Women's Center - Western Illinois University

January 25, 2007

51% tomorrow @ 12:00 p.m., 91.3 FM, Tri States Public Radio
51%
Over half the people in the world are women. What women do affects us all. 51% is a radio program that takes a serious and intelligent look at society's impact on women and their impact on society. 51% is a weekly half-hour of illuminating features and interviews focusing on issues of particular concern to women.

Broadcast of 51% on WIUM 91.3 FM is underwritten by the Western Organization for Women (WOW).

FR: WAMC, Albany, NY
RE: 51 PERCENT program rundown

This week's show is 914 Listeners can purchase a cassette copy by calling 1-800-323-9262.
*****************************************
On this week's program:

Before writing today’s show, Mary Darcy did a Google news search. I put in the name Barbara Boxer. Here’s what she found...

Condi’s War, Barbara Boxer Discovers Family Values, Boxer should apologize to Condi... and articles on Womb Politics. It all stems from a comment Boxer made to Condoleezza Rice at a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A comment that many say was blown way out of proportion. Mary talks with Salon.com’s Rebecca Traister about the situation. Traister is a writer at Salon and a contributor to Broadsheet, their Blog about women.

(7:59)
_________________________________________________

Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian country of Tajikistan declared it’s independence from the U.S.S.R. From 1992 to 1997, the nation underwent a civil war...the scars of which can still be felt today. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan, so it’s strategically important to the U.S. Some there feel the nation is rebuilding...but in recent years, women there have suffered from violence, trafficking and economic insecurity. 51%’s Roxana Saberi visited Tajikistan and sends this report...

(6:31)
_________________________________________________

By now, many of us have already broken those New Year’s resolutions. Sure, we wanted to be nicer to people, take off a few pounds, quit smoking, and read more. We were well intentioned, but somehow it just didn’t work out. If you’ve fallen off the wagon... chances are MJ Ryan knows why, and she can help you get back on again. MJ Ryan is a personal coach and the author of, “This Year I Will: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution ... or Make a Dream Come True.” What does she know about us that we don’t ? 51%’s Joe Donahue found out...

51 Percent is produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions in Albany, NY in cooperation with Russell Sage College, the college for Women, in Troy, NY, and her sister colleges in the Sage Colleges Federation. Hosts are Dr. Jeanne Kammer Neff, President of The Sage Colleges, and WAMC's Mary Darcy. We invite your comments about the program. Cassette tapes of the program are available by calling 1-800-323-9262. Helen Desfosses is a frequent political and social commentator on 51%. She is also Associate Provost at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany, and President of the Albany Common Council.
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, 318 Central Ave. Tune to 51% weekly throughout the U.S. on public and community radio stations, some ABC Radio Network stations, Armed Forces Radio stations around the world and on the Internet.

January 19, 2007

51% today @ 12:00 p.m., 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio
51%
Over half the people in the world are women. What women do affects us all.
51% is a radio program that takes a serious and intelligent look at society's impact on women and their impact on society. 51% is a weekly half-hour of illuminating features and interviews focusing on issues of particular concern to women.

Broadcast of 51% on WIUM 91.3 FM is underwritten by the Western Organization for Women (WOW).

FR: WAMC, Albany, NY
RE: 51 PERCENT program rundown

This week's show is 913 Listeners can purchase a cassette copy by calling 1-800-323-9262.

*****************************************
On this week's program:

Essayists share their thoughts on change and a new year.

As we begin this new year, we thought we’d give some of our listeners an opportunity to share their thoughts... and stories with us. Starting over is a common theme. Our first essayist, Catherine Sebastian is trying a fresh start of sorts. How’s she doing... well, let’s find out...

(2:18)
_________________________________________________

If you can’t beat em...do you just join em’? Where does the inspiration come from that pushes us to change? It’s something our next essayist, Regina Kalet ponders now and again, from a place she calls, “plodders world”.

(4:05)
_________________________________________________

Now... if you really want to get in shape, our next essayist says you may want to forgo sweats and a gym membership. Toni Lacativa Farkas has taken up a whole new sport she thinks might catch on...Toni Lacativa-Farkas.

(3:11)
_________________________________________________

Sometimes a new year inspires you to make yourself over, break free of those old conventions and break out your inner rebel. How do you do that? Carolee Sherwood has one idea.

(3:43)
_________________________________________________

As each year goes by, we change as women. Some of those changes are deeply personal, but others are universal. The type of changes we may not talk about...but most of us understand at a very basic level…the changes that force us to grow up, as we grow old. In our next piece, singer actress Gay Marshall takes us through one young woman’s journey in a song called “My Childhood”, from the Off Broadway hit, “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”.

