When Zoe Mendelson first googled squirting, she had no idea the rabbit hole of sex education she was about to go down. The internet was riddled with inconsistent information and even experts disagreed on some of the simpler questions she was curious about. And this is why the information designer built Pussypedia, a free encyclopedia […]
Around the world, 1 in 3 women experiences physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In India, where a woman is raped every fifteen minutes, the outlook is especially dire. ElsaMarie D’Silva walked away from a twenty-year career in aviation to launch SafeCity – the world’s foremost crowdmapping platform for gender-based violence. An entrepreneur, activist, […]
Pop quiz, friends: In what year did the word “homosexuality” first appear in the Bible? Later than you probably think. In this week’s episode with heterosexual, Christian, LGBTQ+ advocate Kathy Baldock, we’re diving into: The answer to that question How it relates to women Why it still matters that the best and brightest scientists used […]
In 1976, Emma DeGraffenreid sued General Motors for not hiring her—or any other Black women. The judge outright rejected Emma’s claim. His reasoning? GM hired people who were Black, and GM hired people who were women. Case closed. What GM did not do, however, was hire anyone who was both. This was not the first […]
A loud little girl is called bossy. An assertive woman is called a bitch. A passionate female politician is called emotional. The same leadership qualities that we celebrate in men are often silenced in women, and this week’s guest has experienced this at every turn of her career. On this week’s episode, we talk with […]
“Anger has a bad rap, but it is actually one of the most hopeful and forward thinking of all our emotions. It begets transformation, manifesting our passion and keeping us invested in the world. It is a rational and emotional response to trespass, violation, and moral disorder. It bridges the divide between what ‘is’ and […]
In this week’s episode, Kassia is chatting with Kate Baer about: becoming a New York Times Bestselling poet with her first book (no big deal); the slow burn of being lost, overwhelmed, and undervalued as a woman and mother; and the unglamorous realities of writing (hint: lots of misogyny, failures, emotional labor, and some very […]
It takes tremendous bravery to show up as your queer, authentic self day after day. To do so in a country that criminalizes homosexuality, to do so while grabbing a microphone and attracting thousands to taboo conversations of sexual identity, sexual health, and consent? We’re here for that. In this week’s episode, Sabrina speaks with Kaz […]
Despite being a seminal moment in many women’s lives, trying to conceive and the early months of pregnancy are still shroud in secrecy. It is an experience we are expected to shoulder alone. And we’re over it. In this week’s episode, Sabrina and Kassia get real personal talking about their own pregnancy journeys. Five kids […]
Accurate, quality information about sexual health is hard to come by in, well, most of the world. It’s particularly difficult to access in Arab countries where conservative culture intersects with Islamic values. Dr. Deemah Salem is changing that. In this week’s episode, Kassia is talking with Salem, an OB-GYN and sex educator in the United Arab […]
Our conversation with marriage and family therpaist, Chrissy Powers taught us about the messy intersection of sex and religion. In addition to her private practice, Chrissy is a wife, a mom, a podcast host and a writer, and she joined us to speak about her upbringing in the evangelical Christian church, and the pressure she […]
Kristina Wilfore and Lucina Di Meco are cofounders of #ShePersisted – a cross national initiative to tackle online attacks against female politicians and journalists. Kristina is a global democracy activist and works with political leaders and NGOs around the world to help improve the quality of elections and bring new voices into politics. Lucina is […]
Our conversation with Carli Lloyd was about navigating pregnancy as a professional athlete. As a seasoned professional volleyball player, Carli’s now very public story began when she was in Italy training for her 10th professional season and then found out she was pregnant. What unfolded over the mere hours after she took that pregnancy test […]
We headed to Australia this week to hear a truly remarkable story about a survivor and activist, Aminata Conteh Biger. Aminata grew up in a well-off family in the capital of Sierra Leone, where her father prioritized the education and opportunities for his six daughters. She had a happy and protected childhood until the truly […]
Heide Iravani and Emily Clifford are the cofounders of Piccolina, a lifestyle brand dedicated to empowering today’s young children to become tomorrow’s leaders and problem solvers. Heide and Emily joined us this week to talk about the gender boxes we place around our children, the stereotypes and career paths that constrain them, and what we […]
