If you haven't been on a college campus recently, you might need a glossary to understand the new norms of "safe spaces," "no-platforming," "trigger warnings" and "cultural appropriation." The question of what we can and cannot do and say has divided, confused and angered Americans. Student protests against speakers who offend them grow louder and more violent. There has been vocal pushback against "PC culture" from people on both ends of the political spectrum: from high-profile comedians to President Trump. Couric travels from college campuses to small towns, and spends time with controversial speakers and student organizers and behind the scenes...
Couric gets inside the #metoo moment with a look at why women today remain more vulnerable to harassment and abuse in the workplace, then goes beyond those tragic stories to discover how gender inequality, unconscious bias and sexual harassment are linked. Decades after the women's movement accomplished so much, women are still treated with less respect and given less opportunity and pay than their male counterparts in nearly every industry. Couric travels from Hollywood to Silicon Valley to the factory floor to discover why that is. She meets with trailblazers like actresses Viola Davis, Geena Davis and Elisabeth Moss, who breaks from filming...
If you haven't been on a college campus recently, you might need a glossary to understand the new norms of "safe spaces," "no-platforming," "trigger warnings" and "cultural appropriation." The question of what we can and cannot do and say has divided, confused and angered Americans. Student protests against speakers who offend them grow louder and more violent. There has been vocal pushback against "PC culture" from people on both ends of the political spectrum: from high-profile comedians to President Trump. Couric travels from college campuses to small towns, and spends time with controversial speakers and student organizers and behind the scenes...
