Women's Center - Western Illinois University

October 30, 2009

51%
51% 10/30/09 @ 12-12:30 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio. 51% takes a serious & intelligent look at society's impact on women & their impact on society. Topics: The Shriver Report: A Women's Nation Changes Everything

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

In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next 50 years. And every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a radio program dedicated to that viewpoint.

Host Susan Barnett talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional ‘women’s issues’ category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

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

Here is this week's information on 51% #1059

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BILLBOARD - Susan Barnett (:43) (Music Out)

The Center for American Progress recently released The Shriver Report to great fanfare. It's a groundbreaking study looking at a nation in the midst of a social transformation. For the first time in our history, one half of all American workers are women. Equally new, mothers are now the primary breadwinners or share that responsibility equally in the majority of American families. This comprehensive study examines a social transformation unfolding right now. For the first time in our nation’s history, one-half of all U.S. workers are women, and mothers are the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American families, also for the first time. It's a huge shift from just a generation ago, and the report concludes that government and business has not changed to reflect the reality of life in the United States. Maria Shriver introduced the report in a phone news conference.

2:57 Shriver

Shriver says this isn't something that only impacts women...and men know it.

:43 Shriver

Judith Rodin is president of the Rockefeller Foundation and as the former president of a university, had the opportunity to try to create a community that accommodated the new model of American life.

1:53 Rodin

Despite the fact that women's numbers now equal men's in the workforce, they are still not equal. The study looks at the numbers.

1:47 Rodin

What about the international picture?

2:02 Rodin

That's Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, discussing The Shriver Report: A Women's Nation Changes Everything.

Coming up, we'll have more on the quiet cultural revolution that's been happening during the past generation, and Kimberly Kay will share her experiences after being knocked low by a microscopic ninja.

If you missed part of our show, you can find us on line at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD. This week's show is #1059. (11:40)

We're talking about The Shriver Report: A Women's Nation Changes Everything. It was released earlier this month by the Center for American Progress and it's an exhaustive study about what most of us already knew - the stay at home mom is vastly outnumbered by the working mom and the population of working women in general has now caught up to men.
Heather Bouche is a senior economist with the Center for American Progress.

2:03 Bouche

So if government and business don't yet reflect the new American workplace, where do families go for help? According to The Shriver Report, a great deal of the assistance comes from faith based institutions. Bouche continues.

:37 Bouche

What's interesting, too, is how men are adapting to this new world. Maria Shriver is back with final thoughts on that.

2:39 Shriver

If you want to find out more about The Shriver Report, go to americanprogress.org.

And finally, you may have noticed Kimberly Kay hasn't had much to say on this program in the past few months. There was a reason. And today she's going to share her story.

4:32 Kay

Kimberly Kay is a radio personality and an award winning blogger. She lives, as you may have guessed, in tick country.

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That's it for this week.
If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
Thanks to Katie Britton and Glenn Busby for production assistance.
Our theme music is by Kevin Bartlett.
And thank you for listening. Join us again next week for 51% The Women's Perspective.
That's it for this edition of 51%
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about today's program or ideas for future shows, please e-mail me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
For 51%, I'm Susan Barnett.

(:24 pads out to 25:00)
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.

Susan Barnett, producer and host of 51%, is an award winning veteran journalist whose career has included anchoring and producing television news, radio news, writing for magazines and authoring a weekly column for an online newspaper. She’s a published fiction writer and an aspiring hobo. She lives in Woodstock, NY.

51%- The Women’s Perspective. It’s not just for women.

October 16, 2009

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51% 10/16/09 @ 12-12:30 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio. 51% takes a serious & intelligent look at society's impact on women & their impact on society. Topics: Women in Media; “Access to Advancement”

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

In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next 50 years. And every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a radio program dedicated to that viewpoint.

Host Susan Barnett talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional ‘women’s issues’ category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

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

Here is this week's information on 51% #1057

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BILLBOARD - Susan Barnett (:48) (Music Out)

Women may make up 51% of the population in America, but they hold only three percent of the decision making jobs in the media. And according to the Women's Media Center, while 65% of the students graduating from programs in journalism and mass communication are women, they got only 25% of the new media jobs created in fifteen years. It's a battle Emmy award winning journalist Carol Jenkins has been fighting since becoming the WMC's first director...and one that continues as she prepares to step down. She points to the Sunday morning news programs...where male guests outnumber women four to one. Carol Jenkins knows the business from the inside, and she says change is coming very, very slowly.

