On this week’s 51%: we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. We look back on the history of the legislation and its impact on women’s sports, and civil rights lawyer Alexandra Brodsky discusses her book Sexual Justice, about how Title IX can better address cases of sexual harassment and assault.
Guests: Alexandra Brodsky, attorney for Public Justice and author of Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It's produced by Jesse King. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.
On this week’s 51%, a much-admired chef discusses her career, food, identity and heritage. We also hear about an exhibit highlighting notable women. Dr. Sharon Ufberg returns with her 51% segment “Force of Nature.” This time she interviews acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author, Tanya Holland. Holland has been celebrated by critics for her distinct […] ...
On this week’s 51%, there’s help for very low birth weight premature babies, and an artist brings awareness to street harassment. The children’s hospital at Westchester Medical Center in New York has a first-of-its-kind facility to process pre-term human milk for extreme low birth weight babies. I spoke with the head of the new donor […] ...
On this week’s 51%, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of guaranteeing women’s right to vote, and a professor talks about women who deserve more of the limelight. We also hear about the first all-woman team to receive a Nobel Prize in science. Suffrage and Its Limits: The New York Story, is a collection of essays […] ...
