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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Have rumors of women’s progress been greatly exaggerated? New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says that gender inequality remains a major problem in the U.S. Also: a new film about Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries. States of the Union is all about Kentucky. And, a look at the life and career of Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of our time.

Tomorrow, Wed. May 14, chef Mario Batali will be here to share some of tips for summer grilling! And we want to hear from you: what are your favorite recipes for the grill?

Guests:

Carolyn Maloney

How Much Progress Have Women Made?

When Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was a young woman, her grandmother’s career advice for her was to get married. Now Rep. Maloney says that gender inequality is still a big problem in the U.S. Her new book is Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women's Lives ...

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Healing Childbirth Injuries in Ethiopia

Obstetric fistula was once a common childbirth injury, but it’s now relegated to the poorest regions of the world. In Ethiopia, women who suffer from fistulas are treated like social pariahs and forced to live alone – unless they can manage to get to the Fistula Foundation in ...

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States of the Union: Kentucky

Kentucky holds its primary on May 20. Find out what’s on the minds of voters in the Bluegrass State. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is up for re-election; we look at the Democrats who hoping to challenge him in the fall. Al Cross is Director of the Institute ...

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Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard was one of the most important filmmakers of the 20th century, and was a leader of the French New Wave. New Yorker editor and film critic Richard Brody weaves together Godard’s films, personal life, and intellectual history in his new book, Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life ...

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