11:16 Carol Jenkins

Carol Jenkins is the outgoing director of the Women's Media Center, a former television anchor, producer and reporter. She is an author and intends to also increase her activities with AMREF, The African Medical and Research Foundation.

Coming up, the first in our National Science Foundation Research in Disabilities Education funded profile series on women in science and math – “Access to Advancement.”

If you missed part of our show, you can find us online at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD. This week's show is #1057. (13:17)

Today we begin our new series called, “ACCESS TO ADVANCEMENT: An Audio Exploration of the National Effort to Increase the Role of Women with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” Access to Advancement is supported by the National Science Foundation Research in Disabilities Education Program.

Patricia Walsh has a full-time career at Microsoft, runs marathons, volunteers at a variety of places, and still has time to grab dinner out with friends. She says it's a life fuller than she ever imagined. But a role model, a complete stranger and some resources, including AccessSTEM, helped to boost her confidence and get her through the rough patches. AccessSTEM is a program out of the DO-IT Center, or Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology, at the University of Washington in Seattle. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. And AccessSTEM is an electronic community where applicants learn about STEM fields, and get staff assistance with things like finding a summer internship or getting involved in a research project.

Before joining Microsoft, Walsh worked with Dr. John Gardner, a renowned physicist who is also well known for his work with accessible technology; specifically, for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people who are blind. She says he was a fabulous role model.

51%?s, Allison Dunne reports.

7:53 A2A PW Dunne

If you would like to hear this or other similar stories in our exclusive series, and find relevant websites and information, visit www.womeninscience.org, and click on “Access to Advancement.” You'll also find links to our Facebook page and many related topics...along with an opportunity for you to join the discussion.

“Access to Advancement” is supported by the National Science Foundation Research in Disabilities Education Program.

We also invite you to view photos, access resources, and chat with others who are interested in women, disability, and STEM issues by joining our Women in Science Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60729571543&ref=ts

And you can receive updates on the availability of new stories on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/AccesstoAdvance

If you would like more information on the DO-IT program we just featured, you can visit: http://www.washington.edu/doit

For the research report, AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study mentioned in the preceding story, visit: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/tracking2.html

That's it for this week.
If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
Thanks to Katie Britton and Glenn Busby for production assistance.
Our theme music is by Kevin Bartlett.
And thank you for listening. Join us again next week for 51% The Women's Perspective.

That's it for this edition of 51%
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about today's program or ideas for future shows, please e-mail me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
For 51%, I'm Susan Barnett.

(:24 pads out to 25:00)
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.

Susan Barnett, producer and host of 51%, is an award winning veteran journalist whose career has included anchoring and producing television news, radio news, writing for magazines and authoring a weekly column for an online newspaper. She’s a published fiction writer and an aspiring hobo. She lives in Woodstock, NY.

51%- The Women’s Perspective. It’s not just for women.

October 9, 2009

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51% 10/9/09 @ 12-12:30 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio. 51% takes a serious & intelligent look at society's impact on women & their impact on society. Topics: Eating disorders, Finance & more

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

In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next 50 years. And every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a radio program dedicated to that viewpoint.

Host Susan Barnett talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional ‘women’s issues’ category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

Broadcast of 51% on WIUM 91.3 FM is underwritten by the Western Organization for Women (WOW).
Here is this week's information on 51% #1056
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BILLBOARD Susan Barnett (1:02) (Music Out)

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that between five and ten million girls and women have eating disorders. About a million boys and men are affected, too. One of the most sought after lecturers on the college circuit today talks about the connection between those problems, the increase in violence against women, and the disturbing trend toward sexualizing our children. Her name is Jean Kilbourne....and when she first started talking about what she saw back in the 70s, she was a pretty, shy young woman who'd been fighting to be taken seriously. Once she began to speak out, she was considered a complete radical.

10:39 Kilbourne

To find out more about Kilbourne, her books and her movies, go to jeankilbourne.com. Her new book is “So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Kids.” It is published by Random House.

Coming up, a bank that's discovered micro loans are the ones that really work - and loans to women are the ones that work the best.

If you missed part of our show, you can find us online at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD - you'll need to know the program number. This week's show is #1056. (12:31)

Many of the largest banks in the US nearly tanked in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, but one bank has barely skipped a beat. That bank serves the people most commercial banks consider too poor or too risky to qualify for loans. The Grameen Bank's borrowers put-up no collateral. Yet Washington correspondent Laura Iiyama reports the bank is so successful that it's grown beyond its original borders in one of the poorest countries in the world.

