3 Women 3 Ways

Katharine T. Bartlett, A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law, served as Dean of Duke Law School from 2000-2007. She teaches family law, employment discrimination law, gender and law, and contracts, and publishes widely in the fields of family law, gender theory, employment law, theories of social change, and legal education. She has the leading casebook (with Deborah Rhode) in the area of gender law. Professor Bartlett served as a reporter for the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution (2002), for which she was responsible for the provisions relating to child custody. For her work on this project, she was named R. Ammi Cutter Chair in 1998. Professor Bartlett earned her degrees at Wheaton College, Harvard University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Before coming to Duke, she was a law clerk on the California Supreme Court and a legal services attorney in Oakland, California. She has been a visiting professor at UCLA and at Boston University, a scholar in residence at Ne

EXPERT WITNESSES: HOW BIAS AND UNRELIABILITY CAN AFFECT YOUR COURT CASE Anyone who watches TV, or goes through a custody battle, or knows someone who has tangled with the courts, knows what an expert witness is. Called forensic experts, they are the ones who tell the court the deep-seated truth about the parties, right? Well, turns out they disagree, can be biased, and are generally unreliable, according to a recent study of psychologists. Lucy Guarnera, ABD, is one author of the research that found that training and standards are lacking, and bias toward the side that is paying them is a serious problem. Guarnera is a PhD candidate at University of Virginia, and has received grants from the American Psychology-Law Association, The American Academy of Forensic Psychology, The National Science Foundation and others to conduct her research. Join us as we talk about expert witnesses and the courts.

HOW DOES A VICTIM MAKE THE DECISION TO LEAVE? A lot of time and energy has been spent trying to figure out intimate partner violence, and one of the biggest questions we still have is: what prompts a victim to leave? Is it a pivotal event, is it social support, is it police intervention? Is the decision to leave predictable and forseeable? Dr. David Katerndahl and his associate Johanna Becho carried out a series of studies to try to answer those questions, and they found out some interesting things. Dr. Katerndahl, a family physician and tenured Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is known for his research on panic disorders, depression and family violence. He was the Principal Investigator on three National Science Foundation-funded projects addressing the Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence. Becho is a bilingual research associate in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UTHSCSA. She is a graduate of t

FEMINISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY Feminists wore bustles, marched for the vote, burned their bras and demanded equality. So is it mission accomplished? Why are some women rejecting feminism? Why are some men embracing it? What role does feminism play today, and what does it mean to be a feminist in the 21st Centruy? Lisa Levey, diversity consultant, advocate for men in the gender debates, and author of the book, Libra Solution, joins us for a rousing discussion of feminism today, what it meant, what it means and where it stands in the world and in individual lives today. First airing Saturday, October 14, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

  It’s no secret to those who experience or work with intimate partner violence, that the violence often creeps (or crashes) into the workplace, either directly or indirectly by affecting the environment, the interactions, and the well-being of workers. But what do we do about it? Especially employers? Workplaces Respond helps. It was created by Futures Without Violence, and helps with resources, education, and technical assistance to employers, survivors, co-workers and advocates to help create safer work places.  Attorney Linda Seabrook, formerly with the U.S. Department of Justice, leads a number of legal programs and initiatives for Futures Without Violence, and she will join us to talk about creating safer workplaces free from domestic and sexual violence and stalking. First airing Saturday, October 7, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available thereafter through the archive at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

WHO’S LAUGHING AT THAT? SEXIST HUMOR We’ve all heard the sexist jokes, the (really!) rape jokes, the humor that has some laughing and some biting their tongues. If we don’t laugh, we have no sense of humor. If we do laugh, are we betraying ourselves or someone else? Nalyn Srwattanakomen has the research to back up a conversation about sexist humor and who it hurts, and whether it really is harmless. She earned her B.A. in Psychology at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA. with research that has focused on issues affecting women, most notably the effects of sexist humor on attitudes and behaviors toward women. Her research interests include social factors that influence decision making, prejudice formation, educational interventions, and various facets of health psychology such as decision making surrounding end-of-life care. Join us as we talk about what’s funny, what’s not and who it benefits and hurts. First airing Saturday, September 23, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available thereafter t

TREATING TRAUMATIZED KIDS: WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Death, family violence, abuse, bullying…it’s all traumatic, and it will happen in one form or another to more than two-thirds of American kids by the time they are 16. Some will figure out how to live with it, some won’t, but all will likely carry long-term effects in behavior, coping, physical health, and psychological health, into adulthood. So how do we help them? Dr. Anthony Mannarino and his colleagues have developed a therapy that can work – and there’s evidence to prove it. Mannarino is a professor at the Drexel University College of Medicine and vice-chair of the department of psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and he has years worth of follow up studies that show the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach works. And that benefits not only the patients, but also friends, family and society in general. Join us as we discuss kids and trauma, TF-CBT, and resources for families in need.  

