Heather Higgins on Why Strong Women Never Need to Declare War on Men to Succeed

Heather Higgins, CEO of Independent Women, joins this new episode of Real Talk to explore how the left uses victimhood politics to make women feel dependent on government, why defending women’s sports became a wake-up call for moms, and how bad policies on health care, childcare, and family leave often hurt the very women they claim to help. We also discuss why conservative women need to be willing to make “good trouble” and why women should not be forced into a one-size-fits-all vision of womanhood. 00:00 - Being a Conservative Troublemaker 02:24 - Why Independent Women Talks to Persuadable Voters 03:21 - How Independent Women Began After Clarence Thomas 05:02 - Why Women’s Sports Became a Defining Issue 08:58 - Did Women’s Sports Wake Up the Mama Bears? 11:09 - Who Is Pushing Radical Gender Ideology? 13:29 - What Has Changed for Women Since the Election? 15:39 - What Is Good About the One Big Beautiful Bill? 18:08 - Why Do Women Think Conservative Policies Are Anti-Woman? 19:13 - How the Left Uses the Victimhood Narrative 22:15 - Why Politicians Want Dependent Voters 24:22 - Should the Government Provide Paid Family Leave? 27:06 - Trump Accounts, Child Tax Credits, and Family Policy 30:14 - Why Childcare Is So Expensive 34:45 - The Violence Against Women Act and Gender Identity 37:02 - The Three P’s of Health Care Reform 40:43 - What Will Matter in the Midterms? 45:55 - Can Conservative Women Have Career and Family? 53:02 - What Does It Mean to Be Conservative Today? Follow Marissa on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissastreitofficial/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/marissastreit/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marissastreit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ PragerU: https://www.prageru.com/shows/real-talk/ PragerU Español: https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU Listen to Real Talk with Marissa Streit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts New episodes drop every Wednesday! Spotify: https://l.prageru.com/407PQ51 Apple Podcasts: https://l.prageru.com/4u4hX2B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices