Gloria Steinem: Bodily autonomy should be women’s rights priority - BBC World Service, BBC 100 women

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The face of the women's rights movements in the US during the 1970s and an icon of feminism, Gloria Steinem has spent the last 50 years focusing her efforts on advancing women's political participation and reproductive rights. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Her activism followed her career in journalism, where she was the co-founder of Ms. magazine, one of the first US publications to focus on women's issues beyond the perils of housekeeping. Now at 89 years old, Steinem has sat down with BBC 100 Women to discuss how feminism has changed over the decades, the impact of cancel culture, and what the future might look like for women's rights around the world. 00:00 Introduction 01:14 What is life like these days for Gloria Steinem? 01:42 How does Gloria Steinem feel about the feminist movement today? 02:42 What are the key markers in measuring progress in feminism? 03:30 "We have to determine the fate of our own physical selves - so can decide whether and when to have children or not to have children." 04:22 Gloria Steinem on GenZ 05:36 Gloria Steinem on online activism 07:30 Gloria Steinem on cancel culture: 'We should not submit to it' 08:39 Why is there a rise in a sentiment against women's rights these days? 09:19 "We shouldn't feel helpless because we are not changing something globally." 09:49 Does Gloria Steinem think helping men navigate this new world should be a goal of the feminist movement? 11:25 What is the feminist movement doing wrong? 12:49 What are the most urgent challenges for women's rights in the world? 13:47 "The reason for our restrictions is that we have wombs." 14:20 Gloria Steinem on Roe v Wade 14:52 Gloria Steinem on Iran 17:00 How do we make Western feminism more collaborative with the rest of the world? 18:00 Has Western feminism been inclusive enough? 18:35 Gloria Steinem on the #MeToo movement 20:50 "Revolution changes form. It's like a liquid being poured into different containers. It's still the same liquid." 21:00 What is the biggest misconception people make about Gloria Steinem? 21:38 Gloria Steinem on her legacy The BBC 100 Women team has a mission to address the under-representation of women in media. If you are interested in their content check out these playlists: "In conversation" with inspiring women 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dhPgx8sYodX7xtdX7nHTmB Docs with a gender viewpoint 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eYtF5I_1IVsiww2H3irZWx More videos with a gender perspective 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cbktJ5umbEcZTeaQO2v86O Presented by: Faranak Amidi Filmed by: Andrew Blum, G. Anthony Svatek Produced by: Rebecca Thorn BBC 100 Women Senior producers: Valeria Perasso, Amelia Butterly Edited by: Ben Honeybone, Andy Bowern BBC 100 Women editor: Golnoosh Golshani Commissioning editor: Vara Szajkowski ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #gloriasteinem #feminism