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Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know

The Guardian - Media · Arwa Mahdawi · last updated

Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power grows

Has feminism failed women? I know that may seem like a silly question to ask when women’s rights are declining around the world thanks to rightwing authoritarian politics, but trust me, OK? The problems with feminism are what we really need to be focusing on right now.

Or rather, don’t trust me. Trust the millennial media mogul Bari Weiss (and Bank of America). Starting in 2026, CBS News and Weiss’s media startup, the Free Press, are kicking off a debate series called Things That Matter, looking at questions like ‘Has feminism failed women?’, ‘Does America need God?’ and ‘Should gen Z believe in the American Dream?’ All of which is sponsored by the Bank of America.

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