• An Interview with Misty Heggeness, Author of Swiftynomics

    Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy Misty L. Heggeness is co-director of the Kansas Population Center, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the University of Kansas, and former Principal Economist and Senior Advisor at the US Census Bureau. She is also creator of The Care Board, a dashboard of economic statistics…

  • Care Work and Emotional Labour in Urban India

    Historically, the beginning of nannies, governesses, and wet nurses as an occupation is largely traced to Western Europe, where women from marginalised communities, such as African Americans, used to work as nannies for upper-middle-class white families. Post-liberalisation, India also saw a boom in the economy, whose impacts were multidimensional, ranging from expanding income to dual-income…

  • An Interview with Kara Walker: On Faith, Healing, and the Unspoken Rules of Church

    Welcome to our interview series, Kara. Congratulations on your book The Unspoken Rules of Church. Your journey as an Army officer, a mother, a scholar, and a woman of faith is inspiring. To begin, could you briefly introduce yourself and share what led you to write this book? I’m Kara Walker, a Christian, writer, and…

  • Interview: Danielly Kaufmann on AI, Consciousness, and the Digital Spirit

    About: Danielly Kaufmann is a Luxembourgish-Brazilian artist, author, and independent researcher working at the intersection of creativity, consciousness, and emerging technologies.With a foundation in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo, Danielly developed a systems-based approach to understanding complex realities. Her multidisciplinary practice spans filmmaking, holistic arts, education, and human-centered technology research. Beginning…

  • An Interview with Carol Gee: Writing, Resilience, and Reinvention After Fifty

    About: Carol Gee is a proud U.S. Air Force veteran who also enjoyed a short stint as a mental health counselor before becoming a longtime educator, including years in both teaching and administration. An author, columnist, and motivational speaker, she encourages girls, women, and men to celebrate and embrace their thoughts, feelings, the silly things…

  • An Interview with Bonnie Frankel: Redefining Age, Athletics, and Resilience

    About Bonnie: Several years ago the New York Times began an article about Bonnie Frankel by wishing her a Happy New Year and telling her this could be her decade. USA Today wrote that, if ever there were a movie, “the life and times of Bonnie Frankel” is it. The Los Angeles Times quotes one…

  • An Interview with Anna Thellmann: Grief, Resilience, and the Journey Back to Self

    1. Welcome to our interview series, Anna. We’re glad to have you with us. To begin, could you tell us a little about yourself and what brought you to build your life in Shenyang, China? Hello, I’m Anna and I help women who’ve quietly lost themselves in love find their way back to who they…