5:34 Grameen Bank Iiyama

And now let's turn it over to Manisha Thakor, 51%'s personal finance expert. This is something you'll want to pass around - a simple, easy to understand way to break down how we spend our money, and how to figure out what we can afford.

4:09 Thakor

For more tips and information from personal finance expert and author Manisha Thakor, go to manishathakor.com

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That's it for this week.
If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
Thanks to Katie Britton and Glenn Busby for production assistance.
Our theme music is by Kevin Bartlett.
And thank you for listening. Join us again next week for 51% The Women's Perspective.

That's it for this edition of 51%
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about today's program or ideas for future shows, please e-mail me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
For 51%, I'm Susan Barnett.

(:24 pads out to 25:00)
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.

Susan Barnett, producer and host of 51%, is an award winning veteran journalist whose career has included anchoring and producing television news, radio news, writing for magazines and authoring a weekly column for an online newspaper. She’s a published fiction writer and an aspiring hobo. She lives in Woodstock, NY.

51%- The Women’s Perspective. It’s not just for women.

October 8, 2009

TBTN Moved Inside Sherman
Take Back the Night Will be Held in Sherman Hall 3rd floor auditorium

Due to the severe thunderstorm and potential flooding forecast for today and this evening, the 20th Annual Take Back the Night Rally will be held in the Sherman Hall 3rd floor auditorium. Information tables will be available at 6:30 p.m. with the Rally beginning at 7:00 p.m.

For more information, call the WIU Women’s Center at 298-2242, or Victim Services at 837-6622.

October 2, 2009

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51% 10/2/09 @ 12-12:30 p.m. 91.3 FM Tri States Public Radio. 51% takes a serious & intelligent look at society's impact on women & their impact on society. Topics: Native Americans; Iraq mothers & more

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

In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next 50 years. And every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a radio program dedicated to that viewpoint.

Host Susan Barnett talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional ‘women’s issues’ category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

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

Here is this week's information on 51% #1055

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BILLBOARD - Susan Barnett (1:02) (Music Out)

In the 2000 US Census, Native Americans made up just one and a half percent of the population. They are less likely to be college graduates, less likely to hold professional positions when they get a job. Their paychecks are lower than other US populations. Their poverty rate is double that of the rest of the country. And Alberta Nells, a young Navajo woman, is one of a growing number of young people who are fighting back against development that threatens their land and their way of life. Her tribe has been battling a plan to expand a ski resort on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and she's part of a group called Youth of the Peaks.

8:39 Nells

Alberta Nells is a young Navajo woman and part of a movement called Youth of the Peaks. She's also part of a youth media group called Outta Your Backpack Media. You can find out more at oybm.org.

Coming up, trying to maintain daily life in a war zone...and Sabrina Artel has a kitchen table talk about climate change.

If you missed part of our show, you can find us online at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD - you'll need to know the program number. This week's show is #1055. (10:54)

If you're exhausted trying to juggle work, the kids' school schedule and a million other things, imagine doing all that in a war zone. UNICEF radio talks to a Baghdad mother about her family, her life and her growing fears for her children's safety.

4:29 Iraq Mothers

That story was filed by UNICEF Radio.

Now let's check in with Sabrina Artel. She opened up her tag-along trailer to invite people to come in to talk about the changing weather patterns...and what they think we ought to do.

4:11 Climate Artel

For more from Sabrina Artel, go to sabrinaartel.com.

And finally, when's the last time you saw live music? Not huge venues and five hundred dollar tickets...the small, live venues that help young acts perfect their skills and create a sense of community in towns around the country. Anita Palladino looks at the future of the small clubs in the age of the music download.

3:47 Live Acts

Anita Palladino is an independent producer and reporter.

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That's it for this week.
If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
Thanks to Katie Britton and Glenn Busby for production assistance.
Our theme music is by Kevin Bartlett.
And thank you for listening. Join us again next week for 51% The Women's Perspective.

That's it for this edition of 51%
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about today's program or ideas for future shows, please e-mail me at sbarnett@wamc.org.
For 51%, I'm Susan Barnett.

(:24 pads out to 25:00)
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.

Susan Barnett, producer and host of 51%, is an award winning veteran journalist whose career has included anchoring and producing television news, radio news, writing for magazines and authoring a weekly column for an online newspaper. She’s a published fiction writer and an aspiring hobo. She lives in Woodstock, NY.

51%- The Women’s Perspective. It’s not just for women.