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IWF's director of cultural programs Charlotte Hays sits down with Julie Gunlock to discuss the FDA's new regulations for salt in food. Julie discusses the consequences that come from food regulations and why Americans should be concerned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with Marlene Colucci, Executive Director of the Business Council and co-founder of RightNOW Women PAC. Sabrina and Marlene discuss the role of RightNOW Women PAC in the conservative movement and the importance of encouraging and supporting center-right women in leadership roles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's Ashley Carter sits down with Vicki Alger to discuss the Dept. Of Educaton and the need for education reform. Vicki Alger is a senior fellow at the Indpendent Women's Forum and a research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. She is also a fellow at the Fraser Institute, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is also President and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associa...

IWF's Julie Gunlock sits down with Julie Kelly, a food and agricultural writer from Illinois, to preview IWF's upcoming Women LEAD Summit and the panel that will address the alarmist culture. Julie & Julie get into alarmist news headlines designed to scare parents, chemicals, etc. These will be discussed in detail at the Women LEAD Summit Thursday June 2, 2016 at the American Institute of Architec...

IWF Senior Fellow Patrice Lee sits down with Hadley Heath Manning, IWF senior policy analyst, to discuss solutions to the college debt crisis. Hadley recently wrote two policy papers discussing what lead to the college debt crisis and solutions to the issue. Visit www.iwf.org/publications/ to view the documents in full. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Hays, director of cultural programs at IWF, interviews Hadley Heath Manning, IWF senior policy analyst, on the college debt crisis. Hadley recently wrote a policy focus discussing the root cause of the college debt crisis, the consequences of government student loan program, and why we should care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning and Sabrina Schaeffer discuss "Working For Women," a market-based agenda to improve the lives of women by offering them more flexibility and economic freedom. The report includes a list of 20 different policy changes to improve the market for women and shrink the role of government, which hinders their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather Madden, advocacy project manager at Independent Women's Voice, interviews Hadley Heath Manning, director of health policy for Independent Women's Forum on the three R's of ObamaCare--risk corridors, risk adjustments, and reinsurance--and why they're under scrutiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF executive director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with Naomi Schaefer Riley, a columnist for the New York Post and senior fellow at IWF, to discuss technology and its effect on families. Naomi and Sabrina discuss the benefits of technology, such as virtual offices, as well as the negatives, like cyber bullying. How can families work through these challenges? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's director of health policy, sits down with Linda Gorman, director of healthcare policy at the Independence Institute in Denver, Colorado. Hadley and Linda discuss single payer health care and the consequences that come from socialized medicine. Hadley and Linda also discuss the single payer health care initiative in Colorado known as ColoradoCare and the negative effect...

IWF's executive director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with IWF's Carrie Lukas to discuss the DOL's new regulations that address the so-called "wage gap". The new regulations will require businesses to provide more information on employee compensation and expose how much men & women are paid. Sabrina and Carrie explain what factors go into the statistic that women make 77 cents out of every dollar a...

IWF's managing director Carrie Lukas sits down with IWF's Charlotte Hays to discuss the refugee crisis. The two discuss the consequences of the uptick in immigration, specifically the safety hazards toward women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's Julie Gunlock sits down with Jeff Steir, a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research. Jeff is also a widely published writer, focusing on what IWF likes to call the "Culture of Alarmism". In this podcast, Julie and Jeff discuss the new federal dietary guidelines and why you should take them with a grain of salt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Heather Madden, Independent Women's Voice Advocacy Project Manager. The two discuss the evolution of Title IX on college campuses. Hadley and Heather talk about Title IX's original purpose of outlawing gender discrimination in education and its expansion into free speech and rape culture on campus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Amber Smith, IWF Military Fellow and former Kiowa helicopter pilot in the United States Army. The two discuss the recent policy change that expands combat roles for women in the military. Hadley and Amber discuss the current roles women fill in the military and the unintended consequences that could come from the new policy. They also...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Jillian Melchior, IWF Energy Fellow and reporter for National Review to discuss the recent climate conference in Paris. The two break down what was covered at the conference, President Obama's perspective on climate change, and the consequences that will manifest with the climate deal. They also expose the hypocritical actions of the...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Director of Health Policy, sits down with Kelly Victory, a board-certified trauma and emergency specialist in the Colorado area. Dr. Victory is an expert on the Affordable Care Act, the president of Docs For Patient Care's Colorado chapter, and served as an advisor to Mitt Romney. The two women discuss the ongoing impact of ObamaCare on the world of medicine. Dr. Victory...

Two moms take on the anti-biotech bullies in this Working For Women Podcast. Julie Gunlock, IWF Senior Fellow, sits down with Julie Kelly, a cooking instructor, food writer, and owner of Now You’re Cooking to discuss the alarmism surrounding the Biotech industry and the movement against GMOs. The two women debunk the false theories pushed by the organic industry and federal government. The podcast...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Linda Chavez, President of Becoming American Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting assimilation and elevating the perceptions of Hispanic immigrants among the American population. Hadley and Ms. Chavez discuss the mission of the organization, the border crisis, and a pathway forward for securing the border and legal immi...

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Ashley Carter, Director of Independent Women's Network, to discuss IWN's mission and how women can get involved at the grassroots level. IWN is a network of women, organized through local chapters who swell the ranks of new activists. Local chapters regularly host discussions and planning sessions, participate in local, state, and n...

Amber Schwartz, IWF's Director of Outreach, sits down with Deneen Borelli, IWF's 2015 Woman of Valor Master of Ceremonies, to discuss how she got involved in the community, how certain policies are affecting the lives of women in America, and advice for young girls on how to balance it all. Deneen Borelli is an author, a Fox News contributor, and Chief Political Correspondent for Conservative Revi...

Charlotte Hays, IWF's Director of Cultural Programs, sits down with Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Health Policy Director, to discuss IWF's new health care video series "Straight Talk About Health Care." IWF's new video series introduces a woman named Beth (#MeetBeth) who wants to start her own business, and her journey in navigating the health care system. Hadley and Charlotte tell Beth's story and...

Julie Gunlock, IWF's Culture of Alarmism Director, sits down with Kavin Senapathy to discuss the culture of alarmism in parenting. Kevin is a mother of two, a science popularizer, the co-founder of March Against Myths, and a freelance writer in Madison, WI. The two seek to defend science and debunk the myths surrounding GMOs. They also discuss Kavin's forthcoming book The Fear Babe: Shattering Van...

Charlotte Hays, IWF's Director of Cultural Programs, sits down with Rachel DiCarlo Currie to discuss the government phenomenon "Too Big To Fail (TBTF)". Five years ago, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Act, a measure aimed at abolishing the de facto policy of letting certain financial institutions become and/or be treated as “too big to fail”. Has this law actually helped end the pro...

Sabrina Schaeffer, IWF's Executive Director, and Julie Gunlock, IWF's Culture of Alarmism Director, sit down and discuss sending kids back to school. Sabrina and Julie discuss everything from school lunches to vaccinations. Being mother's themselves, they offer advice for parents on how to prepare children--and themselves--for the school year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...