The Everyday Feminist with Latanya Mapp Frett
Equality between the sexes has long been recognized as a fundamental moral and legal objective of the UN, and more recently of many governments and international financial and development institutions. Women's empowerment has long been recognized as essential to the larger development objectives of the UN and the international community. Extensive empirical data from all over the world today informs and supports the thesis that countries and regions just do better when women are educated, formally employed legally secure and politically well represented.\xa0\nIn this episode of International Horizons, Ellen Chesler talks with Latanya Mapp Frett\xa0about the effects that investment in women led initiatives have for the world. Mapp\xa0Frett\xa0is the author of\xa0\ufeffThe Everyday Feminist:\xa0The Key to Sustainable Social Impact Driving Movements We Need Now More Than Ever\xa0(Wiley, 2023)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies