NBN Book of the Day - L. Cox Han and C. Heldman, “Madam President?: Gender and Politics on the Road to the White House” (Lynne Rienner, 2020)

Lori Cox Han and Caroline Heldman, both scholars of gender and politics as well as scholars of the American Presidency, have assembled a wide array of essays[*] to revisit the question about whether “we” are ready for the first female president of the United States, and what the path might look like to arrive at that glass-ceiling shattering event. Cox Han and Heldman had edited a previous version of this concept in 2007 (Rethinking Madam President: Are We Ready for the First Woman in the White House? Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007) and they and their contributing authors had concluded that, in 2007, the United States was not yet ready to give “female presidential candidates a fair run.” 

But much has shifted and changed over the years since the publication of that previous interrogation of this perennial consideration and Madam President? Gender and Politics on the Road to the White House (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020) revisits this consideration having seen Hillary Clinton as the standard bearer for the Democratic Party in 2016, even while she lost the Electoral College vote to Donald Trump. Cox Han and Heldman, and the contributing authors to Madam President? are evaluating the political landscape following Clinton’s loss and exploring what changed as a result of the presidential race in 2016, including the Women’s Movement/March that came together following Trump’s Inauguration and the rise of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements as well.

The chapters that make up Madam President? Gender and Politics on the Road to the White House cover quite a few different dimensions of presidential politics and gender politics, including examining where female candidates have been able to compete on a more equal playing field with male candidates, such as in their capacity to fundraise, as Victoria Farrar-Myers explains in her chapter on “Money and Candidate Viability.” Other chapters explore the masculine nature of the presidency itself and the difficulty this poses for candidates and for voters. Authors approach this complicated foundation of the American presidency from a variety of perspectives, including Meredith Conroy’s chapter on masculinity and media coverage during the course of the campaign, and Karen Hult’s and Meena Bose’s respective chapters on sex, gender, and leadership within the Executive Branch, and key areas of presidential responsibility. Madam President? helps us think about the newly elected female Vice President, Kamala Harris, and her husband’s role as first spouse. As Cox Han and Heldman explain during the course of our conversation, there is some cause of optimism that we may already be seeing the first woman president of the United States, it just may be a few years before she takes office.

Lilly J. Goren is professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012), as well as co-editor of Mad Men and Politics: Nostalgia and the Remaking of Modern America (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015). Email her comments at lgoren@carrollu.edu or tweet to @gorenlj.

[*] Full disclosure: I am a contributing co-author, with Linda Beail, of one of these essays.

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The NewsWorthy - Third Vaccine Safe, USPS ‘Death Spiral’ & ‘Frasier’ Reboot – Thursday, February 25th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, February 25th, 2021!

We're talking about:

  • the FDA's review of a third COVID-19 vaccine that could be available to the American public by next week
  • what the leader of the U.S. Postal Service says he needs to make sure the service doesn't die
  • why you could get a check from your state government
  • another reboot of an iconic sitcom coming
  • what to know before you plan a spring break getaway

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned.

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Sources:

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Analysis: WaPo, AP, Reuters, FDA

First COVAX Deliveries: BBC, NY Times, Axios, UN

Biden Reverses Green Card Ban: NY Times, Axios, Reuters, Politico, White House

NY Gov Sexual Harassment Accusation: Politico, NBC News, WSJ, Medium

USPS Calls for Reform: NPR, ABC News, Axios, Reuters, USPS

States Pass COVID Aid: AP, Axios, Business Insider

Dow Closes at Record: WSJ, Business Insider, AP 

GameStop Shares Surge Again: The Verge, CNBC, FOX Business

Fry’s Electronics Closes: AP, The Verge, NY Times, Fry’s

Record Number of LGBTQ Americans: CBS News, WaPo, USA Today, Gallup

‘Frasier’ Revival in the Works: The Verge, Variety, Hollywood Reporter

Thing to Know Thursday: Planning a Spring Break Trip: USA Today, Chicago Tribune, WaPo

What A Day - Vaccinate K-8

The FDA put out analyses yesterday showing that Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine is highly effective, setting the stage for its approval as early as this weekend.

The CDC put out new guidelines for safely reopening schools earlier this month, and it comes as the Biden administration has said they are working to get a majority of K-8 schools open in their first 100 days. We spoke to Washington Post education reporter Moriah Balingit about the new guidelines, the COVID risk in schools, and what it all means for teachers and parents.

And in headlines: Ghana became the first country to get free COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX, an update on Tiger Woods condition following his car crash, and California beats a legal challenge to its net neutrality law.

Show Links:

Read more from Moriah Balingit in the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/moriah-balingit/


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The Daily Signal - Why Children’s Right Must Come Before Adult Desires

The narrative that a child only needs love and safety to thrive is being challenged by Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, a nonprofit organization that promotes social policies to protect the rights of children.

In her new book, “Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement,” Faust argues that a child needs a stable home with love from both a mother and a father. 

Faust joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to share her story and why it's critical that the needs of the child play a key role in debates about same-sex parenting, divorce, sperm- or egg-donor children, and so on. 


We also cover these stories:

  • The Biden administration announces that the government will distribute 25 million masks.
  • A federal judge in Texas blocks President Joe Biden’s deportation pause in a nationwide order. 
  • Lindsay Boylan, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, details sexual harassment allegations against the governor.

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Tech Won't Save Us - Why We Need a Luddite Politics of Tech w/ Gavin Mueller

Paris Marx is joined by Gavin Mueller to discuss who the Luddites really were, what they can teach us about how we think about technology today, and why they show the need for a decelerationist politics of the future.

Gavin Mueller is the author of “Breaking Things at Work: The Luddites Are Right About Why You Hate Your Job.” He’s also a lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the editorial collective of Viewpoint Magazine. Follow Gavin on Twitter as @gavinmuellerphd.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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Curious City - Why The Sweet Steak Is The “Most Chicago” Sandwich

Though little known on the North Side of Chicago, the sweet steak has been attracting long lines of fans to South Side eateries for 50 years now. The sandwich starts with a steamed bun, piled high with grilled onions, chopped ribeye steak, American cheese, sweet pepper relish, sliced tomatoes and hot peppers — all doused in a signature reddish sweet sauce. Curious City’s Monica Eng digs into the origins of the sandwich and what’s in store for the future. Hint: it has to do with walnuts.

Serious Inquiries Only - SIO280: A Scientific Case for Repressed Memory?

After last week's episode with Carrie Poppy, I got a number of responses saying we might have been a little too dismissive of the evolutionary case for repressed memory. As it turns out, Dr. Jennifer Freyd, has developed a theory that could account for something like it. Yes, that Jennifer Freyd, the accuser whose story was told in The Cut's article that started this whole thing! The entire situation is as fascinating as it is tragic for virtually everyone involved, but Dr. Lindsey Osterman is here to give us a more complete understanding of the science!

the memory palace - Episode 176: The Air and the Sea and the Land


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Music

  • Unsayable by Brambles.

  • Kola - Lighthouse Version by amiina

  • A Nearer Sun by the Westerlies

  • Duet, a Steve Reich composition, performed by Daniel Hope.

  • Reading a Wave by Arp

  • April by Kanazu Tomoyuki

  • Latent Sonata by Brian McBride

Notes

Security Unlocked - Judging a Bug by Its Title

Most people know the age-old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I can still see my grandmother wagging her finger at me when I was younger as she said it. But what if it's not the book cover we’re judging, but the title? And what if it’s not a book we’re analyzing, but instead a security bug? The times have changed, and age-old adages don’t always translate well in the digital landscape. In this case, we’re using machine learning (ML) to identify and “judge” security bugs based solely on their titles. And, believe it or not, it works! (Sorry, Grandma!) 

Mayana Pereira, Data Scientist at Microsoft, joins hosts Nic Fillingham and Natalia Godyla to dig into the endeavors that are saving security experts’ time. Mayana explains how data science and security teams have come together to explore ways that ML can help software developers identify and classify security bugs more efficiently. A task that, without machine learning, has traditionally provided false positives or led developers to overlook misclassified critical security vulnerabilities. 

 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • How data science and ML can improve security protocols and identify and classify bugs for software developers 
  • How to determine the appropriate amount of data needed to create an accurate ML training model 
  • The techniques used to classify bugs based simply on their title 

 

Some Questions We Ask:

  • What questions need to be asked in order to obtain the right data to train a security model? 
  • How does Microsoft utilize the outputs of these data-driven security models?  
  • What is AI for Good and how is it using AI to foster positive change in protecting children, data and privacy online? 

 

Resources: 

Microsoft Digital Defense Report

Article: “Identifying Security Bug Reports Based Solely on Report Titles and Noisy Data”

Mayana’s LinkedIn

Microsoft Security Blog

Nic’s LinkedIn

Natalia’s LinkedIn


Related:

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault 

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts


Security Unlocked is produced by Microsoft and distributed as part of The CyberWire Network. 


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