By Emily Wilson
Arts commentator Emily Wilson talked to singer and composer Jewlia Eisenberg about her latest installation in San Francisco, a project that brings to life the ancient, secret writings of women in what is now Iraq.
At the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco, some people are gathered in a double [...]
By Cynthia Benjamin
The promise of a homecoming next week for all combat troops stationed in Iraq is not the end of the struggle for commentator Cynthia Benjamin and other such mothers, whose sons and daughters still suffer the trauma of engagement.
August 31 is the deadline promised by Barack Obama for the complete withdrawal of combat troops [...]
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National ‘NAME IT. CHANGE IT.’ Campaign Launch Addresses Sexism in Media Against Women Candidates Starting in 2010 Midterm Elections
New York: Just days after the 90th anniversary of women’s right to vote, women candidates running for office during November’s midterm election have already begun to experience one of [...]
In honor of Women’s Equality Day, Linda Tarr-Whelan and Jacki Zehner call for President Obama to lead a national conversation on women’s economic leadership. This article was originally posted on today’s Bloomberg.
Women Call for Obama to Act: Linda Tarr-Whelan, Jacki Zehner
by Linda Tarr-Whelan and Jacki Zehner
Today marks Women’s Equality Day, the commemoration of women’s suffrage [...]
August 5, 2010 (New York) – The Women’s Media Center congratulates Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on her confirmation as the fourth woman in US history to sit on our highest court. We have every reason to be confident that Justice Kagan, who joins the Supreme Court as the third woman currently serving, will be [...]
By Maxine Lowy
Journalist and human rights specialist Maxine Lowy reports that women’s advocates have expanded their focus to help women rebuild their communities in southern Chile after the devastating earthquake of 2010.
Four months since one of the most potent earthquakes in history shattered communities and lives in southern Chile, women have proven to be key [...]
On Monday, The New York Times announced that veteran journalist Arthur S. Brisbane will succeed Clark Hoyt this summer as the outlet’s public editor. The public editor (or “ombudsman” as referred to at other organizations) serves as the “internal affairs” chief for the newspaper readers, reporting on the 1000 New York Times journalists themselves. Established [...]
Ruth Rosen’s provocative proclamation that there is a “new gender apartheid of online news magazines” had me thinking about my own news RSS feeds. True to her thesis, my feed reader consists of a folder labeled “Feminism,” where I received my latest news that discussed gender–one that was distinct from “General News.” Sure, the folder [...]
I am thrilled to announce two new team members at the Women’s Media Center – Vice President of Programs Jamia Wilson and Development Manager Elizabeth Camuti.
Jamia Wilson (jamia[at]womensmediacenter.com) joins our team as Vice President of Programs after serving in several roles related to youth leadership development, grassroots organizing, and communications. Jamia worked for the Planned [...]
by Aimee Allison
How patient should the American people be while the Afghanistan war strategy wilts and faints? Not patient at all, especially because the key component of the strategy – training an Afghan police force – is destined to fail.
The U.S. is now in the 105th month of the war in Afghanistan, earning the distinction [...]
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