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Gloria Steinem’s Statement on Equality

August 31, 2010 – 9:01 am

To commemorate the launch of the Name It. Change It. campaign today, WMC Cofounder and Board Member Gloria Steinem issued the following statement on equality:
Statement on Equality
By Gloria Steinem, WMC Cofounder and Board Member
The most workable definition of equality for journalists is reversibility. Don’t mention her young children unless you would also mention his, or [...]

Name It. Change It. Campaign Launches into Action

August 31, 2010 – 8:43 am

Today from the Paley Center for Media in New York City, Women’s Media Center joins forces with Women’s Campaign Forum Foundation and Political Parity to launch a crucial campaign in the fight for equality – Name It. Change It. This ground-breaking national campaign will ensure accountability through a coordinated rapid response network to dramatically decrease [...]

NEWS BRIEF Woman-Friendly Websites, Elizabeth Warren, Stoning

August 23, 2010 – 10:58 am

Tomorrow’s Media Needs To Be Wired, Inspired And For Women
8/22/10
Guardian: Many national newspapers have more male readers than female. But that gap is closing fast, and the successes of female-friendly websites like Mail Online are beginning to suggest a clear direction for the future.
Consumers Clamoring For A Leader
8/20/10
NY Times: With the president on vacation, nobody [...]

Documentary about “Honor Killings” in Kurdistan Opens in NY and LA

August 18, 2010 – 6:31 pm

A new film by first time filmmaker Mary Ann Smothers Bruni opened this week in New York and LA documenting the alarming rise in ‘honor killings’ and the people who are fighting to end these crimes in several middle eastern countries, focusing on Kurdistan. In Quest for Honor, Bruni exposes the heinous act of men [...]

Is Pornography Racist?

August 16, 2010 – 4:51 pm

By Shira Tarrant, PhD                                                               This article was originally published on Ms. Blog.

In her new book Pornland (Beacon Press) author Gail Dines argues that our sexuality is hijacked by the multi-billion-dollar-a-year porn industry. (See my three-part interview with Gail here, here, and here.) Dines also argues that pornography is racist. But [...]

Women’s Media Center Responds To Hugh Hefner’s Statement: “Women are sex objects.”

August 5, 2010 – 5:47 pm

August 5, 2010 (New York) – Hugh Hefner’s comment to the NY Daily News directly contradicts the politics of equality and freedom he claims to champion. It reveals that he doesn’t know the difference between “subject” and “object,” and doesn’t understand the dangers of objectifying human beings.  Popular media’s widespread objectification of women impacts everything [...]

Is President Obama Actually Reaching Women?

August 4, 2010 – 5:49 pm

One thing is clear from the past week’s historic White House public appearances: President Obama has turned an eye to women.
On Thursday, President Obama made the first-ever presidential appearance on a daytime talk show with an interview on The View, a program hosted by five women with an audience makeup of approximately 79% women.  In [...]

Washington Post: We Deserve Better Than the Inanity of Tom Shales’ Review

August 3, 2010 – 2:15 pm

Earlier this year, the Washington Post published Tom Shales’ blustery response to ABC News’ announcement that Christiane Amanpour will be anchoring its Sunday morning news show, “This Week”–a decision the Women’s Media Center called a banner moment for news media.  As Women’s Media Center President, Jehmu Greene, pointed out, Shales attempt at undermining Amanpour’s journalistic [...]

Apply Now for Springboard Enterprises’ AllThingsMedia: 2010

July 20, 2010 – 8:36 am

The Women’s Media Center is committed to amplifying women’s voices and changing the conversation in the media. To achieve our mission, we provide and are constantly looking out for programs that train women to be the next media industry makers and changers. We are proud to support  Springboard Enterprises, a company dedicated to creating successful [...]

NEWS BRIEF Scarlet, Conservative Women, Afghan Women

June 21, 2010 – 2:11 pm

Seeing red over Scarlet magazine
6/20/10
The Guardian: A smart and sophisticated women’s magazine has closed because it was too subversive for mainstream readers.
How Conservative Women Politicians Make Life Harder for Working Moms
6/20/10
The Nation: Conservative women politicians are profiting from the feminist movement while promoting policies that make the lives of everyday women more difficult.
Working To Help [...]