Gloria Steinem

A couple weeks ago, Gloria sat down with Esmé E. Deprez to talk about Occupy Wall Street and the way gender plays a role in finances and power:

For Gloria Steinem, the international conversation that the Occupy Wall Street protests sparked about economic inequality is, at its heart, about gender.

Start with the thousands of dollars in student loans that saddle the average U.S. college graduate. Women “are paid unequally -- so they are going to have a harder time paying back that debt,” Steinem, the 77-year-old feminist who helped start the women’s rights movement with the publication of Ms. Magazine nearly 40 years ago, said in an interview at Bloomberg News’ New York bureau. “It’s outrageous because they are kind of indentured when they graduate.”

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Gloria reflects on becoming an activist, ongoing struggles in the feminist fight for equality, and women's magazines with DC-based journalist Heera Rajagopal--read it here!

Last week, Gloria Steinem and Tiffany Dufu (president of the White House Project) sat down to talk about women, politics, and sex. The clip is short but so easy to understand--a must-see for anyone who wants to see some honest talk about how we can change the world.

Beyond Conventions: Opening Video from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.