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Dr. Laura Schlessinger: I’m Sorry, But I’m Not Sorry

August 20, 2010 – 12:28 pm

The media has been abuzz with Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s resignation from her radio show when it ends this year after repeating the N-word 11 times at a self-identified Black woman caller. Needless to say, her comments generated criticism, including from the Women’s Media Center, which along with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), [...]

By Fiona Lee | Also posted in *Feature*, Hot Button Words, Media, Race, Radio Show, Social Media | Comments (1)

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Why Jennifer Aniston Taking a Stand Against Bill O’Reilly Criticism Matters

August 16, 2010 – 4:21 pm

Actress Jennifer Aniston has been taking the time during press rounds for The Switch, her upcoming movie about a woman’s decision to use a sperm donor, to voice her support for those women who pursue alternative reproductive options such as artificial insemination and sperm donors to create their families. “Women are realizing it more and [...]

By Caroline Framke | Also posted in *Feature*, Entertainment, Parenting, Reproductive Rights, Women in Film | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Prop 8 Ruling: “Antiquated” Gender Roles Should Not Define Marriage

August 5, 2010 – 2:24 pm

Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s decision on Wednesday to strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage was certainly a triumph over discrimination, not only for same-sex couples in California, but for women across America.  Reaching beyond a statement on orientation, or the ways in which our government confers benefits to citizens, Judge Walker’s was ultimately a [...]

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

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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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, Politics | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

PWV Alum Jaclyn Friedman on the Media Portrayal of Al Gore and Sexual Assault

July 21, 2010 – 4:29 pm

This week, PWV Alum Jaclyn Friedman released an article and video blog through The Nation on GRITtv exploring the media reaction to the recent allegations of sexual assault against Al Gore. In these postings, Friedman looks at the way the media seems unable to separate these serious charges from the image that Al Gore enjoys [...]

By Corinne Colgan | Also posted in Media, Progressive Women's Voices, Violence Against Women/Girls | Comments (0)

EXCLUSIVE: The Ground We Stand On

June 11, 2010 – 1:14 pm

By Achola O. Pala
In Zimbabwe, Kenya and other countries wrested from colonial powers, women must look to their own rich heritage for security and rights, argues the author, Kenyan feminist and scholar Achola O. Pala.

Recently, I went on a solidarity mission to Zimbabwe with other African women leaders to support women of Zimbabwe who are [...]

By Achola O. Pala | Also posted in *Feature*, Exclusives, Exclusives Articles, International, Progressive Women's Voices, WMC | Comments (2)

NEWS BRIEF Women In The Media, Nebraska Abortion Restrictions, DR Congo Gang Rape Crisis

April 15, 2010 – 11:39 am

Still Missing: Women In The Media
4/13/10
In These Times: A consolidated media system and corporate-controlled Internet will only deepen entrenched sexism and gender bias.
Legal Battle Looms Over Nebraska Abortion Restrictions
4/14/10
AFP: New abortion restrictions enacted in Nebraska target one of the few doctors in the U.S. who provides late-term abortions.
DR Congo Gang Rape Crisis ‘Spreading’, New Study [...]

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