Female Police Chief Tackles Sexual Assault In India And A Scientist Imploring Peers To Fight For Scientific Freedom

Jan 16, 2018, 5:30pm CT

A man holds a placard as Indian Christians and others condemn the gang rape of a nun at a Christian missionary school in eastern India in Kolkata, India, Monday, March 16, 2015. AP Photo/ Bikas Das

Female Police Chief Tackles Sexual Assault In India And A Scientist Imploring Peers To Fight For Scientific Freedom

Jan 16, 2018, 5:30pm CT

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On today’s show:

Rema Rajeshwari, a police chief in India, has adopted an innovative strategy to stop sexual harassment: dispatch plainclothes officers to intercept catcallers and physical harassers. She explains.
Scientist Yangyang Cheng explains why she wants more scientists to put their careers on the line for the sake of human rights and social justice.