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You've Come a Long Way, Baby

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?



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 Aren't Getting Any Easier--And How We Can Make Real Progress For Ourselves and Our Daughters.

Event: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will be speaking and signing books
Monday, May 19 at 6 pm
Barnes & Noble
555 5th Avenue (at East 46th Street)

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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 Addis Ababa, a hospital that exists solely to treat them. Mary Olive Smith has co-produced and co-directed a new film, "A Walk to Beautiful", about these women; it airs Tues., May 13, on PBS at 8 pm.


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 for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He also writes a weekly column for the Courier-Journal.

States of the Union fact of the week: Kentucky has more farms per square mile than any other state.


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 of Jean-Luc Godard.

Events: Richard Brody will be introducing Godard's "La Chinoise"
Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 pm
Film Forum
209 West Houston Street (between Varick and 6th Avenue)

Richard Brody will be introducing Godard's "Masculine Feminine"
Sunday, May 25 at 3:15 pm
Film Forum
209 West Houston Street (between Varick and 6th Avenue)



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