Say More: An Interview with Françoise Girard

Françoise Girard explains how the pandemic has vindicated feminism, shows why intersectionality is the only way forward for feminists, and more. The PS Say More Newsletter | [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Say More]( This week in Say More, PS talks with Françoise Girard, former president of the International Women’s Health Coalition. To read the full interview – in which Girard calls for a permanent end to the global gag rule, explains how the pandemic has vindicated feminism, and shows why intersectionality is the only way forward for feminists – [click here](. Françoise Girard Says More… Syndicate: In the wake of the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, America seems to be facing a reckoning with right-wing extremism. You have [highlighted]( the links between anti-abortion forces and such extremists. How widespread is support for violence among anti-abortion activists, and what can the US do to address it? Françoise Girard: The actions of anti-abortion groups speak for themselves. In the US, they began [resorting to violence](... [Continue reading]( [Women and Girls Hold the Key to Universal Health Coverage]( [Women and Girls Hold the Key to Universal Health Coverage]( By Françoise Girard Sexual and reproductive services are often left out of health-care strategies for the sake of political expediency. This threatens to derail efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of universal health coverage by 2030. By the Way... PS: Last October, you resigned as president of the International Women’s Health Coalition, after an independent investigation cleared you of charges of racial discrimination and retaliation against employees, but found that “deeply held and persistent perceptions” had “caused significant harm to IHWC’s workplace culture, particularly as it relates to the experiences of women of color.” How can organizations – perhaps especially progressive organizations – address or avert such perceptions? FG: Yes, I’ve thought about it a lot, and am being asked this question by colleagues in peer organizations. Progressive organizations everywhere are being called out... [Continue reading]( [An Interview with Yuen Yuen Ang]( Previously in Say More [Yuen Yuen Ang]( – Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – shows how the US can become a more formidable competitor to China, warns against false dichotomies in US-China relations, and proposes a more nuanced approach to measuring corruption. [Read more](. [Check out the Say More archive]( [Investing in Climate Action: The Make-or-Break Decade]( Previously in Opinion Has It [Stopping the Next Pandemic]( [Jennifer Nuzzo]( joins [Elmira Bayrasli]( in this PS podcast Even if the world does manage to end the COVID-19 pandemic, we can’t simply breathe a sigh of relief and return to business as usual. With the number of new infectious diseases rising fast, the next pandemic could be just around the corner. Listen on [PS]( [Apple]( [Soundcloud]( [Spotify]( [Google]( and all other listening apps. Or [read the transcript](. [Check out the Opinion Has It archive]( [PS. The Female Voice]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.