Curated Video
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman To Run for President
Victoria Woodhull ran for President of the United States before most American women were even allowed to vote.
Curated Video
Victoria Woodhull: Fighting for Women's Rights
At a time when women were expected to know their place, activist and businessperson Victoria Woodhull blazed a trail as a fierce advocate for women's suffrage and empowerment.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What is Feminist Economics?
"All of us, if we get old enough, need to be taken care of." Diana Strassmann, Rice University professor and founder of the journal "Feminist Economics," discusses her work shifting economics from a discipline of neglect to one of care...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Invisible Woman [Jayati Ghosh]
Economics has many flaws, yet few are as broadly oppressive as its illusions about gender.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mainstream Economics & Gender | Feminist Economics Part 5
In this fifth and final lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores some of the shortcomings of mainstream economics. Heavily reliant on unrealistic assumptions and...
Curated Video
How Prostitution Built The Wild West
Putting the "wild" into Wild West, prostitution was big business in frontier communities – and gave the so-called "soiled doves" who controlled the industry wealth and influence as America grew.
Curated Video
Changunak Antisarlook: The Reindeer Queen
She was known as the Reindeer Queen – and one of the richest women in Alaska. So how did Changunak Antisarlook use her remarkable wealth to benefit the Inupiat community?
Makematic
Being Schooled
The conditioning of Girls often begins in School - and exposes much of the discrimination that girls face. But it’s also a place where girls talk back and demand to be heard.
Makematic
Take Action for Gender Equality (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 5: Gender Equality
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mothers of Parliament
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Until reletively recently, childcare and parental leave were not a...
The Wall Street Journal
The Future of Work
Workers are facing another revolution. Are they, society and education systems ready to adapt to the huge changes ahead?
Curated Video
Martha Moore Ballard: Diary of a Midwife
Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.
Seven Dimensions
A Positive Approach to Speaking
Sadhana Smiles shares how she finds the enthusiasm needed to make a presentation: - Unlock your passion - Display your goals - Aim to inspire - Feedback for improvement - Be natural, be yourself
Curated Video
Civil War Innovation & Technology
It was the most destructive conflict in US history – but the American Civil War also saw the emergence of new technologies and innovations born from a will to win.
Global Health with Greg Martin
6 ways that Gender affects Health
What is Gender? What is inequity? And what do they have to do with Public Health and Global Health? This video explores the relationship between gender and health and highlight 6 important ways in which the health of men and women can be...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed - Theme of The Role Of Women Part 2
How important is it to respect your female colleagues? Pretty darn important! In this lesson, we’ll look at the way Margaret Atwood portrays the role of women in the workplace. The characters of Estelle and Anne-Marie are central to...
Science360
How economic growth, democratization and social tolerance lead to happiness.
Political scientist Ronald Inglehart, World Values Survey director at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says greater economic growth, democratization and social tolerance in 45 of 52 countries for which substantial time series...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A Bill to End Sex Discrimination in Australia
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Senator Susan Ryan's Sex Discrimination Act turned out to be quite...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Gender Awareness & Public Policy | Feminist Economics Part 4
In this fourth lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores the impact of economic policy on women, and the importance of adopting a gender-perspective in formulating...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Black Women's 'Double Gap' in Wages
Black women are forfeiting $50 BILLION each year in the US due to the combined gender & racial wage gap. Michelle Holder discusses her recent paper, "The Double Gap and the Bottom Line: African American Women’s Wage Gap and Corporate...
Curated Video
Madam Queenie: New York's Notorious Crime Boss
America has always been captivated by crime and the sharp-dressed, trigger happy men who dominate the underworld. But one story remains criminally neglected, that of gambling kingpin Stephanie St. Clair, aka Madame Queenie - the Robin...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What is Work? [Nancy Folbre]
What counts as work and what doesn't? Nancy Folbre shows how nearly half of all work done in this country is ignored by economists. She argues that we need to create better measures of non-market income, consumption and...
Curated Video
Lozen: Fearless Apache Warrior
At a time when Apache men and women followed specific gender roles, Lozen defied convention – to become one of the finest warriors in the tribe's history.
Makematic
Take Action for Gender Equality (Ages 11 - 17)
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 5: Gender Equality