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Women's Advocacy and the Role of Sexism
31:02 - 37:30 (06:28)
The belief that women are natural caregivers may have positive effects on their advocacy efforts, but can also reflect sexist attitudes that limit their power to regain parental rights.
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The speaker reflects on the irony of uterine cancer and how her breast cancer was not ironic.
31:02 - 31:30 (00:28)
Summary
The speaker reflects on the irony of uterine cancer and how her breast cancer was not ironic.
ChapterWomen's Advocacy and the Role of Sexism
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Georgia Tann's legacy of seizing babies from poor families and selling them to wealthy ones still has a lasting impact in the adoption industry today, with sealed adoption records and many adopted children still unable to discover the identities of their birth parents.
31:31 - 33:13 (01:42)
Summary
Georgia Tann's legacy of seizing babies from poor families and selling them to wealthy ones still has a lasting impact in the adoption industry today, with sealed adoption records and many adopted children still unable to discover the identities of their birth parents. However, efforts have been made to uncover the truths and bring justice to the victims, such as through the work of journalist Barbara Raymond.
ChapterWomen's Advocacy and the Role of Sexism
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Women leading social movements may be perceived as more believable and effective due to societal expectations of women as natural caregivers.
33:13 - 35:35 (02:22)
Summary
Women leading social movements may be perceived as more believable and effective due to societal expectations of women as natural caregivers. However, this may also perpetuate sexist assumptions and undervalue their leadership skills.
ChapterWomen's Advocacy and the Role of Sexism
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker discusses the issue of sexism in the context of parenting rights and the abuse women frequently face.
35:35 - 37:30 (01:54)
Summary
The speaker discusses the issue of sexism in the context of parenting rights and the abuse women frequently face. She suggests that women have no powers to regain their parental rights once they sign them away and that this, in addition to sexist attitudes and abuse, perpetuates an unhealthy sexist culture.