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Public Women Are Not Public Property
Ukrainian social media personality Vitalii Sediuk is having a hard time with the definition of "assault." Rather, the self-described “prankster”— who is responsible for assaulting both Gigi Hadid outs...
WMC News & Features
October 05, 2016 | Marianne Schnall |
Media
Spotlight on change makers at the Women's Media Awards
Last week's WMC Women's Media Awards honored media leaders who have paved the way for other women.
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October 04, 2016 | Corinne |
Disability,
Feminism,
Media,
Sports,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
A Reflection on the 2016 Olympics Through a Disabled Lens
So much of my identity is contingent upon my strength. Before the development of my disability, I filled all of my spare time with sports. I played everything--competitively. My pride was deeply roote...
WMC Women Under Siege
Yazidi women and girls resist ISIS in creative ways
On September 16, Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi survivor of ISIS captivity, was appointed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. It was the first time the UN had bestowed the title on such a survivor.
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The Problem With Criticizing Emma Watson and Justin Trudeau's Feminism
On September 29th, two influential individuals had a very public meeting of the minds: Justin Trudeau, current Prime Minister of Canada, and actor/activist Emma Watson. The two met in Parliament in Ot...
WMC News & Features
September 29, 2016
Women's Media Awards 2016 - in pictures
North Carolina-based photographer Jenny Warburg .........and captured these images from the 2016 Women's Media Awards that took place in New York City last night.
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We Need To Make The Way We Talk About Abortion Access More Gender Inclusive
I’m that annoying person on Twitter, Facebook, and basically any outlet that will let me type out my ideas who keeps saying we need to make the reproductive justice movement more gender inclusive. A l...
WMC Women Under Siege
A major player in human trafficking tries to improve its image
Within the first few days after Sandra Moreno’s daughter, Ana Paula, disappeared in 2009, Moreno reached out to a TV crew a few blocks from her home in the lower-middle-class neighborhood of Carapicuíba, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
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Why The Hyde Amendment Has To Go
As a college student in Ohio, I have seen what happens when anti-choice politicians decide they know what’s best for other people and it is not pretty. Watching friends go through intense anxiety whil...
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September 22, 2016 | Faatimah Solomon |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Misogyny,
Race/Ethnicity
The History Of Banning Black Women's Hair
When I turned twelve, I started faithfully straightening my hair every single week. By the time I was fourteen years old, therefore, I had straightened my hair at least one hundred and four times. At ...
WMC FBomb
September 20, 2016 | Gabby Catalano |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny,
Race/Ethnicity
We Need To Stop Sexualizing And Policing Women Who Have Curvy Bodies
Patrice Brown, a fourth-grade teacher in Atlanta who is known for being at the center of the hashtag #TeacherBae, is being criticized in the media — not for her body of work, but rather her body at wo...
WMC News & Features
September 20, 2016 | Susan Buttenwieser |
LGBTQIA
Transgender and in prison: Violence, harassment, and denial of medical care are the norm
A new report details widespread abuse of transgender and gender-nonconforming people in U.S. prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers—and points to how corrections agencies can improve conditions.
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Meet The Teen Artist Tackling Everyday Sexism In Her Work
19-year-old Röra Blue first caught the Internet’s attention with her jarringly honest photo series, “The Unsent Project.” The project, which has already accumulated thousands of submissions, is a coll...
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Lizz Winstead's Mission To Talk Honestly (And Hilariously) About Abortion
I've long thought that Lizz Winstead — co-creator of The Daily Show, writer on the Huffington Post, comedian extraordinaire, author of Lizz Free or Die, and founder of reproductive rights organization...
WMC News & Features
September 15, 2016 Arts and culture,
Media
With House of Cards, Game of Thrones, and other Emmy-nominated dramas, women’s stories dominate
Powerful, female-driven narratives are leading this year’s Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.
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