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WMC News & Features
February 18, 2022 | Shaistha Khan | Arts and culture, International, Media
A Closer Look: Women in the Saudi Filmmaking Industry

As Saudi Arabia’s film industry expands, women see new opportunities.

WMC FBomb
February 16, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Arts and culture
Banning Books Does Not Help Students

Book bans don’t help students; they only serve parents who want younger people, including but not limited to their own children, to be sheltered from ideas they disagree with.

WMC FBomb
February 15, 2022 | Neha Madhira | Race/Ethnicity
New Report Shows Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Spiked 339% Last Year

Los Angeles reported the most hate crimes of any U.S. city this century, followed by New York City.

WMC FBomb
February 14, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This New Novel Explores Being a Teen in the Age of Social Media

Crystal Maldonado’s sophomore novel, No Filter and Other Lies, comes out just as young people and parents alike are grappling with the negative effects social media can have on teens regarding body image and self-esteem.

WMC Climate
February 11, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Mumbai Is Drowning

About 21 million people live in Mumbai, India. Between 2 and 3 million of them live within a half a mile from the Arabian Sea. And climate scientists predict that 80 percent of the land they live on may be under water by 2050 due to global warming.

WMC FBomb
February 09, 2022 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
How Sidney Prescott Redefined the “Final Girl” Trope

The Final Girl is the last character alive left to stop the villain once and for all.

WMC FBomb
February 08, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
The Author of Self-Care for Black Women Shares Her Tips for Navigating School and Work

In her new book, Self-Care for Black Women, psychotherapist and social worker Oludara Adeeyo provides readers with a road map for navigating familial and career pressures, school-related worries, and more.

WMC Women Under Siege
February 07, 2022 | Emily Rhyne, Roderico Yool Díaz | Gender-based violence, International, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
After Lengthy Court Battle, Five Ex-Paramilitary Soldiers Convicted for Sexualized Violence against Indigenous Women in Guatemala

In a landmark case for justice in Guatemala, five former paramilitary soldiers were convicted by a special tribunal of crimes against humanity for sexualized violence committed against five indigenous Maya Achí women during the country’s 36-year internal armed conflict.

WMC Women Under Siege
February 07, 2022 | Christina Noriega | Gender-based violence, Girls, Health, International, Violence against women
How Abortion Decriminalization in Colombia Will Impact Underaged Girls

About 400 women on average are prosecuted every year in the Andean country, blocking eligible women from accessing safe, timely, and free abortions. Underage girls are not exempt from such criminal prosecution and face sweeping sanctions, from restricted movement to mandatory community service, if convicted.

WMC FBomb
February 07, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Middle Schooler Discovers Her Ancestor’s Story in Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

We had the chance to chat with Yee over email about Maizy’s story, Chinese American history, and why we all need stories about hope and resilience.

WMC Climate
February 04, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Recommended Read: ‘We Relied on the Lake. Now It’s Killing Us’

What do you do when your once-dry village suddenly turns into an island? When your only source of fresh drinking water disappears, and dangerous snakes, alligators, and hippos unexpectedly live too close for comfort?

WMC FBomb
February 03, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
The New President of Chile Appointed a Majority-Female Cabinet

In January, the new president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, named a majority-female cabinet.

WMC News & Features
February 02, 2022 | Ashley D. Farmer | Politics, Race/Ethnicity
Black Women’s Tireless But Practical Pursuit of Reparations

During Black History Month, at a time when Black history is being banned in schools, we remember the mothers of the reparations movement.

WMC FBomb
February 01, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This New Novel Explores Being In Middle School During the Pandemic

For a generation of young people whose middle school years will be defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the confusion and abruptness of school closures and the fear that followed made the experience uniquely challenging.

WMC FBomb
January 31, 2022 | Dharmi Desai | Politics
How Texas Abortion Bill SB8 Can Harm Women’s Health

The Texas abortion bill SB8, which passed on September 1, 2021, prohibits and criminalizes abortion after a fetus’ heartbeat is detected.

WMC News & Features
January 28, 2022 | Carmen Rios | Sports
Film on US Women’s National Soccer Team’s Fight for Equality Is Inspiring

The documentary, which shows the “blood, sweat, and tears” of the team’s fight for pay equity, is being used as a vehicle for change.

WMC FBomb
January 28, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Politics
Texas State Representative Donna Howard on Senate Bill 8

Texas State Representative Donna Howard has watched the political tides shift firsthand.

WMC Climate
January 26, 2022 | Nayanika Guha | Environment
Climate Change is Threatening the Livelihoods of Korea’s Women Free-Divers

Haenyeo — female divers in South Korea — clad in wetsuits and occasionally pink-ringed eye masks, free-dive without oxygen for a minute at a time, hoping to harvest sea cucumbers, conchs, and abalones.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 26, 2022 | Kaushik Raj, Sabah Gurmat | International
India’s Women Manual Scavengers Caught Between Illegal Exploitation and Desperation

Sanitation work in India still involves illegal manual labor, with as many as 1.3 million Indians from certain caste groups employed as 'manual scavengers,' who load waste onto baskets or metal troughs to carry off for disposal. Not only is the work detrimental to their long-term health, but it’s also a cause for inhumane discrimination, which not only affects how they’re treated out in society but also their pursuit of alternative livelihoods.

WMC FBomb
January 21, 2022 | Mehran Bhat & Abrar Fayaz | Arts and culture
Meet Kashmiri Rapper Mehak

It was not easy for 21-year-old Mehak to convince her parents to support her dream of becoming a rapper.

WMC FBomb
January 20, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This New Novel Explores a Different Side of the Medusa Myth

Burton’s take is unique in that it explores Medusa as a teen girl who must reinvent herself to survive.

WMC News & Features
January 19, 2022 | Treva Lindsey | Health
The Unconscionable Prospect of Forced Pregnancy

Amy Coney Barrett and other members of the Supreme Court have shown outrageous disregard for the real impact of pregnancy.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 18, 2022 | Jennifer Ugwa | Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
Sex Traffickers Target Teenage Girls in Nigeria’s IDP Camp

Camps for internally displaced persons in conflict-rift states in Nigeria have been known to provide fertile ground for trafficking.

WMC FBomb
January 18, 2022 | Samantha Marquardt | Media
How Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Highlights the Role of Guardianship Law in Women’s Oppression

A 13-year-long nightmare finally ended for pop icon Britney Spears on November 12 when a Los Angeles court terminated the conservatorship that had controlled Ms. Spears’ life since she was 26.

WMC News & Features
January 12, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | Politics
As Eviction Crisis Looms, Advocates Fear an Increase in Child Removals

As federal funding for struggling renters runs low, 12 million people are at risk of losing their housing.


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