equality

Will We Ever Learn?: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time - Part 3

Joe Donahue — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:04:00 +0000

It can be said a confluence of challenges has led to a fraying of the social contract, as Americans seem to be losing faith in the ability of our systems of government to deal with even the most tractable problems.

However, history teaches that if the challenges we face today are to be resolved, we must find ways to reach consensus on the underlying causes of the problems and develop responses to them grounded in the best available information and in mutual trust and collaboration. This morning we welcome two distinguished guests who have been doing just that.

Will We Ever Learn?: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time - Part 2

Joe Donahue — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:06:00 +0000

This is part two of our project -“Will We Ever Learn: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time.”

Partial support for this project comes from Mass Humanities, State-Based Affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Mass Humanities grant is part of their initiative - Crisis, Community, and Civic Culture.

Will We Ever Learn?: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time - Part 1

Joe Donahue — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:04:00 +0000

This is part one of our grant project “Will We Ever Learn?: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time.”

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

Joe Donahue — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:35:00 +0000

In the 1960s, Lynn Povich worked at Newsweek — where she became part of a revolution. At that time, women were hired to deliver mail, clip newspapers, and, if they were lucky, became researchers or fact checkers. All of the writers and reporters were men.