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IWF's director of cultural programs Charlotte Hays sits down with Julie Gunlock to discuss the FDA's new regulations for salt in food. Julie discusses the consequences that come from food regulations and why Americans should be concerned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with Marlene Colucci, Executive Director of the Business Council and co-founder of RightNOW Women PAC. Sabrina and Marlene discuss the role of RightNOW Women PAC in the conservative movement and the importance of encouraging and supporting center-right women in leadership roles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's Ashley Carter sits down with Vicki Alger to discuss the Dept. Of Educaton and the need for education reform. Vicki Alger is a senior fellow at the Indpendent Women's Forum and a research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. She is also a fellow at the Fraser Institute, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is also President and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. . They also discuss her new book from the Independent Institute: Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's Julie Gunlock sits down with Julie Kelly, a food and agricultural writer from Illinois, to preview IWF's upcoming Women LEAD Summit and the panel that will address the alarmist culture. Julie & Julie get into alarmist news headlines designed to scare parents, chemicals, etc. These will be discussed in detail at the Women LEAD Summit Thursday June 2, 2016 at the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Senior Fellow Patrice Lee sits down with Hadley Heath Manning, IWF senior policy analyst, to discuss solutions to the college debt crisis. Hadley recently wrote two policy papers discussing what lead to the college debt crisis and solutions to the issue. Visit www.iwf.org/publications/ to view the documents in full. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Hays, director of cultural programs at IWF, interviews Hadley Heath Manning, IWF senior policy analyst, on the college debt crisis. Hadley recently wrote a policy focus discussing the root cause of the college debt crisis, the consequences of government student loan program, and why we should care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning and Sabrina Schaeffer discuss "Working For Women," a market-based agenda to improve the lives of women by offering them more flexibility and economic freedom. The report includes a list of 20 different policy changes to improve the market for women and shrink the role of government, which hinders their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather Madden, advocacy project manager at Independent Women's Voice, interviews Hadley Heath Manning, director of health policy for Independent Women's Forum on the three R's of ObamaCare--risk corridors, risk adjustments, and reinsurance--and why they're under scrutiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF executive director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with Naomi Schaefer Riley, a columnist for the New York Post and senior fellow at IWF, to discuss technology and its effect on families. Naomi and Sabrina discuss the benefits of technology, such as virtual offices, as well as the negatives, like cyber bullying. How can families work through these challenges? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's director of health policy, sits down with Linda Gorman, director of healthcare policy at the Independence Institute in Denver, Colorado. Hadley and Linda discuss single payer health care and the consequences that come from socialized medicine. Hadley and Linda also discuss the single payer health care initiative in Colorado known as ColoradoCare and the negative effect it will have on its citizens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's executive director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with IWF's Carrie Lukas to discuss the DOL's new regulations that address the so-called "wage gap". The new regulations will require businesses to provide more information on employee compensation and expose how much men & women are paid. Sabrina and Carrie explain what factors go into the statistic that women make 77 cents out of every dollar a man makes, and what unintended consequences will arise from the increased regulatory burden on businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's managing director Carrie Lukas sits down with IWF's Charlotte Hays to discuss the refugee crisis. The two discuss the consequences of the uptick in immigration, specifically the safety hazards toward women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF's Julie Gunlock sits down with Jeff Steir, a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research. Jeff is also a widely published writer, focusing on what IWF likes to call the "Culture of Alarmism". In this podcast, Julie and Jeff discuss the new federal dietary guidelines and why you should take them with a grain of salt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Heather Madden, Independent Women's Voice Advocacy Project Manager. The two discuss the evolution of Title IX on college campuses. Hadley and Heather talk about Title IX's original purpose of outlawing gender discrimination in education and its expansion into free speech and rape culture on campus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Amber Smith, IWF Military Fellow and former Kiowa helicopter pilot in the United States Army. The two discuss the recent policy change that expands combat roles for women in the military. Hadley and Amber discuss the current roles women fill in the military and the unintended consequences that could come from the new policy. They also discuss the importance of a mission standard rather than a gender standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Jillian Melchior, IWF Energy Fellow and reporter for National Review to discuss the recent climate conference in Paris. The two break down what was covered at the conference, President Obama's perspective on climate change, and the consequences that will manifest with the climate deal. They also expose the hypocritical actions of the world leaders who attended the conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF Director of Health Policy, sits down with Kelly Victory, a board-certified trauma and emergency specialist in the Colorado area. Dr. Victory is an expert on the Affordable Care Act, the president of Docs For Patient Care's Colorado chapter, and served as an advisor to Mitt Romney. The two women discuss the ongoing impact of ObamaCare on the world of medicine. Dr. Victory also shares how she would explain the law and impact to a group of young doctors entering the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two moms take on the anti-biotech bullies in this Working For Women Podcast. Julie Gunlock, IWF Senior Fellow, sits down with Julie Kelly, a cooking instructor, food writer, and owner of Now You’re Cooking to discuss the alarmism surrounding the Biotech industry and the movement against GMOs. The two women debunk the false theories pushed by the organic industry and federal government. The podcast exposes the scare tactics employed by the organic industry to convince mothers that non-organic foods are harmful to children and families, when really there is no scientific backing to these arguments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Linda Chavez, President of Becoming American Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting assimilation and elevating the perceptions of Hispanic immigrants among the American population. Hadley and Ms. Chavez discuss the mission of the organization, the border crisis, and a pathway forward for securing the border and legal immigration reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Senior Policy Analyst, sits down with Ashley Carter, Director of Independent Women's Network, to discuss IWN's mission and how women can get involved at the grassroots level. IWN is a network of women, organized through local chapters who swell the ranks of new activists. Local chapters regularly host discussions and planning sessions, participate in local, state, and national issues, and help bring our message directly to the voters. Listen to see how you can get involved in your locality! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amber Schwartz, IWF's Director of Outreach, sits down with Deneen Borelli, IWF's 2015 Woman of Valor Master of Ceremonies, to discuss how she got involved in the community, how certain policies are affecting the lives of women in America, and advice for young girls on how to balance it all. Deneen Borelli is an author, a Fox News contributor, and Chief Political Correspondent for Conservative Review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Hays, IWF's Director of Cultural Programs, sits down with Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Health Policy Director, to discuss IWF's new health care video series "Straight Talk About Health Care." IWF's new video series introduces a woman named Beth (#MeetBeth) who wants to start her own business, and her journey in navigating the health care system. Hadley and Charlotte tell Beth's story and explain how the problems in our health care system began (long before Obamacare). They will also explain how Obamacare has made our health care system worse, and end with a better way forward for America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Gunlock, IWF's Culture of Alarmism Director, sits down with Kavin Senapathy to discuss the culture of alarmism in parenting. Kevin is a mother of two, a science popularizer, the co-founder of March Against Myths, and a freelance writer in Madison, WI. The two seek to defend science and debunk the myths surrounding GMOs. They also discuss Kavin's forthcoming book The Fear Babe: Shattering Vani Hari's Glass House, out in October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Hays, IWF's Director of Cultural Programs, sits down with Rachel DiCarlo Currie to discuss the government phenomenon "Too Big To Fail (TBTF)". Five years ago, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Act, a measure aimed at abolishing the de facto policy of letting certain financial institutions become and/or be treated as “too big to fail”. Has this law actually helped end the problem of TBTF or is it fueling it even more? Charlotte and Rachel answer this question and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sabrina Schaeffer, IWF's Executive Director, and Julie Gunlock, IWF's Culture of Alarmism Director, sit down and discuss sending kids back to school. Sabrina and Julie discuss everything from school lunches to vaccinations. Being mother's themselves, they offer advice for parents on how to prepare children--and themselves--for the school year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF executive director Sabrina Schaeffer sits down with Congresswoman Barbara Comstock in the latest "Working for Women" podcast. Congresswoman Comstock is IWF's 2015 Woman of Valor honoree. Sabrina and the Congresswoman discuss her leadership on Capitol Hill and being a fantastic role model for women and young girls. They also discuss the Congresswoman's future initiatives in Congress, Women in the workplace, and more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carrie Lukas, IWF's Managing Director, sits down with IWF Director of Health Policy Hadley Heath Manning to discuss the future of America's health care system after the King v. Burwell Supreme Court ruling. Is Obamacare here to stay? What will the future cost of health care look like? How do we solve the problems that keep popping up in the health care system? What is the path forward? Hadley and Carrie answer these questions and more in the latest Working For Women podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Director of Health Policy, sits down with IWF Culture of Alarmism Director Julie Gunlock to discuss the unhealthy consequences of government nutrition initiatives. Government is increasingly meddling in American food manufacturing and consumption. Many accept these measures as harmless: what’s the matter with government nudging people to eat healthier? Hadley and Julie discuss why these initiatives come at a high cost in terms of higher food prices, in wasted tax dollars, and even—ironically—to our health. They answer why it is in the best interest of Americans for government to get out of the diet business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadley Heath Manning, IWF's Director of Health Policy, sits down with IWF Senior Fellow Jillian Melchior to discuss over the counter birth control. They answer many important questions that are on the minds of many women: Why isn't birth control currently available over the counter? Why are liberals trying to block Sen. Cory Gardner's legislation to provide over-the-counter birth control? What are the benefits of this legislation to women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Director of Cultural Programs Charlotte Hays sits down with IWF Managing Director Carrie Lukas to discuss taxes and technology, specifically how taxes affect wireless devices. Charlotte and Carrie answer many questions in the podcast: Who benefits most from technology? Why is the government regulating and taxing technology? How does this affect individuals and families in a world that is growing more dependent on technology and wireless? