The F Word

This past October, the Urban Alliance on Race Relations hosted a lively youth panel which discussed gender-based violence, bullying, homophobia and racism.

Victim-blaming is very prevalent in our culture. These messages are reinforced by media, institutions, the law and individuals. How does it happen? What are the impacts?

While many see the concept of male privilege and patriarchy as foundational, there are some who disagree. Does feminism erase male victims or the powerlessness of men?

Women share their stories of sexual assault and the ways in which their experiences were impacted by community and state response.

Is there a necessary connection between feminism and vegetarianism or veganism? The F Word explores this issue with guests Kathryn Paxton George and Sheri Lucas.

Women's Legal Education and Action Fund's Director of Litigation Joanna Birenbaum explains why the case of N.S. v. R. is central to the conversation of access to justice for sexual assault survivors.

A forum on violence against women took place on December 3, 2011, in memory of the Montreal Massacre. On this show, we air excerpts from a talk entitled "The State Betrayal of Battered Women."