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PWV Program Featured on Blog for Social Work Students

May 12, 2009 – 10:12 am

SharePrin’s Links for Social Work Students blog posted our write-up of the WMC’s Progressive Women’s Voices program.  Check it out here.  Thanks for the post!

Violence Against Women Is Not Funny

May 7, 2009 – 1:11 pm

ShareThis Gawker post about Stephen Morgan, who stalked and murdered his ex, Johanna Justin-Jinich, at a Wesleyan University bookstore, is totally offensive.  This man stalked and murdered his ex-girlfriend on her campus. A line like “and he ruined the Spring Fling” belittles this tragedy.

Many Popular Websites Spread Adolescent Sexual Health Myths

April 23, 2009 – 1:06 pm

Share New research from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford School of Medicine, led by researcher Sophia Yen, MD and specialist in adolescent health, reports that many of the 35 most trafficked websites that tell teens about sexual health are often full of errors and omissions.  Myths about topics like birth control, STDs, and [...]

Update on FCC Diversity Initiatives — 30-Member Advisory Board Includes 12 Women

April 23, 2009 – 12:27 pm

ShareBroadcasting & Cable reported today that the FCC has named 30 members to its Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age, including 12 women:

DAWN Media Group, Pakistani News Org.

April 23, 2009 – 11:33 am

ShareIn a short video about the DAWN Media Group in Pakistan, Amber Saigol talks about the progression of DAWN, from their flagship newspaper, to radio, and more recently television.  Saigol addresses the history and goals of the group, including the important perspective that DAWN offers as a national and potentially regional news source and the [...]

Important New Media Initiative In Iraq — But Where Are The Women?

April 21, 2009 – 12:38 pm

ShareThere are no women included in the U.S. State Department’s “New Media Technology” delegation in Iraq, an initiative aimed at helping the country effectively use new media as it rebuilds.  Nine social media executives are traveling on the delegation (thanks to PWVer Lorelei Kelly for the tip!):

UPDATE: Association For Women In Sports Media Demands Apology For UFC Pres. White’s Misogynistic Comments

April 9, 2009 – 10:01 am

ShareThe Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) has requested that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) take action regarding the misogynistic comments made by president Dana White in a video blog about reporter Loretta Hunt.

Misogynistic And Homophobic Rant Against Female Reporter

April 8, 2009 – 11:33 am

ShareLast week, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White launched a homophobic and misogynistic rant against reporter Loretta Hunt in a video blog, which was in response to a Sherdog.com article Hunt wrote about fighter managers and agents being banned from backstage at UFC events.  White may disagree with Hunt’s report, but the sexist manner [...]

Fire In the Belly — New Series on Reproducitve Rights at Feministing

March 30, 2009 – 11:38 am

ShareFire In the Belly – New Series on Reproducitve Rights at Feministing

Dr. Massouda Jalal will discuss women’s progress in Afghanistan at screening of new documentary about her presidential run in 2004

March 23, 2009 – 12:28 pm

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