In this episode, MARYAM SHOJAEI , an heroic champion of women's rights in Iran who successfully lifted the ban that kept women in her country from attending professional soccer games, and is the author of the just-published memoir Azadi Means Freedom: Fighting for Gender Equity Through the World's Most Popular Game, discusses her passion for promoting women's rights to attend sporting events. She is interviewed by Sheila Weller, a journalist and author specializing in women’s lives, social history and feminist issues. who has written extensively for Vanity Fair, Glamour, the New York Times Styles, Book Review and Opinion sections and other publications. Her eight books include the bestseller Girls Like Us: Carole King. Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation.

Dominique Debroux is a producer, entrepreneur, nutritional chef, and co-creator of Wise Women – Humanity’s Untold Origins, a documentary reframing menopause as an evolutionary transition into wisdom and leadership.

In her latest book, 'From Madness to Mutiny: Why Mothers Are Running From the Family Courts and What Can Be Done About It,' Dr. Amy Neustein examines the serious dysfunction of the nation's family courts - a dysfunction that too often results in the courts' failure to protect the people they were designed to help.

In this episode, Women's eNews interviews Beverley-Francis-Gibson, CEO of Together Women Rise, a collective giving community dedicated to advancing global gender equality by funding grants and building partnerships that make life-changing differences for women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities in the Global South.

As government and private funding for foreign aid and gender equality programs declines, Together Women Rise is planning to expand its grants program in support of women and girls in the Global South by increasing grantmaking by 75 percent over the next three years in the areas of education, healthcare, economic opportunities, gender-based violence, child marriage, and more.

Tabitha Haly, a woman with muscular dystrophy, discusses how she recently won her case fighting for her right to work in front of a social security judge. She also discusses how her first album epitomizes her values with love, life, and equal opportunities, while her second album, Stance, represents standing up for herself/yourself.

The Global Justice Center discusses their organization's experience after traveling to the UN to discuss the dramatically deteriorating state of reproductive autonomy in the U.S.

Dr. Allison Cowett, medical director at Family Planning Associates (Chicago, IL), discusses how Illinois clinics are becoming overburdened hubs for patients traveling from across the Midwest.

For 35 years, Marcy Syms appeared in TV and radio commercials for her family’s company, voicing its famous slogan, “An educated consumer is our best customer.” Syms was the first truly off-price retailer, offering name brands at cut-rate prices. At its peak, the chain had dozens of stores in 13 states. For Syms, the key to success was respect—for the consumers, for the employees, and for the designer brands they sold.

Full of personal recollections and relatable insights, Marcy's new book, Leading with Respect, shares one businesswoman’s journey from the backroom to the boardroom.