Gloria Feldt and Linda Hirshman

Gloria Feldt is author of three books. The latest, in collaboration with actress Kathleen Turner, is Send Yourself Roses.
She is former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and
currently a keynote speaker and frequent media commentator on women,
leadership, and politics. She serves on the board of the Women’s Media
Center.

Linda R. Hirshman retired as the Allen/Berenson Distinguished Visiting
Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at Brandeis University in
2002.

She is the author of “Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World,”
(Viking, 2006, Penguin 2007). Since the publication of “Get to Work,”
she has become a regular commentator on issues of politics, philosophy
and the role of women in government and society. Her work has appeared,
most recently, in the New York Times Magazine (“Sixteen Ways of Looking
at a Female Voter,” 2/3/2008) and The Washington Post (“Looking to the
Future: Feminism Has to Focus, 6/6/2008). She is a regular contributor
to the online magazine, Slate, and to the Huffington Post. She is at
work now on a book, “The Perverse Year of the Woman” on the effect of
the gender divide on American politics, particularly the forthcoming
election.

The Yanks Are Coming — Back

At the moment the Obama administration's decision to seek a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council grabbed headlines, the U.S. quietly took the reins on the most important human rights issue for humanity's future: sexual and reproductive rights.