WBAI Discussion: The downside of the Women Revolution

WBAI Women Collective:
On the air discussion can be heard on the internet at WBAI.Org

On March 9th Linda Zises hosted two guest, Andrea Fishman from the Local Station Board and LaVarn Willians, the financial officer from the Pacifica foundation in Berkeley California. Pacifica is the parent organization of which WBAI is one of its five member stations.

The guests spoke to particular issues of concern to WBAI listeners which is of particular importance as
WBAI radio(99.5 F.M. N.Y.) is operating at a deficit that is threatening its continuation as a radio station and internet community voice


Linda Zises spoke on the topic: Rethinking women liberation. The downside of liberation

Who is doing the work women used to do? Women in the armed forces raises the question, who is taking care of our children?


Who does the in the house tasks, the "untouchable" work. Whose voice is behind the man who goes to work and makes a public reputation for himself

Clearly this question can not be adequately answered in the brief format of an half hour radio program however............

The point is to raise consciousness about women and the women movement; the personal price of success for women, for their families and for society.

In particular, without volunteer women groups and work to keep WBAI fluid, WBAI has been pauperized both in quality of WBAI work environment and its financial health.

Who brings food into the the station when needed, who answers the phones and fills out pledge cards? Who sends out the premiums, who cleans up paper clips and rubber bands. And who has the time to conduct a detailed examination of phone usage, the cost of supplies and the value of the products purchased.

The loss of "women work" as it was once called translates into money lost, and an atnosphere of all stars or masters of the art of radio and no one to do the work needed to continue to put the WBAI voice into the ears of community listeners

What do you think?

Is there a backlash, a downside to the women revolution.

LindaZises
WBAI Women Collective