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No Excuses Allowed: Tackling the #1 Reason Women Don’t Run for Office

August 3, 2010 – 11:36 am

Yesterday on BlogHer, Jill Miller Zimon examined why women rarely run for office in “No Excuses Allowed: Tackling the #1 Reason Women Don’t Run for Office.”  In her analysis, Zimon decries the media’s culpability for its acceptance of sexism, as highlighted in WMC’s “Sexism Sells – But We’re Not Buying It” video (featured below).  In [...]

By Becca Stanger | Also posted in 2008 Election, Media, Progressive Women's Voices | Comments (2)

Phyllis Schlafly Says Unmarried Women Voters Cast Obama Ballots For Welfare

August 2, 2010 – 7:19 pm

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly incited a firestorm of criticism and debate after she made remarks at a fundraiser that President Obama gained 70% of unmarried women’s votes because these women were eager to receive their government welfare checks.

“Unmarried women, 70% of unmarried women, voted for Obama, and this is because when you kick your husband [...]

By Caroline Framke | Also posted in *Feature*, Advocacy, Blogging, Feminism | Comments (0)

Christiane Amanpour Debuts on ABC’s “This Week”

August 2, 2010 – 6:08 pm

Christiane Amanpour made her debut on ABC News’ “This Week” this past Sunday, a much awaited and a banner moment in the news media world. Featuring taped interviews with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Amanpour’s much anticipated debut was described by New York Times’ Alessandra Stanley as making [...]

By Fiona Lee | Also posted in *Feature*, Feminism, Media | Comments (0)

Elizabeth Warren: Financial Oracle, Not Cassandra

July 31, 2010 – 10:58 am

The Obama administration still hasn’t appointed Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, much to the delight of big banks and to the disappointment of almost everyone else.
President Obama claims to support the Bureau’s goals, so why wouldn’t he put the person who thought of it, advocated for it, and pushed it [...]

By Jill Marcellus | Also posted in *Feature*, Economy, Media, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

CO Senate Candidate Running on the Not-a-Woman Platform

July 22, 2010 – 5:46 pm

Imagine you were Ken Buck, candidate for the Colorado Republican Senate primary, responding to a voter’s most basic question: “Why should we vote for you?”
“Because I do not wear high heels,” I’m guessing, would not be at the top of your list of answers. Rather than explaining his policy ideas, or even attacking opponent Jane [...]

By Jill Marcellus | Also posted in *Feature* | Comments (2)

NCNW and WMC Call for the Immediate Reinstatement of Shirley Sherrod

July 21, 2010 – 1:29 pm

The Women’s Media Center stands in solidarity with The National Council of Negro Women and their call for Shirley Sherrod’s reinstatement to the Department of Agriculture. We support Shirley Sherrod and condemn the misrepresentation of her words in the name of an irresponsible and fabricated media controversy.
The National Council of Negro Women
Calls for the Immediate [...]

By Jehmu Greene | Also posted in *Feature*, Advocacy, Economy, Media, Race | Comments (0)

Guyland: Expanding Feminism to the Human Experience

July 21, 2010 – 1:11 pm

I’m tired of talking about women.  I am.  Admittedly, women’s voices are so disproportionately underrepresented in society at large that my individual focus on women benefits the whole.  But in the scope of one person’s life, focusing on one gender to such a degree can grow tiresome.  Which is exactly why Paradigm Shift’s Guyland lecture [...]

By Becca Stanger | Also posted in *Feature*, Books, Events, Feminism, Media, Progressive Women's Voices, Race, Young Women & Feminism | Comments (0)

EXCLUSIVE Letter from a Mama Grizzly to Sarah Palin

July 20, 2010 – 8:42 am

By Sally Kohn
Commentator Sally Kohn, somewhat confused about Sarah Palin’s recent outreach video, asks here for a bit of clarification.
Dear Ms. Palin,
I’m a little confused by your recent video calling for an uprising of “Mama Grizzlies”—the label you give to conservative women who allegedly have their conservative undergarments in a bunch over President [...]

By Sally Kohn | Also posted in *Feature*, 2008 Election, Economy, Exclusives, Exclusives Articles, Feminism, Race, WMC | Comments (10)

Tell the Obama Administration: Reverse the Abortion Coverage Ban!

July 19, 2010 – 10:41 am

When the Obama administration excluded abortion care in the temporary insurance pools, they compromised the health and safety of women with pre-existing conditions that may result in risks during pregnancy. Women with breast cancer, ovarian cancer, AIDS, diabetes, and other pre-existing conditions will face an undue burden due to the loss of coverage. The Obama [...]

By Jamia Wilson | Also posted in *Feature*, Campaign Must-Reads, Health, Reproductive Rights | Comments (1)

Obama Administration Announces New Ban on Abortion Funds

July 16, 2010 – 1:12 pm

The assault on abortion care continues as details for the health care reform bill emerge.
On Wednesday, the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Jenny Backus, issued the following statement about the coverage of abortion care in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Policy:
“As is the case with FEHB plans currently, and with [...]

By Fiona Lee | Also posted in *Feature*, Feminism, Health, Law, Reproductive Rights | Comments (1)