64 episodes
Breaking Glass Evoke Media
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 48 Ratings
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Let’s talk about womanhood the world over. Despite making up over half of the global population, women control less wealth, own less land, hold fewer public offices, and shoulder more domestic burdens. But in every corner of every country there are individuals with enough gumption to break the system and bend the rules. That's why Sabrina Merage Naim and Kassia Binkowski are hosting intimate conversations with individuals who are changing the narrative for women everywhere.
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'Tis the Season for Contentious Conversations
Nothing like a holiday to turn up the heat on hard conversations. In this Season 2 Finale, Kassia and Sabrina reflect on conversations they've had with family and friends who don't necessarily agree with their points of view, including:
Sabrina's history of heated arguments with her uncle and how they finally managed to have a calm conversation about abortionKassia's tendency to come in a little too hot with family members who disagree on humans rights issues like vaccinationThe tragic moment in 2021 when gun violence hit too close to home and how Kassia is trying to find the human side of every storyLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world.
Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:
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Hair, Racism, and Representation
We’ve never met a woman without a complex relationship to her own hair. Shorter, longer, curlier, straighter, lighter, darker, up, down. For many women—especially Black women—hair can be a complicated thing.
Founder of Parting the Roots, Simone Wright is working to educate people and organizations on the history, politics, and significance of Black hair and the Black Canadian identity. She joins Sabrina to talk about:
• The historical importance of Black hair in pre-colonial Africa, how the slave trade suppressed this connection, and the ways non-Black communities still attempt to control Black hair today.
• The role outside forces and intersectionality play in a woman’s relationship with her hair
• Her journey to embrace natural hair and the response she’s received personally and professionally
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Why Girls Run the World but Men Run for Office
130 years. That's how long it will take to achieve gender equity at the highest levels of global politics. Around the world, women are still less likely to be encouraged to run for public office at every level - this starts with what we tell young girls about what is possible and ultimately influences women's lack of confidence to step into the race. Erin Loos Cutraro founded She Should Run to give women from all walks of life the tools they need to run for public office. In this re-release from season one, Erin joins Kassia and Sabrina to talk about:
• The double standards that women endure when running for public office
• Why representation matters and what changes when women hold elected positions
• How she manages to remain hopeful about the future of our democracy
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Regretting Motherhood and Choosing Not to Have Children
Contrary to what society would like us to believe, not every woman wants to be a mother. Some women regret the choice altogether.
Orna Donath was only 16 years old when knew with certainty that she never wanted to be a mother. In the decades that followed she never waivered in that decision. Today, Orna is a sociologist and author in Tel Aviv, Israel. In this rerelease of one of our most beloved season one episodes, she joins Kassia and Sabrina to talk about:
• Her personal experience of the stigma society places on women who choose not to mother
• Her thought-provoking research on women who deeply regret their decision to have children
• How we can begin to untangle womanhood from motherhood
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Rituals, community-care, and women's mental health
Every year, one in five women in the United States struggles with mental health. Income disparities, caregiving responsibilities, higher rates of poverty and violence are just a few of the risk factors that leave women especially susceptible to chronic stress.
Dr. Beth Ricanati is no stranger to burnout. She was the mother of three children and a physician working full time when she realized she needed to prioritize self-care. At the recommendation of a friend, she turned to baking bread as a way to build ritual and community into her weekly routine. Dr. Ricanati joins Sabrina to discuss:
The mental health crisis in America and why women are more likely to experience chronic stress than men
Why creating meaningful rituals with our hands can benefit mental health
The need to shift away from self-care toward community care to address the underlying causes of women’s mental health issues
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Sex toys, The Talk, and masturbation
In honor of Sexual Health Month and our recent conversation with Zoe Mendelson, Sabrina and Kassia are opening up - like really, intimately opening up - about sexual health. We're walking through Zoe’s book, Pussypedia, discussing some of its more shocking takeaways, and our relationships with our mothers who were often our own source of education when we were young girls. In this no-holds-barred conversation, we end up talking about:
• Not soaping your slit and other things we all wish we knew about sexual health
• Masturbation and how much pleasure we each might want
• Sex toys, what to call them, and who's never gone shopping for one
More personal than ever before, Sabrina and Kassia bear all including a quite shocking admission. Like what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world.
Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:
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Customer Reviews
Powerful podcast
Love all the interviews and the hosts find such diverse amazing topics and women (with a few men too)
Love it!
Great interviews and wonderful information. I learned so much from the podcasts.
Good idea but…
The podcasters bring on very interesting and smart people to discuss gender and human rights. However, the hosts lens is clearly white feminism/savior feminism and discussions sometimes get pushed to meet their agenda rather than doing a deep dive into the guest’s expertise. Often it sounds like the hosts aren’t learning anything, but just get more rooted in their original opinion. Some interview questions feel as though they didn’t even listen to what their guest just said, which is jarring. If this is supposed to be an educational and explorative podcast the hosts need to write themselves out more and let their guests shine.