I'm the one youngin' representin' (look at me droppin' my g's like Palin) on a big conversation about the state of feminism for Sirius radio tomorrow. It would be awesome if people tuned in and, even better, called in to let us know your thoughts and help me address the kinds of issues that are critical to young women. Here's all the info:
Renowned broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr will host The New Feminism, a one-time special live SIRIUS radio show airing October 7, 2008 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm ET on SIRIUS Stars channel 102.
Sherr's scheduled guests include:
Christina Hoff Sommers - noted conservative and author of Who Stole Feminism?: How Women Have Betrayed Women and The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men.
Ellen Goodman - Pulitzer prize winning columnist, author, speaker and commentator
Gail Collins - columnist for The New York Times, the author of several books including America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines, The Millennium Book and a new book about American women since 1960. Collins joined The New York Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board and later as an op-ed columnist. In 2001 she became the first woman ever appointed editor of the Times editorial page.
Courtney Martin - columnist on politics and gender for The American Prospect Online and Book Editor of the widely read blog Feministing.
Robin Morgan - a founder/leader of contemporary feminism and a leader in the international women's movement. Morgan is an award-winning poet, novelist, political theorist, feminist activist, journalist, editor and bestselling author
Ronnee Schreiber - a leading expert on women and politics, Schreiber is a professor and author of Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American Politics.
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Rock on Courtney! I'd wish you good luck but I'm quite sure you won't need it :)
Good luck Courtney! Wish I had Sirius!
Sounds awesome! I assume that those of us without Sirius are out of luck?
Good luck. Personally, I'm pretty sure I couldn't even be in the same room with Christina Hoff Sommers and her "what about teh menz???" BS without my head exploding.
Seconded, Ayla.
Great idea for panel. Quick, fair question: why only white women on the panel?
Please forgive me for this off topic post.
CNN has a story about female soldiers - part of a group of freedom fighters or terrorists depending on who is talking - fighting for equality. I think it might be of interest to some of you. I am not making any judgments regarding there role as freedom fighters/terrorists, positive or negative. But maybe their position on female equality, in a region where there is no such thing, would have value in discussion?
They do seem to be taking a stand for equality and I think that is important regardless.
CNN - Female fighters: We won't stand for male dominance
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/06/iraq.pkk/index.html?eref=rss_world