This week on Surly Voices, the Surly fems discuss the concept of male fragility, family labels, and Andrew Gillum’s indictment. Listen to the full episode here:https://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_220623_100600_surly1_460.MP3 Male Fragility Around Juneteenth As Juneteenth and Father’s Day passed on the 19th, threads of discussion saw backlash from men who refused to acknowledge the ability for the two… Read more »
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Local reproductive rights advocates are rallying to help people in Texas seeking now-outlawed abortions. Abortion Funds in Florida and around the country are helping women travel and perform self-managed abortions while gearing up to fight copycat bills in other states. LISTEN: The Texas fetal heartbeat abortion law is broad, to say the least. It bans… Read more »
Manatee commissioner celebrates ‘huge win’ in pushing to be first county to ban abortion
A commissioner in Manatee County Tuesday called voting to fund two pro-life pregnancy centers a “huge win” in his push to make Manatee the first county in Florida to ban abortions. The vote came as dozens of pro-choice activists rallied outside the meeting to oppose the measure. LISTEN: The vote authorized $100,000 of county money… Read more »
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WMNF features Women in Music throughout the month of March. This month, WMNF is featuring Women in Music from Tampa Bay. Our staff, hosts, and volunteers will be featuring new and staple Bay Area artists on wmnf.org and 88.5FM. This week we talked to Proud Miranda, check out our first feature with Sienna Queen here…. Read more »
WMNF Celebrates Tampa Bay’s Women In Music: Sienna Queen
This month, WMNF is featuring Women in Music from Tampa Bay. Our staff, hosts, and volunteers will be featuring new and staple Bay Area artists on wmnf.org and 88.5FM. For our first feature, as part of International Women’s Day, our new intern Cydney is kicking it off with a look at Tampa’s Sienna Queen.
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This Monday, March 8th, WMNF will be celebrating all women. Women of different races, cultures, occupations, and gender identities. International Women’s day is more than just saying “Thank you” to women in your life. It’s about learning what women face every day, and learning how you can help. Women continue to overcome the many hurdles… Read more »
“Breaking The Glass Ceiling” on Morning Energy
“Breaking The Glass Ceiling” is a phrased that was coined by Marilyn Loden , an American writer, management consultant, and diversity advocate. Loden used the phrase in 1978, during a panel discussion about women’s aspirations (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-42026266). “Breaking The Glass Ceilings” is a metaphor about an invisible barrier that affects the advancement of women and minorities…. Read more »
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“The undercarriage of chairs and tables in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs.” A quote from Eero Saarinen, the acclaimed Finnish-American architect and industrial designer on his neo-futuristic tulip chair, designed in 1955 for the Knoll company. At first glance, it may be difficult to… Read more »
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After November 8, 2016, first came the sadness; then came the rage, the activism, and the protests; and, finally, for thousands of women, the next step was to run for office – many of them for the first time. More women campaigned for local or national office in the 2018 election cycle than at any… Read more »
