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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 [...]

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National ‘NAME IT. CHANGE IT.’ Campaign Launch Addresses Sexism in Media Against Women Candidates Starting in 2010 Midterm Elections

August 26, 2010 – 11:23 am

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CONTACT:
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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 [...]

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Name It Together Now: “Attractive” is Not a Compliment

August 26, 2010 – 10:55 am

Not excited for next week’s launch of our Name It. Change It. campaign to expose sexism against women candidates?  Bruce Blakeman, candidate in New York’s Republican Senate primary, is here to boost your enthusiasm:
“I think Kirsten Gillibrand is an attractive woman, I think she’s bright, and I think she’s probably a good mom herself,” Blakeman [...]

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Women Call for Obama to Act

August 26, 2010 – 10:35 am

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 [...]

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Women’s eNews Joins WMC’s #SheParty for Women’s Equality Day

August 23, 2010 – 1:32 pm

Since its inception in May, Women’s Media Center’s #SheParty has offered women an open forum on Twitter to discuss the issues that matter to them, no matter where they live.  Week after week, women come together at #SheParty  to debate everything from emerging definitions of feminism to the war in Afghanistan to positive role models [...]

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EXCLUSIVE Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reminds: “Keep in Mind Your Mission”

August 23, 2010 – 8:29 am

By Nichola D. Gutgold
As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prepares to welcome Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court bench this fall, she reflects on the value of civil discourse in an interview with Associate Professor Nichola D. Gutgold.
Earlier this month when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at the American Bar Association meeting [...]

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Women’s Media Center Calls for Apology from MN Republican Group for Posting Sexist Video

August 18, 2010 – 12:11 pm

August 18. 2010 (New York) – An outrageous lapse in judgment was made by the Republican Party of the 56th district of Minnesota yesterday when they posted a highly offensive YouTube video that plays the song “Who Let the Dogs Out?” over unflattering pictures of Democratic women, after first playing the song “She’s a Lady” [...]

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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 [...]

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OK Opponents Agree on a Female Governor

August 4, 2010 – 1:46 pm

Gubernatorial candidates tend not to celebrate their primary wins by making a joint appearance with their new opponent for the general election. Yet that is exactly what Lt. Gov. Jari Askins and U.S. Representative Mary Fallin did last week after winning Oklahoma’s Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.
The occasion was special.  They represented the fourth state [...]

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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 [...]

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