THE SAFE CHILD ACT Would you be surprised to know that there is no law that says a judge has to make a kid’s health and safety the first priority when determining custody in a divorce?  Every day judges decide where a child will live when the parents divorce. It’s always a tough decision, and most people make the most of it because they care about their kids. Often they get it wrong, with disastrous results. And those children may be forced to live with someone who has abused or sexually assaulted them. Andrew Willis, founder of the Stop Abuse Campaign, and Barry Goldstein, nationally recognized domestic violence author, speaker and advocate, will join us to talk about the Safe Child Act. This act, being considered by state legislatures in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Utah and Washington, would make child health and safety the first priority in determining custody. Andrew was born in Hong Kong went to school in Great Britain and has not stopped travelling ever since. Following time in the Britis

EXPERT WITNESSES: HOW BIAS AND UNRELIABILITY CAN AFFECT YOUR COURT CASE Anyone who watches TV, or goes through a custody battle, or knows someone who has tangled with the courts, knows what an expert witness is. Called forensic experts, they are the ones who tell the court the deep-seated truth about the parties, right? Well, turns out they disagree, can be biased, and are generally unreliable, according to a recent study of psychologists. Lucy Guarnera, ABD, is one author of the research that found that training and standards are lacking, and bias toward the side that is paying them is a serious problem. Guarnera is a PhD candidate at University of Virginia, and has received grants from the American Psychology-Law Association, The American Academy of Forensic Psychology, The National Science Foundation and others to conduct her research. Join us as we talk about expert witnesses and the courts. First airing Saturday, September 2, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available thereafter through the archive at www.b

GRIEF, GRIEVING AND RITUALS: WHY WE ALL NEED THEM We all know that grieving is something you do for a while after someone dies, and then you move on, right? Well, maybe not.  What if grief has just as much to do with lost opportunity, what we expected but did not receive, and even sorrow in the larger world?  What if grief isn’t something to get through, but rather an enriching part of life?           Francis Weller, MFT, is a psychotherapist, writer and soul activist who authored The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. He founded and directs WisdomBridge, an organization that offers educational programs that seek to integrate the wisdom from traditional cultures with the insights and knowledge gathered from western cultures. And he advocates learning to live with and process our grief and sorrow. Join us as we discuss sorrow and grieving, untouched and unacknowledged loss, and the skill of grief. First airing Saturday, August 26, at 11 AM Pacific Time and available there

A WAR STORY A war. A foreign country. A prisoner. An escape. An adventure. A journalist. A story of heroism, life and death, and history.   Now admit it.  You pictured at least one man (or more) as you read those words.  But this story is about women, and the forgotten or never told stories of their lives. And another woman who wrote about one of those stories. Julia Airey lives in Washington, D.C. where she as a technology reporter and associated editor for a foreign policy site. In her free time she writes articles about how millennials can enter the work force, and runs a blog breaking down complicated legal news. While studying in the Netherlands, Julia led a data journalism investigation into sexual health on campus, and advocated for student housing. She was also an assistant English teacher at a bilingual high school and helped lead camping trips in Wales. It was during this time in the Netherlands that Julia met Martha Anschuetz, whose story she retells in "At One Time,” a war story you have neve

FINANCIAL ABUSE: ONE WOMAN’S STORY When most people hear the words “domestic violence,” they think of broken bones and bruises. Some people are aware that intimate partner abuse comes in many forms, from verbally degrading a partner, to isolation, to all kinds of control.  One of those forms of control is financial abuse. Unless you have experienced financial abuse and control, it is really hard to grasp the impact of it. Controllers control, and they can interfere with a woman’s ability to get to work, or look for a job, or interfere with her employer or work performance until she gets fired.  Sometimes abusers apply for credit cards in the victim’s name without their knowing about it; sometimes they run up huge debts, or cancel accounts or credit cards without telling the victim. And often that control continues after divorce, after kids grow up, and even when the victim has no money to gain control over. That’s what happened with Coral Anika Theill, author of “BONSHEÁ Making Light of the Dark” which has

  HOW FAMILY COURTS TREAT ABUSE AND ACCUSATIONS OF ALIENATION Some divorcing fathers say family courts are prejudiced against them when it comes to deciding child custody. Some divorcing mothers say they are punished when they reveal violence and sexual abuse, especially of the children.  Judges say they are fair and equitable always. But are they?  Some research has been revealing evidence that should make us all leery of custody decisions. One brand new study found some astounding information, and one of the authors will let us in on what she discovered. Joan S. Meier is a professor of Clinical Law at George Washington University Law School, and Founder and Legal Director of the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP). She is a nationally recognized expert on domestic violence and the law, appellate litigation, and clinical law teaching and has founded programs to provide legal representation, advocacy, and counseling to victims of domestic violence. Professor Meier has co-writ

TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR HOTEL ROOM AND HELP CATCH A SEX TRAFFICKER You travel to a great hotel (or a not so great one) and you snap a couple pictures to send back home to the folks. Did you know that if you send them to the Exchange Initiative, those pictures could be used as part of a massive database designed to catch sex traffickers?  Turns out that about 40% of trafficking occurs inside hotels and motels. The photos can be used to locate victims, and it’s all done with an app that came out a few months ago.  UNICEF has determined that at least 300,000 American kids and 1.2 million kids worldwide are trafficked and prostituted each year.  Kimberly Ritter, director for development for Exchange Initiative, is a veteran of the meeting planning industry where she specializes in large event planning and where she became aware of the huge problem with human trafficking. She now works with her company and clients to educate, empower, and engage individuals and organizations with real resources to help put an en

WOMEN AND POVERTY: HOW BAD IS IT? Does poverty have a gender?  People are poor for a number of reasons, from bad luck to poor planning and everything in between. But it hits everyone about the same, right?  Well, maybe not. And maybe the results of poverty vary as much as the reasons for it. And maybe women shoulder a larger share of it all. Legal Momentum Gender Justice Fellow Seher Khawaja focuses on developing strategies to address employment discrimination and to advance gender equality in the workplace. She served as an attorney for the New York City Housing Authority, where she developed policy on affordable housing, advised on legislative and regulatory reform, and ensured legal compliance, including implementing the Violence Against Women Act, and worked with organizations in Burma, Haiti, Iraq, Israel, South Africa, and the United States on a range of human rights issues, including gender-based violence. Seher is an active member of the New York City Bar Association’s Human Rights and United Nation

THIS ONE’S FOR THE DOGS: ASSITANCE, SERVICE, COMPANION AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE We’ve all seen the dog with the vest, and most of us appreciate how they help the disabled get along. But maybe not those “fake” service dogs for people who have no visible disability. Right? Or not. Marcie Davis describes herself as a transformation agent, thought leader, businesswoman, public speaker, and assistance dog advocate. As a paraplegic for more than 40 years she has been partnered with service dogs for more than twenty years. She’s written a book, “Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook,” founded International Assistance Dog Week, and has a radio show on Pet Life Radio. Join us as we discuss what dogs can do for us, people’s reactions to working dogs, the joys and the outrages of having a working dog in our world today. Go to the website at 11 AM Pacific to hear the show as it first airs, and go anytime to listen to all our archived programs at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

Picture yourself a little girl whose parents are divorcing. Scary enough, right? But now picture that social workers accuse your mom of turning you against your dad, and you are ripped away from you mother for thenext six years. Now picture yourself a grown-up woman who has just been awarded more than $6 million beause of that outrage. That is the situation with a California woman, and it may just be an award that will change things for thousands of children across the country. Barry Goldstein, a nationally recognized domestic violence author, speaker and advocate; and Paul Griffin, Legal Director for Child Justice and practicing lawyer in Maryland and the District of Columbia, join us to talk about this award, the case, how it might change custody decisions, and why it really matters.  

ONLINE THERAPY- REALLY?! You see ads all over for online, texting, and other types of "modern" counseling and therapy. But how appropriate, effective and helpful is such therapy? C. Vail Wright, PhD, is Director, Research and Special Projects with the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC. In that role she focuses on the development and implementation of programs and policies related to expanding opportunities for professional psychologists. Samuel Lustgarten is a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at the University of Iowa. His studies have centered on the use of technology among practitioners. Specifically, he's published two journal articles in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and American Psychologist regarding ethical and legal considerations for engaging in cloud-based and televideo technologies, respectively. Go to the website anytime to listen to all our archived programs at www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways.

Police families are not immune to the violence and terror of intimate partner abuse, yet few departments have any specific policies to address domestic violence complaints when their own officers are involved. Join us when Judith Spitzer talks about police and DV. Judith Spitzer is an award-winning journalist, columnist and online producer. She has worked for many newspapers large and small including The Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, The Oregonian’s OregonLive.com, The Daily World, and many others. As editor of a monthly woman’s news magazine in Denver, she wrote several investigative pieces including a story on Denver Police harassment of female officers as well as a story on the Aurora Police Dept. regarding their handling of domestic violence cases and others.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR FAMILY COURTS?           Abuse through the courts, revictimization, parental alienation, women lie, children given to abusers, judges who think that just because a woman is frantic there is something wrong with her, guardians ad litem, lawyers, psychologists, and a system that arguably makes more things worse than it makes them better, So what’s going on in our family courts?           Two experts who really know the experiences, the reasons, and the truth behind the crisis in the family courts join us for an in-depth look at where we are, how we got there, and what we can do about it.           Barry Goldstein, co-author of “Representing the Domestic Violence Survivor,” and author of “Scared to Leave Afraid to Stay,” among other books and articles, has been an attorney, educator and expert witness in domestic violence and custody cases. His latest book, “The Quincy Solution” Stop Domestic Violence and Save $500 Billion,” details reducing domestic violence.  Maralee McLean is a chil