In this week’s podcast, Nikki takes over while Mandi is on vacation. Nikki apologizes for her unprofessional-ness and her jumbles. Mandi will be back next week to bring us the news.

In this week’s stories, the vote to override President Bushs Health Insurance Program expansion is planned for October 18. If you would like to support the Health Insurance Program, please visit Moms Rising.org. The EEOC steps in the end discrimination in the LA Fire Department. Women protest Wal-mart’s selling of sexual harassment tee shirts as well as reporting on a study done by Catalyst that companies with women on their board of directors perform financially better. 140 male contraception researchers got together in Seattle for the “Future of Male Contraception” conference, discussing a number of viable male contraceptive options. Also, we report on growing evidence that shows that getting and keeping young people in school, particularly girls, dramatically lowers their vulnerability to HIV, as well as other stories.

Feisty Aphrodite now has a comment line and we invite all our listeners to call it! Any comments will be played on our next podcast. Here’s the number:

(303) 991-8595

The transcript to the stories will be up tomorrow, October 11.

 

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