Savala Nolan
Author and executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at Berkeley Law, writing about gender, race, and the body and discussing her book Good Woman: A Reckoning.
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Dec 18, 2025 • 55min
Misogyny Has Gone Mainstream. What Can be Done?
In a compelling discussion, Roxane Gay, a scholar and author known for her incisive commentary on gender, teams up with Irin Carmon, a senior correspondent revealing the intersection of law and misogyny, and Savala Nolan, an expert on social justice and gender issues. They tackle the alarming normalization of misogyny through media, political rhetoric, and legal structures. The panelists emphasize the need for grassroots activism and propose new frameworks for accountability, while critiquing the influence of the manosphere on young men and cultural narratives surrounding masculinity.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 32min
The Cost of Being “Good” with Savala Nolan
Savala Nolan, attorney and writer known for personal essays and cultural commentary, discusses her essay collection Good Woman. She talks about writing urgency at midlife, sequencing essays like an album, motherhood as invisible labor and spiritual work, reclaiming appetite for creativity and body, and the risks and ethics of writing about divorce and sexual assault.
Mar 3, 2026 • 55min
What Does It Take to Be a ‘Good Woman’?
Savala Nolan, author and director at Berkeley Law’s Henderson Center for Social Justice, examines race, gender, and the body in her new book. She discusses reclaiming marginalized stories through memoir and law. She reflects on leaving prescribed womanhood, dating and emotional labor, parenting choices that build autonomy, and confronting racism and masculinity.
