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What does the modern day wage gap look like?

Join Professor Loan Dao, Professor Robin Dunn, Calvin Monroe and Sharon Sobotta in a discussion about the complexities of the modern day age gap and the nuances that don't show up in basic data or report summaries. 

This program is brought to you in collaboration with Community Engagement Students working with the Center for Women & Gender Equity. 

Origami--Folding to cope with BFRBS Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors)

The children in this segment reside in California, Texas and Canada and they've never met in person? What brings them together and how have they become such good friends?

Each of them struggle with body focused repetitive behaviors. They come together virtually with Jen Patterson, the founder of the Origami Story club, with for the three-fold purpose (pun intended) *folding to cope *connecting *and honing their crafts. 

April 18, 2021

A mass shooting in Indianapolis leaving four Sikh dead.

The country is in a state of unrest on the heels of the killing of Daunte Wright as Derek Chavin awaits his fate.

The lifting of Wisconsin's mask mandate sends unmasked children to Wisconsin classrooms. 

and 

Every 73 seconds, another American is a victim of sexual assault. 

Generations of Women at Saint Mary's College of California

As SMC celebrates a half century of co-education, a group of women including NBC Bay Area New Anchor Laura Garcia, Berkeley City College President Angelica Garcia, Vice President of Mission at SMC Dr. Frances Sweeney, Residential Experience Coordinator Samantha Alberto and Vice President of Heffernan Insurance Jordan Coleman, spoke about their experience at SMC and that way it has impacted their personal and professional lives.

Art History Babes--Representations

The Art History Babes spent time talking with the Saint Mary's College of California community about their podcast. Listen to hear how their podcast came to fruition, how they chose their name, and what led to their first book. You can also hear the collective talk about aspects of art you may not have considered--like what happens when architecture designs are configured to exclude people.

International Women's Day Special

Women in the Pandemic

From Punjab to Portland to the San Francisco Bay Area, women around the world are finding that there is more that unites us than divides us. What does activism, caretaking and innovation look like in these times and how are we learning to take what we have and make what we need. 

Silent No More

One in four women experience sexual assault in the United States, and most often the assailant is someone they know. This is the story of “June,” a woman who grew up in the small seemingly safe community of Whitehall, Wisconsin. June learned at fourteen that there was no one in the town who would protect her—not even the police. Two decades later, June has transitioned from a victim to a survivor.

January 31, 2021

:)Sunday evening news

Special MLK Weekend Newscast

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The work that Martin Luther King Jr. started in promoting a more just, more equal society continues. Hear the voices of Wanda Johnson, who continues to fight for justice on behalf of her late son, Oscar Grant, Pastor Kenneth Glasgow from The Ordinary People Society who continues to fight for humane and just treatment of Alabama's incarcerated population and others.

News November 21, 2020

From voter to healthcare access in the prison system to holding social media practitioners accountable, there are many important stories this weekend. 

Advocates rally for police-free schools in Marin County