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WMC FBomb
January 12, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Race/Ethnicity
Author J. Elle Created A Heroine for the Black Girl She Used to Be

The FBomb had the chance to chat with J. Elle over email about Ashes of Gold, creating the stories you want to read, and the reason she finds Rue so inspiring.

WMC FBomb
January 11, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Media
The Disinformation Around TikTok’s “National School Shooting Day”

Friday, December 17, was deemed “National School Shooting Day” by various anonymous TikTok accounts, which encouraged viewers to incite violence at their schools, including shootings and bombings.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 10, 2022 | Lorela U. Sandoval | International, Misogyny
Strongman Duterte Executes a Militarized Pandemic Response in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "heavy-handed and punitive" — and exceedingly militarized — pandemic strategy largely accounts for why the Philippines continues to suffer nearly two years on.

WMC FBomb
January 10, 2022 | Grace Bloom | Politics
Your Guide to the Updated Title IX Rules

Know Your IX, a project of Advocates for Youth — a group that educates and empowers youth to fight against sexual violence in schools — created a guide to Title IX.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 07, 2022 | Elena Gagovska | Gender-based violence, Health, International, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
The Hurdles Roma People Must Clear to Access Gynecological Care in North Macedonia

Only one gynecologist serves the 8,000 to 13,000 people of reproductive age who need those services in the municipality of Shuto Orizari in North Macedonia’s capital city, the only municipality with a Roma majority in the country. And as of last month, he’s no longer on duty.

WMC FBomb
January 07, 2022 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Young Muay Thai Fighter Longs to Break the Cycle of Violence in Her Family in This New Novel

While she’s only one of a handful of girls at the gym (and is constantly told that fighting is not something nice Trinidadian girls do), the sport provides the protagonist with a much-needed outlet away from her parents’ violent and volatile relationship

WMC Climate
January 06, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability and the Climate Crisis

Everyone is affected by climate change. But some people — who are already less visible than others — are at greater risk of harm than most. People with disabilities face different and more intense challenges than non-disabled people in the face of events like extreme heat, wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts.

WMC FBomb
January 06, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Media
Older Women Are Finally Being Represented In Hollywood

It seems like 2021 brought a ripple of change to this double standard, and 2022 could turn that ripple into a wave.

WMC News & Features
January 05, 2022 | Christie Vogt | Economy
New Report Examines Experiences of Tradeswomen in Construction — And Why 44% Are Considering Leaving

While a record number of women are employed in construction jobs, the industry needs to do more to recruit and retain them.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 04, 2022 | Abdullah Ali | International, Violence against women
The War in Yemen Spurs Surprising Challenges to Traditional Gender Roles

With an ongoing civil war that’s worsening a dire humanitarian crisis, women in Yemen are challenging societal rules in order to provide for their families.

WMC Climate
December 23, 2021 | Anna Maria Joseph | Environment
Decolonizing Climate Activism: The Need to Recognize Indigenous Knowledge

The exclusion of indigenous people underscores white privilege within the climate movement.

WMC News & Features
December 22, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, International, Media
2022 Oscar Watch: Breakthrough Women Directors Considered for Best International Feature Film

While still a minority of those whose movies are selected to represent their nations in the category, women filmmakers often offer a distinct, female-centered point of view.

WMC Climate
December 17, 2021 | Suchitra | Environment
Adivasi Women Lead the Fight Against Coal Mining in India

A 65-year-old woman who goes by just her first name, Mayawati, is one of the indigenous women leading a nearly 200-mile march to protest the opening of more coal mines in the forest of Hasdeo Arand, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

WMC FBomb
December 17, 2021 | Siena Iwasaki Milbauer | Arts and culture
Zendaya’s Representation in Dune Shows How Privilege and Fetishization Can Go Hand in Hand

Zendaya’s treatment in Dune exemplifies aspects of colorist privilege and gendered racism.

WMC IDAR/E
December 16, 2021 | Sofia Quintero | Arts and culture
Skip the Middleman

Our community must retake its rightful place as the driving force behind what Latinx content prevails

WMC News & Features
December 15, 2021 | Carrie N. Baker, J.D., Ph.D., Carly Thomsen, Ph.D. | Health
The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Digital Strategies to Track Pregnant Women

What are crisis pregnancy centers, masquerading as medical clinics, doing with women’s confidential medical information?

WMC FBomb
December 15, 2021 | Neha Madhira | Politics
What’s Going on with the Supreme Court and Abortion Rights?

On December 1, after hearing close to two hours of debate on a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, the Supreme Court appeared open to upholding the state law.

WMC Women Under Siege
December 14, 2021 | Shoaib Mir, Parthu Venkatesh P | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
In Kashmir, a ‘Dowry-Free’ Village

For nearly four decades, Baba Wayil, a small Muslim village situated on the foothills of the snowclad Zabarwan Range in Indian-administered Kashmir, has cultivated fame for its blanket ban on dowries and lavish weddings.

WMC FBomb
December 13, 2021 | Elianor M.A. | Arts and culture
Why Do So Many Women Love True Crime?

It’s reasonable to wonder why so many women would want to watch a male-directed movie, the cast of which is majority male and the plot of which is about a male-dominated industry (fashion). The reason, perhaps, might be due to the murder that drives the plot, which was ordered by a woman.

WMC Climate
December 10, 2021 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Biden Climate Watch: Carbonomics

There are more than 190 countries in the world — the number varies depending on who you ask. Another statistic, more widely agreed upon, is that the United States has, cumulatively, emitted more than 28 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions since 1750, a hefty share.

WMC FBomb
December 10, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Recently Re-Released Novel Was One of the First to Fictionalize the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Jewell Parker Rhodes never learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in school. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she read about the white-led mob violence that left hundreds dead and the historic Greenwood district in Tulsa destroyed.

WMC News & Features
December 09, 2021 | Shaistha Khan | Arts and culture, International
Abu Dhabi Exhibition Reflects Conversations on Feminism in the Region

The first-of-its-kind show highlights the experiences of women in West Asia, North Africa, and South Asia while examining the intersectionalities of race, migration, and class.

WMC FBomb
December 09, 2021 | Hannah Frisch | Politics
Where’s the Outcry from the Democrats when #MeToo Hits Home?

I have been revisiting my feelings of anger and frustration regarding why the Democrats have lacked sufficient outcry when a #MeToo incident befalls someone in their political sphere.

WMC FBomb
December 06, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Author Explores the Harms of Purity Culture in Her Latest Novel

Author Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has always been drawn to stories about coming of age, rebellion, and belonging.

WMC News & Features
November 30, 2021 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
New Film Explores the Life of Julia Child, a Woman Who Changed Television

The filmmakers who created the Emmy-winning RBG turn the spotlight on the chef and author who was “deceptively groundbreaking and culturally important.”


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