offered a variety of services ranging from education assistance, counseling, and even...
Be the first to commentNational Organization for Women 2011 Conference in Tampa looks at violence listen
06/27/11 Lachelle RoddyWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NOW, Feminism, Women's rights, women's issues
NOW is a national advocacy group focusing on fighting all forms of sex discrimination. NOMAS, the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, joined NOW and kicked off the weekend with a panel on feminist men in relationships. Ben Atherton-Zeman, the director of Voices for Men, said women have an understandable reason to still question the motives of feminist men.
One member of the Young Feminist Task Force, Micah Bochart, said feminist men have a responsibility to speak out against sexi...
5 commentsNational NOW Conference comes to Tampa this weekend listen
06/23/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: National Organization of Women, NOW, Women's rights, Jane Castor, Eleanor Cecil
The National Organization of Women starts its yearly national conference in Tampa tomorrow morning. In a series of panels and speeches, the event will focus on a range of issues impacting women, including abortion and workers’ rights. Ahead of the conference we caught up with Eleanor Cecil, a board member for NOW’s Tampa chapter, for a preview of the weekend’s events.
Cecil said the list of keynote speakers includes Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor. Some NOW members plan on demonstrating out...
6 commentsStetson legal panel examines the international status of women listen
03/07/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: International Women's Day, Women's Rights, Darfur, Bosnia, Stetson
Tomorrow marks the hundredth observance of International Women’s Day. Today a panel of experts in women’s issues met at Stetson University College of Law to talk about the current status of women worldwide. The panel reflected on gains made in women’s rights, but also confronted the work that still needs to be done.
Imagine being forced to marry against your will. Or being targeted for sexual assault during war time. Or getting acid toss...
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