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Looking Back, Moving Forward, a podcast from Ms. Magazine's Ms. Studios hosted by feminist superstar and Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios, traces the history of modern feminism through the pages of Ms. — and outlines where the fight for gender equality must go next. Featuring conversations with Ms. contributors and editors and feminist thought leaders and activists, Looking Back Moving Forward pulls lessons from the more than 50 years of feminist reporting in Ms. to chart the path toward the future we're fighting for.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 18 days
Average audio length:
52 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
8 episodes
since June 26, 2025
episodic
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This bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward features a conversation between Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios; professor, author, and activist Loretta Ross; and professor and Ms. contributor Janell Hobson, moderated by Ms. Executive Editor Katherine Spillar, about how the past informs the fu…
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This bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward features Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios in conversation with Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen, whose latest documentary short, FREE JOAN LITTLE, tells the incredible story of the first U.S. woman ever acquitted for using…
The Equal Rights Amendment was sent to the states for ratification the same year Ms. made its newsstand debut. It took nearly 50 years to bring the ERA to a successful vote in the Senate and House; and today, more than 50 years since, the fight to enshrine it in the Constitution goes on.
The ERA wo…
Ms. made history when it put domestic violence and sexual harassment on the cover, commissioned the first national survey on campus sexual violence, and instigated a successful campaign to change the FBI’s definition of rape. But 50-plus years since Ms. hit newsstands, women are still being impacte…
Women have experienced multiple economic upheavals since the founding of Ms., but one thing remains true: economic inequity is still shaping women’s lives — especially for women of color, LGBTQ women, women with disabilities, and low-income women. Ms. has long given voice to the economic disparitie…
Ms. launched with a bold declaration: Women were having abortions, and the law should allow for it. In the more than 50 years since, abortion access, abortion laws, anti-abortion violence, and abortion’s connection to larger feminist issues have remained core to the magazine.
In this episode of &q…
What would a truly representative democracy look like — and why don’t we have one?
Looking Back, Moving Forward launches with a focus on women’s growing political power and how feminists can, and must, shape the future of government, policy, and lawmaking.
Our democracy is under attack, and a more…
A new podcast from Ms. Studios, hosted by feminist superstar and Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios, will trace the intertwined history of Ms. magazine and the feminist movement it has given voice to for over 50 years — and explore where the fight for gender equality must go next.
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