In an effort to better serve military families, and raise retention, the Defense Department is increasing maternity leave to 12 weeks paid time off, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announce Thursday. The new guidelines apply to all active duty members, reserve members working in a full time status, definite active duty recall or mobilization orders for… Read more »
Roe vs Wade was a hot topic on From a Woman’s POV this week. The war on a woman’s right to choose continues. The Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 8-3 on the “Florida for Life Act” or HB865. If made law, it will ban all abortions with the exception of the health and… Read more »
Just after the Planned Parenthood decision in Texas, where a grand jury not only did not indict Planned Parenthood for selling fetal tissue, but instead chose to indict the Planned Parenthood accusers, the attack on women’s rights to control their bodies continued. On Tuesday the Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 8-3 in favor of passing Bill HB865, with… Read more »
Friday is the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the country; after thunderstorms in the morning a half-dozen people waved pro-choice signs on a busy street corner in downtown St. Petersburg. Linda Darin, vice president of Pinellas NOW, the National Organization for Women, says plans to further regulate abortion clinics… Read more »
We had several authors chat with us on the show this year and Arlene has compiled a list of her favorites. They’re listed below in alphabetical order: Cynthia Barnett, Rain: A Natural and Cultural History. Crown. Like the air we breathe and the earth we walk, rain is elemental. We accept it as… Read more »
As the year 2015 comes to an end this week, we take time to review some of the top stories that had us talking this year. Gay marriage was legalized by the Supreme Court in June and COP 21 was signed in December. However, unfortunately in 2015 there was an increase in gun violence, police… Read more »
Experts from the UN Working Group recently concluded their 10-day study of how U.S women’s rights compare to the international community and the results don’t look too good. Big surprise, right?! Visiting Alabama, Oregon and Texas, here’s what they found: In a global sense the U.S. is behind international standards in public and political representation,… Read more »
This weekend for the first time ever women had the right to vote and the right to run for election in Saudi Arabia. And twenty women actually won. The WMNF News MidPoint guest by phone in Riyadh Saudi Arabia was Aya Batrawy, an Associated Press reporter based in the Arabian Peninsula. We found out what it like for women… Read more »
With the recent Paris attack, terrorism is in all of our minds….. Congress seems to be obsessed with the dangers from Syrian widows and orphans. Women throughout this country are in daily fear when they go to their neighborhood Planned Parenthood Clinic. Domestic terrorism has been a problem for a very long time. Anthrax? The… Read more »
What perilous times….. Paris is the epicenter of the world right now. What to do – who and how are critical. Just policies demand an understanding of people. How much did our endeavors in Iraq contribute to the terrorism in the Middle East? A very powerful play is being presented at USF Tampa –… Read more »
The Cine-World International Film Festival in Sarasota starts this Friday, November 6 and runs through Sunday, November 15. Many films shown there unfortunately do not have American distributors and are not available for local screenings. We will mention a few during Thursday’s show, particularly focusing on a film by Abigail Disney, “The Armor of Light.” … Read more »
On Art in Your Ear (10/16/15) we spoke with the lead people who put together the new show at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Pete, Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists from the 1960s to the Present. Easily the best show I have seen in a long time, Marks Made brings together work from… Read more »
It’s MARATHON time again! Today’s show will depend a lot on you! If you can contribute early, we will have more time for programming and we will love you for it! Two timely issues we would like to cover…. What is this war on women really about? Is it politics as usual? And doesn’t that… Read more »
PLEASE SHARE WITH FRIENDS! We want to thank you for your support of From a Woman’s Point of View during past fund drives. This Thursday we will be doing our part to keep WMNF on the air. Tune in at 10 AM. We are so fortunate to have this station in our community. On From… Read more »
Public policies announced by some of our presidential candidates were the topic of discussion on the program. WMNF spoke with David Dayen about breaking down the recent Wall Street Journal report that Bernie Sanders spending plans if elected president would amount to over $18 trillion. In a recent piece in The Intercept,Dayen tears apart that… Read more »
Do you like what you hear on From a Woman’s Point of View? Would you like to hear more great interviews about issues that matter? Then please donate! Every bit counts! On October 8th we will have our Fall Marathon on From a Woman’s POV. You can call in during the show to donate or… Read more »
By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity, we discuss the hearings in Washington conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to look into the controversial undercover videos involving Planned Parenthood and the selling of fetal tissue. We hear a soundbite of the hearing involving a heated debate between Ohio Representative Jim Jordan and Planned Parenthood president… Read more »
Reporting from the Land of Oz….. …and here the Pope has arrived… Congress is in a knockdown, drag out battle threatening to bring government to a halt over abortion. I really do not think this is to impress the Pope and hoping that he will forgive us for our moral failings. EMILY CROCKETT of… Read more »
What do we have to say to bring attention to, and to end the sexual violence against women? One out of every five women will be raped and only 5% will result in felony convictions. Every 7 minutes someone in America commits a rape. Maybe I should have started with the last statement. We are… Read more »
At least eighteen transgender women have been killed this year in the United States. This week there have been vigils and rallies across the country calling attention to violence against trans women. Friday night there is a rally in downtown Tampa called Trans Lives Matter #SayHerName to remember victims like Tampa resident India Clarke, who… Read more »
On today’s Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei speaks with Barbara Zdravecky,CEO of Planned parenthood for Southwest and Central Florida, about the controversy surrounding a series of edited videos that purportedly showed PP staff discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. The videos have reignited criticism of the woman’s healthcare provider. Tomorrow protests are will be held at Planned Parenthood chapters… Read more »
Author Valerie Sperling discuss the sexuality and gender politics of Vladimir Putin’s regime
Tampa car dealership makes it easier for women to be auto technicians
Activists still reeling over Hobby Lobby birth control decision
Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Decision and the evolution of war in America
