The State We’re In: Retired NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman

The State We’re In: Retired NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman

Retired NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman discusses the new motion picture Hidden Figures and the important, but often-overlooked role, women have played in the space program. She also discusses the passing of astronaut John Glenn and the future possibility and difficulties...
“The Other Couch”

“The Other Couch”

Clinical Psychologist Patricia Peters Martin, PhD and Psychiatric Nurse Helene De Montreux Houston,MS APRN, discuss their new book, The Other Couch: Discovering Women’s Wisdom in Therapy, detailing the stories of who struggle and overcome their challenges with...
Web Exclusive: Women in Politics

Web Exclusive: Women in Politics

Massachusetts may be a Democratic state but it still struggles to elect women to state office. That’s according to research and an article done by Linda Killian for The Daily Beast. It’s never had a female governor and Elizabeth Warren was the first female...

Beauty & Self-Confidence

“Beauty is the beast.” That’s the name of a recent Forbes article that talks about how the focus on beauty is eroding women’s self-confidence. Professor Susan Whitbourne from UMass Amherst got into a deeper discussion on this in her blog and talks to us about what...

Center for Women

The Center for Women and Community (CWC) at UMass Amherst ( formerly known as the Everywoman’s Center) is marking it’s 40th anniversary. CWC Co-Director Becky Lockwood and Hind Mari, Director of the Women of Color Leadership Network, discuss this...

Women In Combat

Charly Oliva, who served as a military police officer with the rank of Sgt. in the National Guard/U.S. Army in both Afghanistan and Iraq, discusses Pentagon plans to open combat assignments to women in the military.  She is currently Deputy Director of the Veterans...