Surprising Science — March 20, 2012

Empowering Women: Feminist Activist Gloria Feldt LIVE on Big Think

Gloria Feldt is the former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power.

Jonathan Fowler and Elizabeth Rodd

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In her latest book No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, Gloria Feldt talks about how women need to assert themselves in order to fully reap the benefits of how far they have come socially, politically, and economically. She responds to viewer-submitted questions in this livestream interview, originally recorded on March 16, 2012.

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