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Judy Chicago at the Ben Uri Gallery
Judy Chicago is one of my favourite artists. So, when I heard she was exhibiting in London for the first time since the 80s, well, I was rather excited. The Ben Uri Gallery in London seemed like the p...
WMC News & Features
Nepotism Is Not Feminism
The author, editorial director of Feminist Studies, takes issue with the language the president used in last week's State of the Union address.
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Defeating the Enemy: Me
About three days out of every week I have what I like to call “ugly days.” These are days where I feel like I look like crap and nothing I do can change it. This puts me in a terrible mood, and it mak...
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February 12, 2013 | Mansi K |
Feminism
I'm Not Sorry I'm A Girl. I'm Sorry You Care.
How are you supposed to feel the first time you realize your grandparents wish you had been born a boy? I’m still not sure. I do know, however, that if my paternal grandparents had the option to trans...
WMC News & Features
February 11, 2013 | Robin Morgan |
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
Dr. Vandana Shiva—The New Delhi Rape and Globalization
Dr. Vandana Shiva, economist, environmentalist, and feminist, spoke of the public outcry in India and how the devaluing of women in a global economy set the stage for the New Delhi rape. Adapted from a conversation broadcast last month on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.
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Why I'm Rising
When I was at the 2012 NOW Conference in Baltimore, I had the privilege of hearing Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and women’s rights activist, deliver the keynote address. She discussed O...
WMC Live
February 09, 2013 | Jane Fonda., Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein, Kathy Bates |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #25: Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein. (Original Airdate 2/9/2013)
The movies! Keri Putnam's (Sundance) new stats on women in Hollywood; Melissa Silverstein on NY’s Athena Festival; Jane Fonda and Kathy Bates on sexism in Hollywood and the Oscars—plus Robin on why Hillary Clinton was a great Secretary of State.
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Saturday Vids: Karen B. K. Chan Wins Sex Education
This video is the kind of honest talk about sex that should be taught in high school. Karen and The Sex Ed Project win.
...
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February 05, 2013 | Becka W |
Education,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Politics,
Sports,
Violence against women
Four Things Every Young Feminist Needs To Know About Title IX
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which has people singing the praises of Title IX from soccer fields, softball diamonds, tracks, pools and countless other sporting venues – and for g...
WMC News & Features
New Girl(s)—Looking for the Allure in Feminism
The author, who delivered WMC's Girls' State of the Union Message last year, explains why image counts when appealing to teens and young women.
WMC News & Features
Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony.
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Your Happiness Is Not A Competition
Most of us tend to compare ourselves to others and then determine our self worth depending on how we measure up. This habit of comparing and competing might be addictive, but it can also be very harmf...
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Saturday Vids: Trade of Innocents
I recently came across a movie that takes on the issue of human trafficking called Trade of Innocents starring Mira Sorvino and Dermot Mulroney. Although it doesn't look like the film is getting wid...
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Israel's "Photoshop Law"
As of January 1, what the media has dubbed the “Photoshop Law” has gone into effect in Israel. This law mandates that models working in Israel have to have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5, th...
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January 22, 2013 | Sarah E |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Religion,
Violence against women
The Surprising Similarities Between Burqas and Short Skirts
The Burqa ban is the cause of much debate in France. The ban sparked a discussion about human rights: do the citizens of France have free will to wear whatever they want? Is the next step to silence p...
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Dear Schools, Please Stop Discriminating Based on Pregnancy. Thanks, Title IX
Imagine you’re an honors student at a community college. You’re doing great: you’ve got a merit-based scholarship and you’re enjoying your classes. You’re also pregnant and excited to welcome the new ...
WMC Live
January 19, 2013 | Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Robin Marty, Jessica Pieklo, Cecile Richards (1957 - 2025) |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #22: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Cecile Richards, Robin Marty & Jessica Pieklo. (Original Airdate 1/19/2013)
Robin discusses “an obituary of one’s own,” and speaks with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall on black feminism; Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo about their new book, Crow After Roe; and Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards on forty years of Roe v. Wade.
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Saturday Vids: Feminism F.A.Q's
Jarrah Hodge, writer and editor of Gender Focus, has a great vlog called "Feminism F.A.Q's" in which she answers basic questions about feminism. If you've ever had trouble answering your friends' ques...
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January 17, 2013 | Fran H |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Feminism Is Not A Word We Use In Polite Society
They wanted to be blondes, all of them, at some point in their lives.
Natural honey or not, they believed when
Marilyn cooed, old, white male screenwriters her puppeteers,
“Gentlemen prefer blondes...
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Saturday Vids: Girls Season 2
Season 2 of Lena Dunham's Girls premieres tomorrow. Feminists have had some pretty varied responses to Dunham's show...but what do you think? Will you be watching?
...
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A (Rookie) Rookie Feminist
As a teenager, sometimes I believe that our generation is hopeless. Just walking through the hallway you can hear certain things that would make you want to sit everyone down on the spot and explain h...
WMC News & Features
India Tragedy Seen as Transitional Moment
Activists in India look to the unabated anger at the death of a young woman as a turning point in their struggle to combat violence against women.
WMC News & Features
Celebrating "Wimmen's Comix"
An exhibit in San Francisco shows how Bay Area cartoonists made history 40 years ago.
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Why I'm Not A "Feminist"
...because I'm actually a Feminist!. What's the difference? I use the term "Feminist" to refer to “Feminist” a stereotypical media character who exists to destroy what I call "Feminist!s" (the real de...
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