First hour: What is a collective impact model when it comes to climate action?
Second hour: Is there a gender gap in support for populist politics? What is a collective impact model when it comes to climate action? A local organization called the Climate Solutions Accelerator has recommendations and goals for how bring different sectors, ideas, and experiences together to combat climate change. We talk with them about their mission and their work, and what they expect to see in terms of solutions in our region. Our guests:
- Simeon Banister, co-chair of the Climate Collective Impact Steering Committee at the Climate Solutions Accelerator, and vice president of community programs of the Rochester Area Community Foundation
- Jan Nyrop, co-chair of the Climate Collective Impact Steering Committee at the Climate Solutions Accelerator, and associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, and Goichman Family Director at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva
- Kristen Van Hooreweghe, director of collaborative action for the Climate Solutions Accelerator
- Andrea McLean, resident consultant for the Climate Collective Impact Steering Committee at the Climate Solutions Accelerator, and lead resident ambassador for Connected Communities
Then in our second hour, is there a gender gap in support for populist politics? Our guests are political science professors who have been studying this question. We talk with them about gender patterns in voting, what the basis is for supporting populist parties, and how and why populist and right-wing parties are reaching out to the female electorate. Our guests:
- Christina Wolbrecht, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame
- Bonnie Meguid, associate professor of political science at the University of Rochester