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WMC Women Under Siege
May 07, 2019 | Nikki Marczak, Sherizaan Minwalla, JD MA, Johanna E. Foster | Gender-based violence, International, Media, Politics, Violence against women
On their own terms: a survivor-centered approach to sexual violence in conflict

If women have historically been silenced and ignored about experiences of conflict-related sexual violence, the inverse is now true: survivors are being pressured to share their stories, emphasizing heinous details of sexual abuse and little else.

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May 06, 2019 | Grace Bloom | Arts and culture, Media
Remembering feminist filmmaker Agnés Varda

Referred to as the “mother” or “grandmother” of French New Wave cinema, Varda was a pioneering director who influenced a new generation of filmmakers by making movies with feminist themes.

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April 29, 2019 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture, Media, Violence against women
Kodak Black’s harassment of Lauren London reveals how pervasive misogyny still is in hip-hop

Nipsey Hussle’s passing not only leaves a crater in hip-hop but also illuminates a far more pervasive dilemma within hip-hop as well: the endurance of misogyny as a cultural norm and the understanding that a rapper’s legacy and artistry is always considered more important than the treatment of women who surrounded him.

WMC Women Under Siege
April 17, 2019 | Rachel Somerstein | International, Media
How women photographers can expand our view of conflict

Only a paltry number of women conflict photographers are in the field compared to men, which means that men are largely shaping our understanding of war.

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April 08, 2019 | Amna Nasir | Disability, Feminism, Media, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Here are five emerging media platforms inspiring Indian and Pakistani feminists

Emerging feminist media platforms are helping South Asian people engage in, navigate, and mobilize feminist movements.

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April 02, 2019 | Kalli Jackson | Arts and culture, Media
“Us” examines the American fear of the marginalized “other” rising above oppression

Us not only imparts an eerie warning about the repercussions of idly living a life of privilege as people suffer beneath you, but takes the warning a step further by showing what can happen when the “outsiders” the privileged are so afraid of letting in, the people who have been pushed below and ignored, finally force their way in — and do so with a vengeance.

WMC News & Features
March 28, 2019 | Angela Bonavoglia | Media, Violence against women
Rape culture unmasked: “Roll Red Roll” comes to theaters and PBS’ POV

The filmmakers hope that the documentary, a devastating portrayal of rape culture, will be used to fuel change.

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March 26, 2019 | June Jennings | Arts and culture, Media
Captain Marvel is a film for the “fake news” era

Can a superhero movie like Captain Marvel teach us anything about the “misinformation age” in which we currently live?

WMC News & Features
March 14, 2019 | Angela Bonavoglia | Arts and culture, Media
Women leaders take center stage at Athena Film Festival

The ninth annual event showcased stories about women leaders as well as ordinary women who rise to meet the challenges in their own lives.

WMC Women Under Siege
March 01, 2019 | Laura Bates | Gender-based violence, Media
The impact of nurturing male violence

The portrayal of sexualized violence as an instinctive and inherent feature of masculinity leads has a potentially devastating impact on our society.

WMC News & Features
February 26, 2019 | Nichola Gutgold | Media, Politics
Will other candidates get the Klobuchar treatment?

A New York Times article examined how Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar has treated her staff members. Nichola Gutgold asks: Will other candidates be given similar scrutiny?

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February 18, 2019 | Farha Khalidi | Media, Politics
Five women are running for president. Let’s focus on their policy, not their likability.

Even before the media gave these women’s political visions a chance, it has largely narrowed in on evaluating whether these women possess a single quality — one that they seem to care about only when it comes to female candidates: their likability.

WMC News & Features
January 31, 2019 | Frances Nguyen | Arts and culture, Media
How television can change the abortion debate

A new study shows that depictions of abortion on TV can dispel myths and destigmatize the experience.

WMC News & Features
January 11, 2019 | Alison Zhao | International, Media
#MeToo in China: Female Journalists Confront Sexual Harassment

A new report reveals that widespread sexual harassment of Chinese female journalists has been meeting with abysmal responses by media companies and government.

WMC News & Features
November 27, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | International, Media
Solange Lusiku Nsimire — The Congolese journalist who fought corruption and championed women

Colleagues are vowing to continue the work of the courageous journalist, who died recently at 46.

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November 15, 2018 | Tamara Evdokimova | Arts and culture, Media
Claire Underwood obliterates the conventional 'Strong Female Character' trope, and it’s about time

In the sixth and final season of House of Cards, President Claire Underwood has an opportunity to transcend Frank’s murderous scheming and set a more uplifting example, but instead forcefully pushes back against obstacles in her way and continues to fight for power at any expense.

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November 12, 2018 | Udita Ch | Arts and culture, International, Media
Bollywood's #MeToo movement

It was only a matter of time before the echoes of Hollywood’s #MeToo and #TimesUp movements reached Bollywood, India’s film industry. That watershed moment finally arrived this September, when Indian actress Tanushree Dutta made accusations of harassment against industry veteran Nana Patekar

WMC News & Features
November 02, 2018 Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Media, Robin Morgan
2018 Women's Media Awards, in pictures

Four hundred guests gathered to celebrate women in media at the 2018 Women's Media Awards, held at the Capitale in New York City. Here are the pictures.

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October 31, 2018 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture, Media
Reclaiming the ‘final girl’ horror film archetype

Bucking the trend of male heroism, many slasher films have opted for “the Final Girl”: protagonists who are victims of murderous circumstances — who weren’t looking to fight for their lives but rather had the fight thrust upon them — but who survive nonetheless.

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October 09, 2018 | Margaret Mandeya | Body image and body standards, Media
The importance of plus-size model Tess Holliday’s Cosmopolitan cover

The recent backlash to Holliday’s magazine cover proves that we still need to do more to make our society’s beauty standards more inclusive.

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October 05, 2018 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Ashley Judd reflects on #MeToo one year later

In light of the Women's Media Center's brand new report evaluating the impact of #MeToo, Ashley Judd — Chair of the WMC Speech Project and one of the instigators of the #MeToo movement — spoke to Women Under Siege's Lauren Wolfe about her role in the movement, what #MeToo has accomplished, and what it will still accomplish in the future.

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September 20, 2018 | Maria Paixão | Arts and culture, Media
The “Practical Magic” of sisterhood

This year is the 20th anniversary of the widely beloved romantic comedy Practical Magic, a film that argues sorority is the most powerful magic available to women specifically because of its ability to uniquely support and instill confidence in each other.

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September 18, 2018 | Mafe Souza | Arts and culture, Media, Religion
An Interview with Syrian-American rapper Mona Haydar

Mona Haydar is a Syrian-American rapper and singer-songwriter who uses her powerful voice to call for justice.

WMC News & Features
September 06, 2018 | Kendall Hunter | International, Media
Putting justice for women and girls in the picture

A group of world-class photographers are using the power of photography to impact the lives of women and girls around the world.

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August 27, 2018 | Ellen Ricks | Disability, LGBTQIA, Media, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Insatiable Is Not Only Fatphobic, it’s Biphobic as Well

As someone with an eating disorder, I knew Insatiable’s fat jokes and jokes about eating disorders would trigger me. What I was unprepared for, however, were the many biphobic jokes that were also a major part of the show’s storyline.

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