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Michelle Obama a Mirror for African American Women

In a Washington Post piece published Monday, January 23, Krissah Thompson and Vanessa Williams wrote that “African American women see their own challenges mirrored in Michelle Obama’s.” The article references a nationwide survey conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation with indications that black women strongly relate to the first lady.

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NY Times Tackles Difficult Subject of Male Rape Victims

In a NY Times article yesterday, Men Struggle for Rape Awareness, writer Roni Caryn Rabin addresses the difficult subject of male victims of rape. While women are the victims of sexual violence in disproportionate numbers, Rabin points out that male survivors suffer similar consequences: they “feel violated and ashamed and may become severely depressed or suicidal.”

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Exclusive: Faith-healing: A Modest Proposal on Religious Fundamentalism

By Robin Morgan

January 23, 2012

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Celebrating Choice & Announcing Winner of WMC Video Contest

Sunday, January 22, 2012 marks the 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that decriminalized abortion throughout the country and has given generations of women the right to safe and legal reproductive choices.  Anti-choice forces and politicians work every day to overturn this decision and to pass laws and regulations that make abortion harder to get.  We are grateful to the courageous abortion providers who brave constant threats to ensure that women have a right to choose.  A pro-choice president makes a difference and we hope that this new year brings more pro-choice voices and votes to the Congress.   You can count on the Women’s Media Center to call out media coverage that misrepresents the facts on choice.

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Exclusive: Egypt—The Revolution Will Continue

By Hoda Elsadda

January 20, 2012

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Stanford’s Clayman Institute Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ms Magazine

Stanford is hosting a series of events this month celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ms. Magazine, culminating in a keynote speech by Gloria Steinem.  The Women’s Media Center encourages all of our supporters in the bay area to attend. An essay contest this fall asked each participant to select an iconic Ms. cover and explain what it meant to them and to the changing nature of feminism. More than 300 people from around the country responded with submissions.

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Lego Petition Gaining Support and Media Coverage

In an effort to protest Lego’s new “Friends” line, SPARK Movement and Powered By Girl have teamed up to create a petition on Change.org. In a piece from Daily Finance, Dawn Kawamoto explains why:

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Exclusive: Minnesota Women and the GLBT Community Score Electoral Victories

By Rosemary Rocco

January 17, 2012

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Exclusive: Kicking It on Kickstarter!

By Kathleen Sweeney

January 13, 2012

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Exclusive: U.S. Redefines Rape, Updating an 80-Year-Old Characterization of the Crime

By Alexis Sclamberg

January 10, 2012

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