WDI Podcast

This week’s speakers Clarice Saadi - BrazilBrazil is the new hotbed of trans insanityBio: Clarice is one of the director of MATRIA, a Brazilian women's association that fights against the erosion of women's sex-based rights in the country. Mara Accettura - ItalyThe Family in the Woods and other news from ItalyWDI's talk at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NGO forumS...

RFP - 'City of Ladies' by Catherine de Pizan, discussed by Jo Brew. A live webinar on 22nd March 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

This week’s speakers Karen Browne - The Situation in IrelandBio: I live in Galway, in the west of Ireland. My activism centres around taking action in the form of stickering, leaflets, talking to people and engaging with government. I'm also a member of Let Women Speak. As I live with disabilities, I'm also interested in how women are impacted by disability. I believe change comes when ord...

RFP - 'The Case Against the Sexual Revolution' by Louise Perry, discussed by Karla Mantilla. A live webinar recorded on 15th March 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/r...

This week’s speakers Yal Bano and Afghan Women - Afghan Women's VoicesBio: Yal is a Women's right activist from AfghanistanMizgin - Rojave - Current situation in Rojava and women's resistanceBio: I am an activist with the Kongra Star women's movement in Rojava. I have lived in Rojava for the last nine years and worked there with the Kurdish women's movement. Anna Hinrichsen - U...

RFP - 'The Moose' by Elizabeth Bishop, discussed by Sue Gittins. A live webinar recorded on 8th March 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

Speakers:Alexa Faucher - FranceHow to get fired from your job for knowing - and saying that no one can change sex. Bio: A French Radical feminist and communications professional aged 52 years old, based in Paris. Also a member of WDI in France. Tatyana Sukhareva - Georgia/RussiaIt's becoming illegal to say you don't want children in Russia - in RussianBio: I am a radical feminist and human...

RFP - Muriel Matters: What we can learn from that daring Australian girl, discussed by Helen Pringle. A live webinar recorded on 1st March 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/r...

Faika El-Nagashi (Austria) – EU LGBTIQ+ Strategy and Parliament vote that trans women = womenFaika El-Nagashi is a political scientist and former MP with Austria’s Green party, with 30 years of experience in human rights advocacy. She has worked on women’s rights, migration, and LGBT issues. Her work now centres on addressing ideological shifts that, in the name of inclusion, constrain women’s rig...

RFP - Women and Evolution by discussed by Kathleen Lowrey. A live webinar recorded on 22nd Feb 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

Host: Amparo Domingo Cris Walker - SpainWhat happened to the 2015 maternity benefit in Spanish pensions to turn it into a "paternity" benefit in 2025? Talk: In 2015, the Spanish government introduced a maternity benefit in women's pensions by law with the aim of narrowing the gender gap. Ten years later, men are receiving it en masse because the European Court of Justice ruled that t...

RFP - Lolita by Judy Forshaw, discussed by Jocelynne Scutt & Judy Forshaw. A live webinar recorded on 15th February 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

Host: Kara DanskyJill Raymond (UK)Title: WDI UK Statement on Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation Day – February 6The official UN page: https://www.un.org/en/observances/female-genital-mutilation-dayBio: Jan Raymond is a feminist, activist from the UKTatyana Sukhareva (Russia/Georgia)Title: 4B – A New Format of Women’s Strike (in Russian and English)Bio: Tatyana Sukhareva is a radical femin...

RFP - The New Woman and late 19th century novels discussed by Kate Newey. A live webinar recorded on 8th Feb 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

The Work of the WDI International Law / UN GroupRetaining Sex, Not Gender, in International Law and Defending Women’s RightsDate: 31 January 2026Host: Jo BrewProgramme & SpeakersSally Wainwright — ScotlandTopic: Lesbian Submission to the Human Rights CouncilSally Wainwright is a co-founder of Lesbian Persistence and was the architect of the lesbian intervention in the For Women Scotland case....

RFP - 'The Menopause Industry' by Sandra Coney, discussed by Sheila Jeffreys and Renate Klein. A live webinar recorded on 1st Feb 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/re...

This week’s speakers are:Sheila Jeffreys  UK/AustraliaNews on Womanface from USA and the Mardi Gras in Sydney, AustraliaBio: Radical lesbian feminist author and activistBatya Weinbaum & Sue Gittins  USA & UKWhatever happened to the incest survivors movement? Bio: Batya - Activist, writer, artist, Editor, educator, theorist based in the US and a radical feminist since the 1970s, published m...

RFP - 'Barbie Meets A Very Poor Thing' by Jocelynne Scutt, discussed by Jocelynne Scutt and Marian Rutigliano. A live webinar recorded on 25th January at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at h...

This week’s speakers are: Sheila Jeffreys UK/Australia - The Campaign for the Sexual Abuse of Children in 70s UK Tamarack Verrall Canada - Why I signed the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights Kara Dansky USA - Two US Supreme Court cases involving male athletes demanding to compete in women's sports April Chainey USA - Why I signed the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights ♀♀♀♀♀♀♀...

RFP - 'Backlash' by Susan Faludi, discussed by Anna Kerr and Bronwyn Williams. A live webinar recorded on 18th January 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP

Kate Ramsden is a retired social worker of over 40 years, during which time she was also an active trade unionist. She is still involved in initiatives to support ethical social work practice. She is joint secretary of Aberdeen Trades Union Council and a delegate to the STUC Women's Committee and is involved in a number of left initiatives including writing for the Morning Star.

Lierre Keith and Joni Zander, USA, WoLF Lawfare and RadFem Summer camp

Feminist Question Time LIVE - Programme Saturday 3pm UK time.

10 January 2026 Host: Jo Brew Yal & Afghan Women Afghanistan Afghan women from inside Afghan will share their situation under the control of the taliban Lierre Keith and Joni Zander USA WoLF Lawfare Kate Ramsden Scotland Why I signed the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights

RFP - 'Unveiled' by Yasmine Mohammed, discussed by Sara Ghorbani and Lierre Keith. A pre-recorded webinar first shown on 11th Jan 2026 at 10am UK time. On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series Radical Feminist Perspectives offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Attendance of our live webinars is women-only, register at https://bit.ly/re...