(3:57)
_________________________________________________

No matter what changes the new year has in store for you, Martha Holmes hopes you’re on the road to success.

(3:30)

51 Percent is produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions in Albany, NY in cooperation with Russell Sage College, the college for Women, in Troy, NY, and her sister colleges in the Sage Colleges Federation. Hosts are Dr. Jeanne Kammer Neff, President of The Sage Colleges, and WAMC's Mary Darcy. We invite your comments about the program. Cassette tapes of the program are available by calling 1-800-323-9262. Helen Desfosses is a frequent political and social commentator on 51%. She is also Associate Provost at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany, and President of the Albany Common Council.
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, 318 Central Ave. Tune to 51% weekly throughout the U.S. on public and community radio stations, some ABC Radio Network stations, Armed Forces Radio stations around the world and on the Internet.

January 11, 2007

51% tomorrow @ 12:00 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio
51%
Over half the people in the world are women. What women do affects us all.
51% is a radio program that takes a serious and intelligent look at society's impact on women and their impact on society. 51% is a weekly half-hour of illuminating features and interviews focusing on issues of particular concern to
women.

Broadcast of 51% on WIUM 91.3 FM is underwritten by the Western Organization for Women (WOW).

FR: WAMC, Albany, NY
RE: 51 PERCENT program rundown

This week's show is 912 Listeners can purchase a cassette copy by calling 1-800-323-9262.

*****************************************
On this week's program:

New year, new you. Mary looks at the crop of self help books that make their way to the shelves each January.

(6:08)
_________________________________________________

Evan Roth, the creator of the, “Detouch Program”, explains how he uses computers to deconstruct celebrity photos to show how much of the photo has been retouched.

(5:22)
_________________________________________________

Comedian Amy Borkowski shares a year in a life in credit card statements.

(3:41)

_________________________________________________

Dar Williams and Joan Baez help us celebrate the fact that we’re all another year older.
(4:06)

51 Percent is produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions in Albany, NY in cooperation with Russell Sage College, the college for Women, in Troy, NY, and her sister colleges in the Sage Colleges Federation. Hosts are Dr. Jeanne Kammer Neff, President of The Sage Colleges, and WAMC's Mary Darcy. We invite your comments about the program. Cassette tapes of the program are available by calling 1-800-323-9262. Helen Desfosses is a frequent political and social commentator on 51%. She is also Associate Provost at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany, and President of the Albany Common Council.
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, 318 Central Ave. Tune to 51% weekly throughout the U.S. on public and community radio stations, some ABC Radio Network stations, Armed Forces Radio stations around the world and on the Internet.

January 4, 2007

51% tomorrow @ 12:00 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio
51%
Over half the people in the world are women. What women do affects us all.
51% is a radio program that takes a serious and intelligent look at society's impact on women and their impact on society. 51% is a weekly half-hour of illuminating features and interviews focusing on issues of particular concern to women.

Broadcast of 51% on WIUM 91.3 FM is underwritten by the Western Organization for Women (WOW).

FR: WAMC, Albany, NY
RE: 51 PERCENT program rundown

This week's show is 911. Listeners can purchase a cassette copy by calling 1-800-323-9262.
*****************************************
On this week's program:

Some of today's feminist leaders reflect on the life and work of Betty Freidan.

(5:11)
_________________________________________________

Mary Darcy talks with Joan Clark Houke (Howk). Houke is one of twelve women ordained as priests in the Catholic Church in July by womenpriests.org

(6:00)
_________________________________________________

Celina Ottaway shares her thoughts on learning how to pray.

(3:45)
_________________________________________________

Mary takes a fun, but critical look, at wedding magazines.

(7:07)

51 Percent is produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's National Productions in Albany, NY in cooperation with Russell Sage College, the college for Women, in Troy, NY, and her sister colleges in the Sage Colleges Federation. Hosts are Dr. Jeanne Kammer Neff, President of The Sage Colleges, and WAMC's Mary Darcy. We invite your comments about the program. Cassette tapes of the program are available by calling 1-800-323-9262. Helen Desfosses is a frequent political and social commentator on 51%. She is also Associate Provost at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany, and President of the Albany Common Council.
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, 318 Central Ave. Tune to 51% weekly throughout the U.S. on public and community radio stations, some ABC Radio Network stations, Armed Forces Radio stations around the world and on the Internet.