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7 Things To Rally Around To Support Feminism In 2017
2016 was a year of political turmoil, heartbreaking losses, and global discord. 2017 is poised to be another year of great change — in fact, plenty of damage has already been done: Trump ad...
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Unimaginable trauma of Yazidi women is heightened by fragile psychosocial support
In September 2016, when I arrived at a gloomy, two-star Econo Lodge hotel in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Daey*—which means “mother” in Kurdish—was sleeping.
WMC News & Features
The Dakota Pipeline: Fact vs. fake news
Mainstream news media coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline has often been selective, one-sided, and inaccurate. And it has all but ignored the impact on women and girls.
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What "Sanctity of Life" Really Means
As of December 19, 2016, Texas health care facilities that perform abortions must bury fetal remains instead of putting them in a sanitary landfill, like any other type of biological medical waste. Go...
WMC Women Under Siege
For women in humanitarian crises, contraception is vital
The recent Lancet Series on Maternal Health confirms a well-established reality: The majority of preventable maternal deaths continue to occur in areas affected by humanitarian crisis, largely as a result of poor maternal care. But this reminder is also accompanied by a chronic offense. Contraception is not given the spotlight it deserves.
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Thankful For Planned Parenthood
100 years ago, a young woman named Margaret Sanger opened the first-ever birth control clinic in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Only ten days later, police raided the clinic and a...
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What All Young Women Should Know About The Pill
When my gynecologist said I needed to go on birth control pills at the age of 13, my mother was ecstatic. I’d been skipping multiple days of school every month since my period had started one year ear...
WMC News & Features
October 18, 2016 | Karuna Jaggar |
Health
Think pink? Think again
In the midst of the tidal wave of pink ribbon promotions for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the executive director of Breast Cancer Action warns: beware of pink ribbon culture, which distracts attention from the real issues.
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How I Fought For (And Won) Comprehensive Sex Ed
I attend a small private school in Westchester, New York, which is a fairly privileged and wealthy suburb of New York City. Yet despite this privilege, our school’s health curriculum remained outdated...
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WMC Live #181: Jessica Bennett, Megan White Mukuria. (Original Airdate 10/2/2016)
Robin on woes of female toll-booth agents, and women as best borrowers. Guests: Jessica Bennett on surviving sexist workplaces; Megan White Mukuria on menstrual hygiene products for Global South girls.
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September 06, 2016 | Gabby Catalano |
Disability,
Feminism,
Health,
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Combating Inequality In Mental Health Care
"There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind.”
These words, originally written by C.S. Lewis, are painted on a wall in my apartment. My bedroom has become a sanctuary of spir...
WMC Women Under Siege
The power of questions: Screening for gender-based violence in humanitarian settings
Imagine a health center that is open, stocked with vaccines and fully staffed, in a region where measles is known to be endemic. But only three children are vaccinated every month. Would you then conclude that measles is not a big problem? Would you accept the job as done?
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SHE-E-O: THINX Founder & CEO Miki Agrawal On Feminism, Entrepreneurship, & The Future
You may have seen or heard about the subway ads for the period panties THINX, featuring a super-yonic-looking grapefruit — or maybe you just followed the ridiculous controversy about those ads. Perhap...
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This Is Why We Need To Share Our Abortion Stories
"Remarkably Normal," a play by Jessi Blue Gormezano, is an artistic manifestation of the reality of abortion. The play presents a series of first-hand abortion stories which depict the incredibly comm...
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How I Learned Being Seen As "Sexy" Doesn't Equate To Happiness
I was 10 years old the first time someone commented on my appearance in public. I was walking with a boy in my class down the narrow, dark street of East 86th street in New York City. As we reac...
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Teen Girls Need Access To Their Reproductive Rights And Health, Too
The current feminist discourse surrounding women’s reproductive rights is crucial, especially considering that our access to these rights is dwindling and under constant attack. But it seems this conv...
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The Truth About Helping A Mentally Ill Friend
Depression is a living breathing monster that stalks America’s youth. It devours confidence, ruins relationships, and even ends lives. I’ve met this beast and seen the damage it inflicts firsthand. I’...
WMC News & Features
April 18, 2016 | Mary Ann Swissler |
Health
Skyrocketing abortion clinic violence tied to extremist rhetoric
A new report from the National Abortion Federation reveals an alarming spike in violence and threats against abortion providers.
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What Young Women Especially Need To Know About Drinking
I'll admit it: I enjoy a drink or two every now and then. Wine is amazing (especially moscato) and I am old enough to legally partake in drinking it. That being said, there are some hard truths about ...
WMC Live
WMC Live #163: Maria De Leon, Susan Foster, Allison Willis. (Original Airdate 4/16/2016)
Robin on polls, Hillary, The Donald, and The Bern; plus special show on women and Parkinson's Disease, and gender-specific medicine. Guests: Maria De Leon, MD; Susan Foster, RN; and Allison Willis, MD. Also: Surrealism Corner, and We Won This!
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April 03, 2016 | Rachael H |
Body image and body standards,
Disability,
Feminism,
Health,
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Growing Pains: What Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy Taught Me About Life
Like so many others my age, at 14 I desperately wanted to be just like everyone else. But unlike most of my peers, I had spent 14 years trapped inside of a body that wouldn’t let me move. I was born w...
WMC News & Features
In the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: A greatest generation of women?
In honor of Women's History Month, the author, the president of the New-York Historical Society, urges us to remember a remarkable generation of reformers who worked to change conditions for working women.
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The lawyer who argued the landmark Casey decision weighs in on the Texas abortion case
Kathryn Kolbert offers her first-hand analysis of last week's arguments before the Supreme Court on Texas abortion restrictions.
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What You Need To Know About the SCOTUS Abortion Case, According to Lizz Winstead of Lady Parts Justice
On March 2nd the Supreme Court will hear what is likely the most important abortion case in a generation. Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt could have huge implications for abortion in the United St...
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WMC Live #157: Erin McKean, Judy Brooks, Barbara Findlen. (Original Airdate 2/27/2016)
Robin on Sanders' "honorary woman" claim, Pope vs. Zika virus, and SCOTUS deciding womb rights (again). Guests: Barbara Findlen, editor of WMC's Oscars-Gender Review; Judy Brooks' Healing Quest; Erin McKean's world's biggest dictionary, Wordnik.com.
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