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For too long progressive women’s groups have claimed to speak for women and set the agenda. They’ve told women they’re a victim class in need of constant government protection. But that message is insidious and wrong, and the IWF is excited to have a more productive conversation about a path forward for women and their families. On June 4th, IWF will be hosting the Women LEAD Summit. In the podcast, Charlotte Hays, IWF Director of Cultural Programs, is joined by IWF Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer to discuss the summit and why it is important for the future of women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Senior Policy Analyst Hadley Heath Manning sits down with IWF Managing Director Carrie Lukas to discuss transition from college to the workplace. Carrie wrote an article for Forbes titled "Seven Things College Women Should Know For Life After Graduation," where she offered advice to young women who are entering the work force. Hadley and Carrie answer many questions in the podcast that may be on the minds of young women: What are the choices available for young women today? Should women be concerned that there are few women CEO's and in congress? How should women think about workplace discrimination? Should women put off having families? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Culture of Alarmism Director Julie Gunlock sits down with IWF Energy Fellow Jillian Melchior to discuss renewable fuel standards. Concerns have increased about the unintended consequences of biofuels. In addition to the costs of subsidies for taxpayers, increased use of ethanol has driven up gas prices as well as food prices, both in the United States and around the globe. Scientists are increasingly concluding that the widespread use of biofuels may actually have a net negative impact on the environment.Julie and Jillian discuss these impacts and possible future solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would a government paid-leave program in the U.S. be the magic cure-all for all workers - particularly expectant mothers? Hadley Heath Manning, senior policy analyst at IWF, talks with Carrie Lukas, managing director at IWF, about what paid-leave advocates ignore in the work-family balance debate. Lukas, a working mother of five, highlights the negative consequences that arise from top-down, one-size-fits-all government programs - like paid leave - and how they particularly mean trouble for women in the workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Director of Cultural Programs, Charlotte Hays, was joined by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of Economics21 and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Discussing Furchtgott-Roth's new book, Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young, they cover how our bloated entitlement system, minimum wage laws, and other big government policies negatively affect the future of young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Culture of Alarmism director Julie Gunlock was joined by IWF and CEI Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini to discuss the alarmism surrounding the "collapse" of bee colonies. Logomasini did extensive work on debunking environmentalists claims that bee colony collapse can be traced to harmful pesticides. On the podcast, Gunlock and Logomasini discussed her report titled "'Beepocalypse' Not" and how bee colony collapse is not due to "harmful pesticides," but rather mother nature. The podcast exposes environmentalist agenda for more regulation and to feed into their culture of alarmism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feminist organizations and their liberal allies in Congress and at the White House celebrate “Equal Pay Day,” a made-up holiday predicated on the idea that women all suffer wage discrimination and are shortchanged compared to a man's earnings for the same work. IWF's managing director Carrie Lukas, co-author of Liberty is No War on Women, joins Hadley Heath Manning to discuss the fictitious holiday, the truth about the so-called wage gap, and women in the workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Culture of Alarmism Director Julie Gunlock is joined by Jillian Melchior, National Review reporter and energy fellow at IWF, to discuss fracking. What is fracking? How is it done? How long have we been fracking in the United States? How has fracking helped Americans? How will proposed regulations on fracking impact energy prices and American lives? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cultural Director Charlotte Hays sits down with Kay Hymowitz to preview IWF's important May 13 panel on the future of marriage--if there is a future, and the profound ramifications if marriage is no longer the norm. Hymowitz is one of the foremost thinkers on marriage and author of Marriage and Caste in America: Separate and Unequal Families in a Post-Marital Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IWF Culture of Alarmism director Julie Gunlock was joined by the Dr. Julie Goodman, an expert in toxicology, epidemiology, and assessing human health risks from chemicals in consumer products and the environment. Dr. Goodman specializes in analyzing and interpreting epidemiology and toxicity data, apparent disease clusters, and chemical exposures. She currently works for Gradient, an environmental and risk sciences consulting firm. On the podcast, Gunlock and Goodman discussed what constitutes a safe level of chemical exposure and why this issue is so often badly reported by the mainstream media. Goodman also explained the latest studies on BPA safety and why many of the replacements for BPA do not have the safety record of BPA. Lastly, Goodman explained why there’s so much fear surrounding chemical use and how environmental groups often frighten women unnecessarily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Wednsday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell case. Independent Women's Forum health policy director Hadley Heath Manning speaks with Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute to discuss the case and why it is so important. What rulings could come down from the court? What would they mean? What are some important takeaways that the American people need to keep in mind about the case? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.