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WMC News & Features
June 08, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, Health
Horrible Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Curriculum Inspired Hulu’s Comedy “Plan B”

In this Q and A, the screenwriters reveal how the woeful sex education they experienced as teens in Texas fueled the plot of their new teen road-trip movie.

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June 08, 2021 | Sophie Hayssen | Education
The Inequity of College Admissions

Netflix’s new documentary, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, offers a glimpse into how fraught the application process is.

WMC FBomb
June 07, 2021 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Race/Ethnicity
More States Are Formally Recognizing Racism in Health Care

The existence of racial disparities in health care treatment has been widely recognized for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has reinforced how deadly this unequal medical treatment can be.

WMC Live
June 06, 2021 | Robin Morgan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #350: The Political Parties. (Original Airdate 6/6/2021)
Robin traces the surprising, acidic, and hilarious history of American political parties, from George Washington's denunciation of them up to today, and explores third (or more) party alternatives, and how and why they have so far failed.
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June 03, 2021 | Samantha Cohen | Body image and body standards
My Friend Ed

Ed and I became so close that sometimes I had a hard time distinguishing Ed from Sam. Eventually, he banished Samantha. He changed my life. He changed our life.

WMC Climate
June 02, 2021 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Biden Climate Watch: After the First 100 Days

Now that we’re past the first 100 days, can Biden sustain his a blistering pace in his fight against climate change?

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June 02, 2021 | Aishah Ashraf | Media
My Dream of Becoming Hollywood's First Hijabi Talk-Show Host

With aspirations as grand as mine, while identifying as a member of a deprecated community, I’m cognizant of the fact that I have to work twice as hard. But I’m willing to do so.

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June 01, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Feminism
This Is the First Book About Abortion Care for Children

When Carly Manes first began working in reproductive health and started having conversations with clients about their needs, she immediately noticed something: many of them wished there were more resources for parents who wanted to explain what abortions were to their children.

WMC Women Under Siege
May 28, 2021 | Jennifer Ugwa | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Sexual Abuse Thrives in Nigeria’s IDP Camps with No Recourse for Victims

Women who have been victimized by displacement also find themselves preyed upon in the IDP camps (by camp officials and other IDPs alike), no access to justice or protection.

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May 27, 2021 | Nicole Fallert | Arts and culture
This Author Explored the Concept of “Cultish”

Cultish provides readers with an explanation of not only how cults gain influence and but how seemingly any innocent person could fall prey to their power: the potency of words.

WMC News & Features
May 26, 2021 | Dr. Asia A. Eaton | Online harassment, Violence against women
SHIELD Act Would Be First Federal Law on Intimate Image Abuse

The bipartisan bill, part of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, would be the first to outlaw the distribution of private intimate visual depictions without consent.

WMC Climate
May 25, 2021 | Anna Colivicchi | Environment
Is the ‘Greta Thunberg Effect’ Real?

Greta Thunberg quickly became a leading voice in contemporary climate activism, despite her young age and non-elite status. But even with her popularity and success, some argue that she has become both a hero and a villain.

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May 25, 2021 | Kadin Burnett | Media, Race/Ethnicity
How ‘The Underground Railroad’ Reimagines the Trauma of Slavery

'The Underground Railroad' meticulously displays one of history’s most shameful and violent eras without lingering in sadism.

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May 24, 2021 | Rosie Foulds | Feminism
The United Nations Has a Women’s Leadership Problem

According to the UN Secretariat Gender Parity Dashboard, while women compose nearly 57% of entry-level P-2 positions, they comprise only 38% of D-2 positions, the highest level of employment in the U.N.

WMC Live
May 23, 2021 | Gail Collins, Robin Morgan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #349: The Crisis in Journalism. (Original Airdate 5/23/2021)

Robin explores the general crisis in journalism—especially print journalism, despite the current Golden Age for print investigative reporting. Special Guest: Gail Collins, New York Times columnist.

WMC Women Under Siege
May 21, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
'Because We Are Girls' Confronts the Long Shadow of Childhood Sexual Abuse

“Because We Are Girls” follows the story of three sisters on their journey to heal from the long-buried trauma of childhood sexual abuse decades before.

WMC News & Features
May 20, 2021 | Shaistha Khan | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence
Exhibit Gives Voice to Women Artists From the Arab Gulf Region

The exhibit coincides with the #LanAsket (“I will not be silenced”) movement against gender-based violence and harassment.

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May 19, 2021 | Tessa Flores | Media
Is Reality Television Finally Becoming More Accountable?

We have entered into an arena where now more than ever before, our viewership is our currency and we must continue to shape the content that in turn shapes us.

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May 18, 2021 | Blake Ciresa | Media
Reflecting on the Misogyny in ‘Tiger King’

I have seen article after article in feminist magazines about how the ’90s era of female vilification is over, yet we still see women like Carole Baskin bashed repeatedly in the media to this day.

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May 17, 2021 | Hanna Nussair | Education
Worldwide, Girls’ Diplomas Are Another COVID-19 Casualty

I find myself thinking of girls worldwide who missed out on far more than she did thanks to the pandemic — especially the many girls who will never see their classrooms again.

WMC IDAR/E
May 16, 2021 | Erica González Martínez | Race/Ethnicity
Meet the Latinas Who Helped Secure the Guilty Verdict in the Trial of Derek Chauvin

Lola Velázquez-Aguilu answered the call to serve as a special prosecutor, while Zurizadai Balmakund-Santiago insisted on being a part of the team pursuing accountability for the murder of George Floyd

WMC Live
May 16, 2021 | Deeyah Khan, Robin Morgan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #348: Back to Basics—Reproductive Rights. (Original Airdate 5/16/2021)

Robin sends a red alert about women's more-than-ever threatened contraceptive and abortion rights. Special Guest: Deeyah Khan on her new documentary film, America's War on Abortion.

WMC Climate
May 14, 2021 | Peony Hirwani | Environment
One of the World’s Largest Storehouses of Fresh Water Is Collapsing

When Padma Thinles was 11 years old, he lived in a city called Leh, in the northern Indian territory of Ladakh, on the Western side of the Himalayas. Then, it was a small village with streams brimming with freshwater. Now, “forget the streams,” said Thinles, who is now 21 and still lives in the region.

WMC Women Under Siege
May 14, 2021 | Zinara Rathnayake | Gender-based violence, International, LGBTQIA, Violence against women
In Sri Lanka’s Economic Zones, LGBTQ+ Workers Fear for Their Employment and Their Lives

Without systematic laws and labor protections to acknowledge and defend their rights, LGBTQ+ persons working in Sri Lanka's economic zones are left at the mercy of their employer's biases.

WMC News & Features
May 12, 2021 | Kanchan Srivastava | Economy, Health, International
Millions of Women Workers in India Lose Jobs During Pandemic

As the COVID-19 crisis intensifies, women workers, especially those who are unmarried and in low-wage jobs, have been hit especially hard.

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