We Change The Rules
We Change The Rules is a brand new podcast hosted by award winning journalist Samira Ahmed, that tackles the issue of gender inequality in the law globally. What’s the current state of legal equality for women and girls, and what damage is it doing to wider society? What obstacles are slowing progress, and what can we do about it? A groundbreaking series, with guests including former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and the former Deputy President of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka.
We Change The Rules
2. How Did We Get Here?
Legal inequality is a product of the same colonial, patriarchal systems that continue to perpetuate other forms of gender inequality. In this episode, we explore the impact and legacy of religious and cultural traditions on how women today are treated under the law.
Guests include Margarette May Macaulay, Jamaican Commissioner and former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and Jody Heymann, Founding Director of WORLD Policy Analysis Center.